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Around three weeks ago, I had my water tested and got the recommendation to add some muatic acid and shock. It has been cold (Texas cold). Now three weeks have passed and I decided to get the water tested again. The pool is only showing .29 PPM of free and total chlorine. Combined chlorine...

Hope everyone is having a great start to the year. Looking for some guidance here. I am stumped. Living in Texas and we are getting freezing weather, which is not common. My freeze protection is working but for some reason a few nights ago, I heard some noise through the wall of my house...

Hoping someone can help. On my Hayward pool remote, where it used to say “filter”, it now says “Color wheel”.. The “color wheel” function seems to act the same as filter, but I am not sure why it changed and if there are any potential side effects that could cause me problems. The only...

I have unique situation and I’m hoping to get some advice. In the picture, all three of the larger pipes go to a waterfall. The previous homeowners must of not cleared the water out of these pipes before freezing. 2/3 of these pipes, when I opened the valves this summer and the pool started...

I was hoping that I could get some advice. I no longer live in my home and I have someone taking care of my pool while I am trying to sell the house. The power went out and my pump lost prime. I am trying to walk my helper through how to prime the pump. The only problem is, something...

I have just acquired this new swimming pool with the house that I bought. I had a pool in my previous house, but this pool has some thing I have not seen before. I’m guessing this will be an easy question for someone out there. There are three PVC inserts, near the middle of the pool two on...

I’m hoping somebody can help me out. I am actually selling my house with my old pool and purchasing another house that has a much newer pool. Moving’ up! In the picture, attached, is one item on my inspection that I was most concerned about. It says that the wiring from the breaker is the...

I typically try to keep my pool heated at around 85°. Today, I noticed that the pool was cooler as the heater was not maintaining the temperature. When I turned the dial up on the heater, it did turn on. It just seems that the temperature is not being read correctly. Usually, I turn the dial...

Tonight I was enjoying my hot tub and suddenly the blower stopped. It is old. When I came over to it, it was not making any noise and I flipped the switch back-and-forth. I am going to mess with it tomorrow and start by testing the electricity. I doubt this is the problem because it is on...

I have a mini max plus 400 heater that has been around for about about 20 years. I was having problems with it and recently replaced the flame sensor/fire sparker mechanism, and it has been working great ever since until today. Today, I was heating the pool and it was heating fine until it...

I have an older pool that was built in the late 80s. We bought the house last year and my kids loved it over the summer! From the beginning, I always noticed that Water seems to be dissipating from the pool faster than the expected 2 to 3 inches a from evaporation per week. As a solution, I...

As the season is starting to get warmer, I am noticing some type of green growth on the side of the pool. It tends to grow mostly on one side. It seems to come off with a wire brush attachment but I’m hoping to find a solution that is easier to maintain. i’m wondering if anyone knows what this...