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In Phoenix and our water is very hard which means high CH. I’ve been lazy all winter about keeping logs but CH is nearing 1000 ppm. Phoenix CCR has fill water hardness anywhere from 150-350. Pool was just built, and filled, November 2023 so about a year and a half with the same water. How high...

What the title says. Spent a few minutes saying syncing while I opened the app. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling. Opened it again to the same syncing screen. Once it finally loaded it’s asking me to set up a new pool and has no record of my existing pool.

I keep running into a fading endpoint with the calcium hardness test. I’ve tried both methods the site suggests of adding the R-0012 drops first and the distilled water method. Both seem to still produce a purple color before it turns blue. The fact that I’m in Phoenix leaves me no doubt my...

Turned off my RJ45+ overnight. Went to turn it on this morning and the control module was making an unusual, loud humming/whining noise. Turned it off and back on and it still made the noise. Tried off/on once more and the humming has seemed to subside. Anyone experience anything like this...

Looking for some help here. All values and chemical selections remain the same in the pool math app. I’m getting different suggestions on quantities to add. If I go into Ph initially the 14.5% acid is defaulted (which is what I’m using). I get one suggestion of amount to add at 66oz. If I...

Phoenix area. Using a Taylor test kit, salt was 3200 about two months ago. Just tested today (yesterday I tested without smart stir and got 2800) with the smart stir and I’m at 2600. No water softener on fill water but I do need to test fill salt levels. We’ve had about 8 people over twice for...

Pool was completed August 2023. PebbleTec came out and made the PB redo the pebble sheen in November 2023 so it’s been maintained since then by ourselves aside from the start up company the PB made come out initially. Anyways, today, I noticed a very small piece of missing grout where the...

I’ve been working on getting the new SWG up and dialed in this week. Needed to add CYA to raise to 70. 2 days ago I added 27 oz of the Clorox Chlorine Stabilizer. Undershot a few ounces of what pool math said just to account for any testing user error. Easier to fix under than over. Pump has...

Almost 36 hours after SWG install and the build up of a hydrogen bubble in the RJ45+ still remains. It disappears when the SWG is off or at higher speeds. I’ve been running 24/7 mostly at 1200 rpm with two 15 minute intervals of 1900 rpm. Cell gets afternoon sun. I’m worried about the build up...

Finally got the RJ45+ installed and said goodbye to jugs. A little messy but we’re done. I’m trying to get it dialed in now and have a few questions. 1. Set at 50%. I have a Tristar VS950. I’m trying to figure out what rpm to run the pump at. When I try lower rpm (1200-1500) the no flow light...

Going to try and get my RJ45+ installed over this long weekend. PVC is 2”. I have a very short length of pvc on the return side which is about 20”. Too tight to plumb straight so I’m thinking of doing a vertical install per the red markup in the attached photo. My thought was to cut out a 12”...

I see the RJ45+ has the 10 PSI warning. I’ve got my aerator, returns and a waterfall valve after the cell. How can I determine if closing/opening various valves will breach the PSI warning limit? The waterfall valve goes to 3 sheer descents. Small pool so I only have 1 aerator and 4 returns.

Have an RJ45+ on the way. Currently have a VS950 pump. I’m debating on installing a timer vs just running the pump 24/7. Due to the pvc pipe length limitation, I am going to have to install the flow switch after the cell so I can include the cell length as straight pipe per the owners manual on...

I’ve been thinking about purchasing the Circupool RJ45+…for a while now. I have a Hayward VS950 pump. I know I need some sort of timer since the pump utilizes a built in timer. Has anyone successfully used a wifi plug in outlet and ran the SWG through that? I could control the time on my phone...

Following as I’m interested in a DIY install. Curious how they handle in the hotter AZ climates such more frequent cleanings or short life span. Just bought LC (3/22 Julian) and it’s already degraded to 5%. Doesn’t seem worth it at this point and I refuse to use tabs myself.

