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I've been wondering about the insulation and warming properties of my pool cover. The combination of the solid safety cover and the underlying air-gap clearly provides significant insulation in the winter: on occasional checks, my water seems to have maintained a temp of around 40-44F despite...

Hi TFP friends! I need some help. For background, I'm in the process of closing for the first time by myself 🥳. My chemistry had been balanced and very predictable for months (thanks to TFP). After doing a "soft close" on Saturday (solid cover on, but pump still running), I'd passed my OCLT...

After hearing from you guys about the endless benefits of SWGs, I decided it was time to get on board: I installed a CircuPool RJ60+ this weekend! My wife jokingly calls TFP “the pool cult” — so I guess this switch was the last inevitable step! Up until now, I’d been a Stenner guy. For any...

I’ve been considering the idea of installing a SWG. I'm looking at the Circupool RJ60+ (based on the recommendation from @Newdude ). At the moment, I’m scoping out my pad for a DIY installation. For power, I’d plan to get 240V from the "Aux Relay 1" on my Jandy VS pump (same plan as this...

My wife and I are planning on improving the landscaping around our pool. We'd love to have a screen of 15 Crape Myrtles ringing the periphery, a bit beyond our pool fence. Most would be 20-30 ft away -- but a few would be as close as ~15 ft from the pool. The pool is already overshadowed by...

I wonder if this question has been posted before (sorry!) — but my search of the forums just turned up information on troubleshooting broken/stuck loop loc anchors… Do functioning Loop-Loc anchors require any “Preventative Maintenance”? I'm planning on opening tomorrow, for the first time on...

I know, I know: it’s a long time before it'll be time to close. Heck, I haven’t even opened yet! But I figured that “opening day” would be the perfect time to test out my rig for closing (since the filter is empty, etc). And since I’ve developed “pool fever” while waiting for the weather to warm...

Hi friends, I’m “pumped" to be opening my pool for the first time this year! I think that I’m all set with my plan for the cover and equipment. But would you please check my plan for my top-off water and chemicals? I’m shooting for a 3/23 opening, so my water temp will likely be in the mid 40s...

Does anyone know the thread size for a “Jandy Universal Union”? As background, I plan to remove the Nature2 Fusion that was installed with my pool -- since it isn’t used and since it might be adding some resistance to flow. But rather than cutting out its unions, I’d like to preserve the...

I’m a longtime lurking reader of TFP who has recently decided to start posting (my intro is here). Thus, I thought that I’d share a tiny bit of experimental data that I generated last summer on pump speeds and their corresponding current draws on my system: In abstract, I experimentally...

Hi everyone! After a few years of lurking as an avid reader of the forums, I wanted to finally give a THANK YOU to everyone on this site. I originally found TFP while my pool was being built in 2022 (I only wish I’d found you during the design phase). I’ve been using the TFP Method since the...