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Hello all, I have been shocking my hot tub for days, but I can't the bacteria down below the recommended level. How long should shocking the hot tub take? I am getting fed up and am on the verge of dumping the water and just filling it back up again.

Hello all, I forgot to put chlorine into the hot tube for a couple of nights and when I next checked, of course the CCs were high. So I started shocking the pool. Right in the middle of the shock I had a death in the family and needed to travel to the funeral. My wife trying to help in my...

Hello all, My family just got into town and are looking forward to swimming in the hot tub. I just ran my measurements and realized that my CC is 1. I know I need to shock it to reduce it to .5, but if I do that it will be at least 2 days before it can be used. What are the implications of...

Hello all, I am in the process of shocking my water. Here are my measurements: TA 80ppm CH 140ppm CYA <20ppm but >0ppm pH 7.5ppm FC 11ppm CC .5ppm The CC has fluctuated between .5 and 1.0 over the last couple of days, but I have never seen it go to 0. Will I ever see that?

Hello all, I have just refilled my hot tub with ~300 gallons of fresh water. I am using the TF 100 Kit and got the following measurements: CH 70 ppm pH 7.5 ppm TA 70 ppm After making these measurements, I added Alkanlinity increaser and calcium hardness increaser to raise TA by 10ppm and CH...

Hello all, I am working with a 300 gallon hot tub with brand new water. I tested CH and found it to be 70ppm. I also tested TA and found it to be 70ppm. I have added enough CH increaser to bring the total to ~140ppm and have added enough Alkalinity increaser to bring it to 80ppm. How long...

Tony, Thanks for the response. I must be missing something here. When I buy IntelliChem, do I also need to buy IntelliChlor and IntelliPh to get full functionality out of IntelliChem or does IntelliChem come with its own repositories to dispense chlorine and acid? What is really confusing me...

Can I use the Pentair Easy Touch 8 system with the Auto Pilot Total Control system or do they offer similar (overlapping functionality)? Does using one or the other preclude me from using certain pumps or filters? Thanks a lot. Trying to learn as much as I can.

According to Pentair - the VSRS (Vaccuum Saftey Release System) is designed to determine a blockage in the piping or on the drain and will shut itself off when that happens. It if shuts itself down, what is involved in getting it back running again? I have read some systems require a...

Hello all, One of the PB I am looking at right now is a member of the http://www.masterpoolsguild.com/. Does anyone have any feelings as to whether or not this adds any value? Thanks.

I have a read a lot about auto covers and they seem to offer a lot of benefits. They help to heat the pool, they reduce the need for chemicals, they provide a ton of safety and they help to keep leaves and other things out. With that said, I have heard horror stories about the costs to not only...

Can you please help me understand this better? 1) you say use the same size coming and going, but then say use 1.5" for return penetrations to the pool. Seems to say two different things. 2) when you say loop the systems, could you please describe what you mean? 3) when you say 90 degrees to...

Is this product the best solution for the main drain problem? http://www.aamfg.com/avscDrain.php What other solutions are there?

Hello all, My wife and I are going to be building a new in ground pool. We have decided it will be rectangular so we can put in an auto cover for safety. Assuming it is going to be 20 x 40 with an 8 foot deep end, can you please help me design it? Things like: 1) how many skimmers 2) how...

A couple of them tried to differentiate themselves through their building process. To be 100% honest, my eyes glossed over and my brain shut down when they did. Do I really care if they use shotkrete or gunite? Do I really care about the other differences or should I just choose the PB I feel...