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hi, Until recently, my single speed pool pump has performed reliably since we bought the house in 2011. It is a 1.5 hp motor, which seems high for a 13000 gallon pool (from what I gather), but has gotten the job done. And it is still working today, but making a horrible screeching noise, and I...

I've been trying to get quotes on repairing a leaking crack in my pool. It's amazing the number of pool repair people who either never send the estimate, or don't show up. Why are they in the business if they don't want the work? Anyway, of the two estimates (over phone) I was able to get, one...

In April, I posted about a couple of issues that I had while getting the pool going for the swimming season. One was CYA loss over the winter, and one was black algae. I solved the black algae issues but it is now clear that the source of CYA loss is a leak. I pretended it wasn't happening all...

I took over my pool in January of 2013 and installed a SWG. With help from this forum, I got everything set up and had a successful first year (am having some black algae show up recently). Lately I've noticed FC levels are dropping faster and figured I need to clean and/or replace my SWG...

My water is close to the recommended balance and I'm about to starting using my SWCG that I just installed. I drained 60% of my pool water and slowly crept up on my goal values to avoid overshoot. That story is outlined in my thread in Just Getting Started. Along the way, one thing I noticed and...

hi, first time poster and pool owner here. We bought this house in summer of 2011 and I'm just now taking over from the pool guy we used while we settled in. I plan to use BBB method. I'm starting to put together equipment I will need and just received my Taylor K-2006 test kit yesterday but...