First time owning a pool and I cleaned my filter for the first time since the pool was finished in November. Wanted to knock out cleaning before it gets hot here. The amount of debris was shocking however PSI never increased on the gauge. I thought maybe the pressure gauge was broken but after...

Using pool math and a TF Pro. Test says pH is 8.2 and I want to lower to 7.4. In the pH section the app says to add 17oz to bring me to 7.4. When I look at effects of adding, it says 17oz will drop pH only 0.4 which would be down to 7.8. Those numbers are obviously giving two different values...

Had a PebbleTec sheen pool completed in early November 2023. I feel like I’m constantly adding acid compared to some pool owners who say they rarely have to add it. TA tests at 70. No SWG. TF Pro test kit. Sheer descents but we never run them. Only thing I can think of is maybe to adjust the...

I’ve got an umbrella I’d like to use in the umbrella sleeve on my baja shelf but it doesn’t fit in snug so the pole tilts. Pole diameter is 1.32”, unsure on sleeve size. Any suggestions to get this straight? I’ve tried adapters on Amazon but no luck finding a size that fits yet.

Like the title says, lost 2.5ppm of chlorine over the last 2 days. Is this normal this time of year? I’d expect it in summer but not now. I’m in Phoenix and temps were upper 70s, full sun most of the day. CYA at 50. Dosing with liquid chlorine 10%. No SWG. First spring and upcoming summer season...

Im trying to figure out the best way to balance my time, money and pool chemistry. In Phoenix, our water temps can be in the upper 80s to 90s during the summer and the sun eats all the chemicals up. My thought was to add the pucks during the summer knowing CYA will rise and then switch to liquid...

We rarely hit freezing temps in Phoenix but my pump kicked on overnight. Woke up and it was running at 2700rpm. That seems excessive to me and I’d like to change it. Got into the configuration menu but I’m not seeing where to change the freeze protection speed. Just see where I can...

New pool completed the beginning of September 2023. The pump installed is a Hayward VSP 950. It’s loud even at low speeds such as 1200rpm. Is this normal? Not sure how to upload a video here or else I would so you all can hear this thing.

I’m wanting to take advantage of some Black Friday deals in either a Premier or Sigma. I currently use an aquanaut that came with our pool. I know it’s probably overkill with my size pool but I’m interested in the premier or sigma for the waterline cleaning. I do live in Arizona though so I’m...

Strangest thing happened to me just now. We had our pool refinished so starting over with balancing chems. I ran my tests and FC was at 0.5, PH was probably over 8.2 judging by the color of the test. Start up company had left tabs in the pool and they’ve been in there 2 days now. Anyways, when...

Had to have our new pool PebbleTec redone to fix some color issues. Pool was filled Thursday night and our pool builder was supposed to have the start up company out on Friday but they were a no show. They’re supposed to be here Monday. The pump is off (no power). Is there anything I can do...

Can anyone comment to the process of chipping out plaster and replacing it? Jackhammer it out in 1 day and then another day to plaster? We just had our backyard remodeled after the pool was finished and now we’re worried they’re going to destroy our yard again while they chip it out and replaster.

I’m wanting to run my suction side vacuum and solar skimmer as my main cleaning methods. The only issue I see is that the main drain/skimmer share a line with the suction vacuum. Because they share a line, I have to close off the main drain/skimmer to about 75% at 2600rpm to match the advised...

Does anyone here use an AquaNaut 250 with hose weights? I’m trying to be able to keep the Aquanaut and Betta in the pool at the same time. I’ve tried a couple of weights from Amazon and they are too small or too large. No luck finding any Hayward sells.

I feel like the biggest idiot on this forum lately but here’s another question. I’ve looked at the pump run time article here. Live in Phoenix. Pool is an in ground and 11,475 gallons, PebbleTec, liquid chlorine, no SWG, no heater, no spa, 3 2ft sheer decent water features, suction side robot...