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Hi All! It's that time of year in NJ when we have closed pools and (this year) cover pumps hard at work diverting all of that rain water away from our pools. After the last bout of rain, I did a check on the pump we've been using for the past few years to keep the top inches of water below the...

Hi all, I hope this post finds you all well! My newest issue is one that has been building for some time now but has finally reached a point where something needs to be done and I need to decide which course of action to take. The base of my RayPak P-R406A Pool and Spa heater has been...

Hi everyone, hope your summer is going well. A couple of weeks ago I noticed that there were air bubbles blowing out of the first jet in my raised spa. Since it was only coming out in the spa and has a Zodiac Polaris QT Spa Blower I suspected the blower was the problem. I took the blower off...

Hi all, I've read several threads about people using automation systems like Aqualink and others to control their pool heaters. My question is: Is there a way to (simply) remotely control my Raypak R406A's heat settings (on/off temp up/temp down)? Thanks as always. Patrick

Hi All, Ever since I ditched the Nature Mineral Cartridge, I've always wondered about this. Since I'm stuck with the housing piped into the system already (sure, I could take it out and patch the pipe, but IMO this is more trouble than it's worth), is there a possible alternate use for it...

Hi All, I recently brought a water sample (opened the pool last week) to the pool store for testing. I hadn't gotten a test with levels of metals before so I'm wondering just what this means and if I need to treat it. The test came back with a "0.7 Iron" result. I don't see anything that...

Hi all, Over the winter someone gifted me a gallon of Clorox Pool & Spa Green Algae Control algaecide. My pool has a waterfall and I can't use it if it's not a non-foaming solution. I can't find any information as to whether it is or is not foaming. Is anyone familiar with this product or...

Hi all, In their infinite wisdom, my pool installer placed one of the two skimmers in a horribly inconvenient place. The lid is behind a rock wall in a landscaping bed about 18" from the surface of the pool deck. So, because of the obstacles in the bed and the rock wall I have to kneel on...

HI All, It's been a while since I've posted and I need a reminder on this issue. With the Pool Chemistry listed below, what order should I balance the in? Ex. pH, FC, ALK or FC, pH, ALK, etc. FC: 1.52 TC (CC): 2.73 PH: 6.8 ALK: 56 CYA: 106 CH: 47 I have no idea how I arrived at this level of...

Since joining our community of Pool Owners/Maintainers I've paid a great deal more amount of attention to what happens in my pool. I thank everyone for that. I started this year off with new chemicals (I still have yet to cross over to the BBB side) and I was wondering about their...

Hi all, Upon opening my pool for the season today, I discovered that a family of mice thought my FNS Plus filter would be a great place to spend the winter (removed remnants of their nest). They also thought it would be swell to chew the fabric of one of the DE Grid's. I'm currently running...

Hey guys, I'm sure by now everyone has seen these inflatable circles touted as "Solar Sun Rings" which make all sorts of claims to keep the heat in your pool from evaporating off the surface (My most recent favorite: "PROVIDE 21,000 BTU’S OF HEAT PER RING, PER DAY – FOR FREE!" "Extend your...

Hi all, I wanted to get your input on the cost analysis of the BBB method vs. What I have been using. For the past two year I've been using BioGuard Chemicals in my 27,500 gal. plaster pool with attached spa. The annual cost is in the neighborhood of $500 (May-September) (see below). So how...

Hi all, As I'm sure you've heard, we got pretty hit pretty hard up here by the storm and after an inspection of my pool it looks like there's a large amount of leafs and debris which somehow made it under the cover. The pool is white gunite and it was just "re-gunitied" this year and we closed...

Hi again all, Before the pool was opened this season, we had several major repairs done to our pool w/ attached spa. There used to be a vacuum breaker installed on both the pool drain and the spa drain. However, when they 'finished' the repairs they only re-installed the pool vacuum breakers...

OK, so just for some background, we have a 30k gal free-form pool with attached spa (I haven't been 'allowed' to put up pics yet; the wife won't let me until it's 'perfect'). There is obviously no standard solar reel that will fit this thing so after a little research, I found two alternates...

Hi all, This is my first posting here on TFP, so if I post like a newb please correct me. This post is about my Polaris 380. Quite simply, the problem is the wheels aren't turning. It's only three years old and I can't seem to figure out what the solution is. Here's the steps I've taken (in...