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I have standard double drains at the bottom of my inground pool. They are 5 years old. They are Hayward. They look like this: Kafko / Equator Skimmer Main Drain Cover | Pool Supplies Canada My Dolphin DX4 always gets stuck on the drains when passing over them, spins around a few times...

Okay. So I've been running my pool religiously with the philosophy from POOL SCHOOL. It's been working great for 3 years. I opened my pool early May, tested and balanced the water to within 1 hair of perfection. Set my settings on the SWG just like last year as my CYA was 60 (it was 70 last...

Hey'y'all! As the title suggests, I think I may have a temperature sensor fault. My system is fully automated and has been functioning flawlessly for 3 years. The water temperature sensors were indicating what my SWG sensor was indicating within a few degrees and was always bang on my...

My neighbour has an issue with her SWG. It wasn't generating chlorine... Her whole system was working fine last season, but this season... In the beginning, she thought it was the cell as it was 5 years old, so she went and got a new T-15. Once installed, it still didn't generate any chlorine...

Okay. I thought I understood Pool School pretty well after spending countless hours on this forum last year reading and re-reading all the articles about water chemistry, balancing, SLAM and OCLT... Turns out I may not have understood everything... I opened my pool May 1st. So much snow had...

Today I went to the pool to take some measurements for the winter cover. The solar cover has been on pretty much permanently for 3-4 weeks. I lift it to take a look and lo! and behold, GREEEEEEEEEN! Well, you know what you get after a summer of being cocky to yourself about great test...

I've been coming to this site a lot. So much that my wife was tired of me doing research before we bought our pool. But what help this site has been. From understanding what equipment was best suited for my needs to fixing and maintaining proper pool chemistry balance, this site has done it...

So after spending lots of time here and following the BBB and recommended levels for balancing my pool, I figured I was novice enough to tackle my mom's spa. Here are the test results. FC 4.5 CYA 0 CH 60 TA 10 I forgot to measure pH but let's assume its in the normal range. I'll get her to...

Would I be correct to assume that with a solar blanket on the pool during the day, the pool loses less FC than if the solar blanket was off and the pool was in full sun all day? I'm asking because I've noticed the phenomenon, but I don't think I ever saw a sticker on the solar blanket saying...

I did the full TF-100 test today and everything looked good to me except my pH was 7.2 First off, is the Taylor kit that comes with the TF-100 kit the only way to test pH? Is it accurate enough? The reason I ask is that the TF-100 is quite detailed at testing FC, even though the Taylor kit...

Ok, So I am trying to bring my CYA to 50... I know it should be 70, but I want to bring it up slowly because when the solar cover is on, chlorine goes through the roof! I already put in 1.9 kg (68 oz) of stabilizer in my pool 2 months ago but it seems my level is only at 30 (!!) (or slightly...

Did I mention I loved this TF-100 kit? There is no questioning the results... "add one drop at a time until it turns blue"... I'm thinking, well, is it going to go from red to reddish purple, then purple, then purple-blueish, etc... When do I decide if it's blue? Well, the question doesn't...

I have 2 inch plumbing. Everywhere. I am installing 4x pentair deck jets II that each have a 3/4 inch pipe fitting. My plan is to build a 2 inch plumbing loop with 4x "T"s coming off of it. Each of the Ts will be followed by a 3/4 inch valve to control flow to each jet. Problem. I can't seem...

I finally got my TF-100 test kit. Never mind I ordered it more than a month ago and Oklahoma tornadoes delayed my shipment, never mind I had to drive to the other side of the US border to pick it up... Never mind I had to drive back to the border once I got home to go get my "forgotten"...

Ok. Here is my question... I was running the pump 24/7 and the SWG at 45%. During the daytime (lots of sun exposure), my FC would drop down to 0.5 and below. I wanted to run the pump for 14 hours (7am to 9pm), so I did some math and set the SWG at 85% last night. Last night, I test FC, and...

Thinking of a little add on. I can get a pck of 4 of these for about 235$. Won't break the bank, especially if I install them myself. Just wondering if there is anyone out there who has dealt with those before. Good? Bad?

Hi everyone. First post, hear hear!! I've been reading the forum since about November 2012 looking for answers in my pool purchasing research... This forum has been a godsend so far. Congrats to everyone who maintains it! My pool is finally installed and I filled it with city water. They...