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Hey everyone, I'm coming up on about three years since my pool was built, and over time, the calcium hardness levels have steadily increased. I live in the Las Vegas area, where we're known to have hard water. I'm currently looking into reverse osmosis services in the valley and was wondering...

Hey everyone, When I use my pool heater, the heated water comes from the spa return and trickles down into the main pool. Because of this, heating my pool takes a few hours. I noticed that the valve for my pool return is set to "off" and has been that way since my pool was built. Would it be...

Hi everyone so today I noticed that my spa water level is low and while the pump runs my pool level rises. Any idea what could be going on? What are some of initial things I should be doing? Any help is appreciated thanks.

Does anyone know if these are the same reagents? TF Test Kits R-0009 Taylor R-0009 Thanks everyone.

Hey everyone so I was planning on adding borates into my pool to keep the pH more stable as I find myself adding muriatic acid on a weekly basis because the pH of my pool keeps trending upwards. I used the test strips that came with my TF Pro Salt test kit. I took a picture of the test strip...

Hey everyone so today I was getting ready to brush the bottom of my pool when I noticed this collection at the bottom. I thought it was just dirt but I'm also wondering if this could actually be mustard algae? I swept it towards the main drain and it suspended into the pool like it was dirt...

Hey everyone so today I went to Leslie's Pool Supplies to have them run my water sample and compare their results to what I'm getting. Here are their results: FC 0.26 TC 3.98 pH 7.2 TA 84 CH 307 CYA 24 Iron 0 Copper 0.1 Phosphates 0 Salt 1220 I was surprised with their FC result because I just...

Hey everyone I have a new in ground pool and spa and I'm trying to get acquainted with my pool equipment. How would I adjust the speed for the spa return jets? I have a spa mode feature and I wanted to lower the speed so I can brush away the sediment on the spa floor that way it can collect into...

Hey everyone so I have a Paramount In Floor cleaning system but I do notice that there's still some leftover sediment and debris at the bottom of my pool and spa despite having this in floor cleaning system. I try to brush the sediment to suspend it that way it can go through the filter but it...

Hey everyone so over the last week, I've been trying to get my pH to an ideal level (7.6). For the last 3 days, I've been getting the same pH reading 7.9 despite adding about 4 oz per day for the last 3 days. I checked it today and the pH was 7.9 again with a TA 100. I've been cautious with...

Hello everyone, I just recently received my TFT test kit. I have a brand new SWG pool and spa with plaster. I'm based out of the Las Vegas area and we recently had some storms come in. Here are my pool chemistry results from this evening (1/17/23): 1/17/23 pH 7.8 - 8.2 (I've been getting...