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Hi -- the Dolphin Premier robot I just bought is unable to navigate my infinity trough, although there seems to be enough room for it to twist around freely -- it just busies itself in the first few feet and never progresses down the space. Does anyone know of a robot that is adept at navigating...

Just received my Dolphin Premier robot and eager to get running with it. But two big immediate questions. 1) The booklet says "don not use an extension cable in any case whatsoever." -- but my nearest outlet is 25' for the pool and the robot cord is 60' so this in not going to reach the far...

Thought it might be encouraging to newcomers for me to post my grateful thanks to all the pros here at TFP. I just finished my second season enjoying our new gunite SWG pool, but it was only midway through this summer that I really came to understand the relationships between the crucial...

Guided by the wisdom of this group, I boosted my CYA and Chlorine levels beyond my local pool store recommendations, and things stabilized around 50-60 CYA and 7-11 FC for the latter month of summer. Was really impressed how my readings sort of quieted down, with much less need to add...

The Salt test in my Taylor kit has always been my favorite because it seems so easy to read. But for the past 3 weeks my results have been all over the place. Around August 10th I was getting 2600, so I added I think 40 lbs and got 3200, which may pool store agreed with around that time...

Just ran my first SLAM process on a greenish pool (I had neglected brushing a bit too long and yikes), and it only took two days to get crystal clear (Thanks TFP!). Looking at my water tests today, I need to get my CYA up higher, I figure shoot for 70, my Calcium hardness up, and bring my PH...

Okay, I've been told to ignore the Comparator Block and use the "Chlorine Drop Test" to measure chlorine instead, but still I'd like to understand a little better what it is I'm aiming for. The comparator sample in the picture looks like around a 4 while the Drop test yielded a 6.5. Okay, that...

Hi -- This morning I found my spa partially drained and discovered the jandy valve had jammed in a partially open position (see position). I fiddled with it and helped it over the sticking point with my hand a couple times and so I figure that just maybe needs some lubrication. . . . but also...

I find myself second-guessing a lot about what shade the solution in my test block matches up to. My general impression here is that my chlorine is ok but I need to adfd some acid. Cl: 2.5? Or more like 4? Ph: 8.0? Or is the Ph way off the charts at 9+?

Getting the hang of the various tests in the TF-Pro kit, I thought I'd try out the Chlorine Drop test today for the first time. The "Comparator Block" test for Chlorine I got a reading of right around 3 (see attached image), which seems good. When I tried the Drop test, though, I found it very...

Still getting used to the tools available, and happy to find the little pool math "Effects of Adding" calculator. A few questions: 1) Does that calculator yield an answer based on the most recent chemical test results I have entered, or are these general-purpose calculations? 2) I haven't...

Hi -- just getting started with the TFP-Pro testing and I seem to understand the testing process ok. My question is that the recommended levels for Calcium and Total Alkalinity (Plaster Pools / SWG) seem way out of line with what I've been told by local pool maintenance store, where I've been...

Hi - new to the group and thought I'd offer this visual account of our project -- maybe it will be helpful for others thinking about a pool in a similar situation. At the bottom of this post is a link to a 37-minute stop-motion video I made capturing most phases of the project from start to...

Hiya -- we are enjoying our second summer with this gunite pool in Manchester-by-the-Sea (MA). We had a great designer who collaborated with us to make our idea of a pond-like pool nestled into the wooded surroundings a reality. The spa is designed to be like a crescent sofa looking over the...

Hi -- I'm in my second year of pool ownership (gunite, in-ground with vanishing edge and spa) and so far so good. But I just tried vacuuming today for the first time this year, pulling water through the vacuum tube via a skimmer, and a minute into the job, I see cloudy water emerging from the...