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had to resurrect my old TFP account to ask a question on behalf of my sister she has a 30,000 gallon pool in New Jersey. 16'x44' (700 sq ft surface area) Pool gets full sun exposure for most of the day and in fact overheats a bit by the heat of July & August She is looking to get 5-10 degrees...

When I moved in there were a dozen leaky black coils on the carport roof for an old solar heating system. I was told it would cost $6000 to replace them, but couldn't justify the cost since the pool is open 6 months a year with just a bubble cover. After two summers, I am trying to figure out...

I have a 1977 inground plaster pool. There are two submerged 120V lights; one in the pool, and one in the spa. When I moved in only one of them worked. I pulled both cans out, replaced the bullbs, and reinstalled the cans. There is still a ground fault somewhere in the circuit. I had an...

I have had a lot success and good results using BBB this first summer in my pool Especially the education and testing knowledge; knowing what is happening in my water, and why. I have heard and read all the horror stories due to using dichlor and trichlor pucks, and the resulting sky-high CYA...

I have 7x of this style return, plus 2x 3/4" female thread ports that look like a return should be there. They're all cracked or missing. I took this part into our local pool store and he said they didn't have any returns this small. He also tried to convince me that I needed to remove part...

I had the pool guy out for some plumbing work and he thought that my max speed (3450 RPM) on my Intelliflo VS was way too high, even for vacuuming. Said their with a mix of 1.5" and 2" lines, I'm probably stressing the pump without any benefit by running that high. I filter at 1500 RPM which...

This is my first year owning a pool in Arizona. I have talked to a few people around town and most have said they drain and refill their pool every 4-6 years. Some longer intervals, some shorter. Most have cited "chemicals way out of whack" or "too much dissolved solids" but didn't elaborate...

this is my first summer owning a pool, followed BBB from the outset water looks sparkly clear and feels good (a little irritating on the eyes). There is a bit on fine dust on the bottom, can't tell if it is desert dust or dead algae walls are clean, I brush them once a week The cost of...

I have a very complicated plumbing setup; I don't fully understand where all the connections come from and go to. I have had three pool guys come out to fix other stuff and the consensus was "heck if I know...give me $600 to run and air compressor through all the lines and map them" I was...

I am a first-year pool owner and BBBer. I have things pretty well stabilized, and I'm currently consuming ~ 3 ppm/day, which equates to 1/2-gallon of 12% bleach for my pool at sunset each evening. We are going on vacation for 9 days. We invited two couples to come swim anytime they want. It...

as the temperature rises, I have been chasing my chlorine level the last month. Every time I think I am using enough, I get down to 1-2 ppm and need to bump up the bleach input. Yesterday I overcompensated a bit and got to 7 ppm (I seem to be burning 2 ppm/day so it won't last long). This...

I have not had any suction from the main drain since I moved into this house last year. Since the deep end is 10' deep it seems like my circulation will always be insufficient only pulling from the skimmer and spa. I also have a persistent fine layer of dust/sediment on the bottom of the pool...

When I filled up my pool the first time, the two lights (one in pool, one in spa) worked fine. As water infiltrated the enclosure, they tripped the breaker. I could see a couple inches of water sitting in the lens. I pulled the light out of the niche and onto the deck. Removed the screws and...

I just got my new Intellifo VS hooked up and programmed. I had to increase the default priming time from 20 seconds to 2 minutes, since it wasn't pulling enough water into the pipes before dropping down to low speed. Now that I have that solved, I am running 2x a day for 4 hours @ 1000 rpm b/c...

So this pool came with a "pit" full of control valves that are packed way too close together. Not a problem when it was built 30 years ago, but of course half of them are leaking (and it's not the cheapo PVC ball valves!) So I plan to dig out the dirt to get access, then replace the leaking...

I'm getting FC #'s all over the map. The directions call for "two dippers" of the R-0870 DPD powder. This seems very non-repeatable to me. Sometimes the crystals clump together, sometimes a few stick to the dipper. Also there's no compensation for 10 ml vs 25 mL sample? How important is the...

i tried valiantly to save my ancient Max-E-Glas pump, but it's time to admit defeat. Going to go ahead and spring for a new VS pump The Pentair Intelliflo seems popular - i poked around their website and I'm having trouble understanding the differences between all the different options. I...

I got the rebuild kit for my 20+ year old 2 HP single-speed Max-E-Glas pump. I got the square gasket replaced by the strainer basket. I am working on getting the impeller out (it is locked onto the shaft pretty tight) I found this brass ring around the impeller body - I don't see it in the...

I am using this stuff from Leslies to get my CYA up from 20 to 40 http://www.lesliespool.com/Home/Pool-Ch ... 12306.html the jug says "equivalent to 30% CYA" so which field do I read in the Pool Calculator? "Liquid Stabilizer" or "oz by volume of stabilizer"?

used my Taylor K-2006 kit for the first time today. I got most of the leaves vacuumed out of the pool, water is cloudy but not terrible, considering. Dumped in 2 gallons of 10% bleach as a starting guess. Allowed it to mix in, then tested <nervously opens the envelope...> Free chlorine: 10...

I'm spec'ing out replacement filter setup - looking at TR100 4.9 sq ft Triton II filter from Pentair. I currently have a multiport valve on my 3.1 sq ft unit, so that's all I'm familiar with. I see push-pull valves on the website as alternative - what are the pros and cons vs multiport? Do I...

http://www.dollartree.com/LA-s-Totally- ... /index.pro I got a 96 oz jug of this stuff at the Dollar Tree for (you guessed it) $1. No useful info on the label except "contains sodium hypochlorite" (duh) Any guess as to what % bleach is contained in this mysterious container? It smells like...

I was surprised at how much discussion in this corner of the forum is centered around selecting and servicing automatic pool cleaners. My only experience with pool cleaning was at my parent's house growing up. Dad had a manual vac head, aluminum pole and 30' of blue hose, hooked right into the...

I bought a bank-owned 1977 property in Tucson, AZ. Has been vacant a year plus, which means the pool was "winterized" (drained and allowed to fill w/ rainwater and trash). I have about 2' of green water in the deep end. The plaster will eventually need to be replaced, but I'm hoping I can...