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Hi Guys. I need a new heat pump for my pool, but I am only 1 year into pool ownership. We went without last season, but I am thinking it would be a bit nicer for wife and baby to have a little heat especially early in the summer. Any recommendations on brand and btu size for a heat pump...

Hi guys, So I have been having an absolutely fabulous first summer with my pool thanks to TFP. Perfect crystal clear smooth water all season. Very easy maintenance. Now I am getting to a point where I want to be sure I am doing things right. My water in drifting up in PH and TA. CYA: 30...

Seems like natural thing given the testing, water chemistry etc. I have been doing freshwater for years am thinking of a nano reef this year.

I have been doing great with BBB for my pool, but my Sundance hot tub has got me a bit confused. It is a Bromine System. Floater with bromine tabs, chlorine shock. Current readings: Ph: 7.4 TA: 50 Total Bromine: 20 (used K-2006 kit, 10ml water multiplied drops by 1.125) I added shock on...

Hi Guys, I posted a problem with my new pool cleaner a long while ago. Got some helpful suggestions. When I first got my Dolphin it only cleaned the deep end, and barely climbed the walls. After running it 3-4 times and washing the bag in the washing machine, this thing is working like a...

I live in the Mid-Atlantic and it is going to rain all week! This has got me down as I finally have my pool in shape and ready to swim and the weather is garbage. Anybody else get depressed when this happens? This is my first season with a pool and this weather is killing me! First it was...

Hey guys, As you know I am a new pool owner. How can I tell if I have a VGB compliant main drain cover installed or not? Obviously I know that a small drain like one in your shower is not VGB compliant, but I do have a plastic raised drain cover. Are these all VGB compliant or is there...

My TA is 140 PH 7.2 FC 8ppm CC: 0 CYA: 30-40 CH: 140 So I know I need to increase CH, which I am going to tomorrow. My FC is coming down from shocking and looking good. So now I have a bit high TA and low PH. I know the main thing to do here is aerate, but my question is do I need to lower...

HI guys, Thanks to TFP my pool is looking clear and clean after shocking and it is ready to swim (except of course it is only 65 degrees in the water since it is so cool this weekend). Anyway, my only problem is I believe to be a suction side air leak. There are a small amount of bubbles...

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtm ... mm6219a3_x First of all, detecting nucleic acid from a bacteria is not the same as finding a live bacteria in the pool. So their conclusions are faulty. Secondly they give poor advice for pools, using test strips and chlorine levels that are too...

Hi Guys, Ok so I have completed the shock process, everything is looking good. Clear pool water CC is less than 1, really less than 0.5, barely there Not only was my overnight loss nearly 0, but with my aquamatic cover on I lost almost no FC during the day. So things are looking good...

I am trying to sort out a suction side air leak. I have read about the "vortex in skimmer" issue meaning water is too low. My water seems high enough, but in my deep end skimmer I get very circular movement of water that I would not quite classify as a "vortex". Is this normal, or is this...

Hi guys I am a new pool owner and I have an aquamatic cover. Do I need to leave a cover pump on it whenever it is closed or only when I am away? It has the rain removal zipper system, but I am unclear as the Aquamatic website doesn't say much about this. Thoughts?

Do all pumps have a drain plug under the strainer basket? I can't find mine. I have a suction side air leak leading to bubbles in my return. Also pump lost prime after a few hours turned off. Might be my basket lid, but I was trying to find the drain plug and didn't seem to be one on the...

Hi guys, I opened my first pool today (with a little help). My pool is a 32000 gallon gunite pool 18'X40'. DE filter. I had a pool service help me with opening and inspect all my equipment since this was my first time. They did some water balancing, added liquid chlorine, and got...