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I have about reached my wits end with trying to keep the bottom edges of the pool clean. I can brush all I want, but it still does not get all of the sand that the wind blows in or that my flagstone edge deposits when wet and rainy. Suggestions of what can be used aside from my pool cleaner to...

Started with this: Ended with this: Getting ready for some warmer weather. :party: :whoot: :cheers:

So, I have a Pentair SunTouch Controller and the water temperature reading is displaying 100 degrees +. True water temp is actually 52. Thing is, I can't change the water temp when I go into the menu options of the controller, will not let me lower the temperature. Any ideas?

Last weekend I added borates to my pool using the suggested amounts of each and following the directions of the article in Pool School. For my pool, the pool calculator suggested 10.9(11) boxes of 20 mule team and 3 gallons of acid. The benefit I was looking for was to help get the pH level...

How bad is it that I have not been able to test our pool?? It has been about 20-25 days since the last testing. I am sure the pH is high, will be able to finally test this evening. How long is too long for pH to be at a high level?

I have 2 skimmers in my pool. 1 is approx 15-20 ft from the pumps, the other is approx 40 ft or so away. Normally the skimmer closest to the pumps is pulling more water as I can see a more pronounced current of water moving through it. The one furthur away is not as pronounce with the way the...

What does everyone use to measure out their chlorine or muriatic acid??

So with the weather in Dallas in the 100's this week the water temp has been creeping up a couple degrees per day. Last evening I checked and it was 87 :shock: . Any adjustments needed when testing Chlorine, ph, alkalinity etc??

We live in Dallas area and yesterday had 5 different waves of Thunderstorms sweep through. 2nd wave brought out a Tornado Warning at about 4pm and poured hard for about 30 minutes. Our decking drains were barely able to keep up with the overflow from the pool. Last wave came through early this...

Have a few questions and not sure exactly which forum to put them in: 1) My pool is salt water, the pumps are set to come on when the temp outside gets to freezing. With the pool being salt, does this change the temperature that the pumps should come on at? Specifically, should the pumps come...

Picked up a solar pool cover this week at Lowe's. My pool is unheated so had to find something to extend just a bit longer. Was surprised to find such a variety of sizes there of the Lt/Blue bubble covers. The prices were the lowest I had seen. I had shopped around at the pool stores and...

Have a SWG online this past week and still tweaking to get pump run times and % set on the generator. Currently have been running 9 hours on low speed at 50% on the generator. My latest test showed a Tot. Chlorine level of 10 and FC level of 6.4. I want it in the 3 range. I know I need to adjust...

So I have a day off today, first weekday in ages. Went to try out another pool store in the area to get the water tested. I aso took water to the regular pool store that I have been going to the past 3 weeks for a test to compare. Store 1 & Store 2 pH (1) 7.4...

Here is a before pic of the yard: And an after shot. Still a work in progress. Back fencing is next to be replaced.

2 weeks into our pool start up and have a few questions now that the pool isn't showing sings of plaster dust and the water is balanced appropriately. I will be introducing salt into the pool in about 2 weeks and get the SWG cell started. As it stands now the Intelliflo 4x160 pump has been...

Forgive my noob questions. I have read ad nauseum through pool school and searched quite a few start up threads etc. Some background. Pool start up was Monday this week. Pool was shocked by the tech. He went through the chems and testing etc. I am in the 2 week brushing plaster process...

Just wanted to post our new design after having read so many threads about others builds. We just signed a contract today and we are so excited. Not a huge pool, about 14k gallons. 470 ft of pool with 88 perimeter. 485 ft of decking. Will have all Pentair equipment with the Intelliflo V3050...

Split from "Pump Question" thread for more specific discussion - ktdave How much difference does everyone see to your electric bill from adding a pool? We are looking to add an unheated 17k gallon pool that would have an intelliflow pump as part of the equipment package. Just curious to see...

First off, I have to say this forum has a huge wealth of information. I have learned a ton since being given a link to here a few weeks ago. Sorry that I have so many questions with my first post. Hope you will all forgive that. :) Thanks in advance. We have had a few consultations to have a...