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We had our pool resurfaced last February (16 months ago) in a Bermuda quartz finish. The plaster has developed white spots all over it. Aside from maybe low chlorine, the water chemistry has never been off and I have been VERY mindful of my CH levels. I don't think this is scaling. The spots...

I noticed yesterday that my pool pump wasn't running and went out to investigate. I discovered that my pool timer was blank and verified power to the input of the timer. I installed a two speed pump recently, but have only been using it at high speed because my current timer didn't have the...

A couple of years ago my pump failed and, against my better judgement, I replaced it with an Xtreme Power pump. Well, a couple of years later the motor has failed. I'm looking into replacing the motor with a better motor (read: AO Smith, etc.). The nameplate shows it to be a 48 frame motor, but...

My pool water is clear but has just a tinge of cloudiness to it. It just doesn't have that sparkle that it normally does. The plaster was redone 4 months ago. What should I do to get back to that sparkle. FC - 8 CC - 0 CYA - 50 PH - 7.5 TA - 70 CH - 410

During the fall and winter, my pool is inundated with leaves and the Polaris just can't keep up. During thee times I will use a venturi type leaf bagger to get leaves off the bottom of the pool. The one I had for like 10 years finally broke so I went to Leslie's to buy a new one. This is the one...

It's time. My 360 is almost 6 years old and is on it's last leg...er, wheel. I was never really impressed with the 360 and I have heard some good things about the Legend II. However, I have a few questions about the proper setup of these non-booster pump cleaners. First, a little insight...when...

I have been fighting algae in my pool since I bought this house two years ago. I keep my chlorine levels in check and shock the shinola out of the pool, but the algae always comes back. I suspect the culprit is the fact that my pool surface is very pourous and in need of replastering. Because of...

I have a Hayward HeeatPro HP21002 heat pump. I turned the heater on to heat the pool for the kids to swim this weekend and everything seemed fine. In the first 12 hours the pool went from 61° to 75°. About 16 hours later I went to check the pool temp and it still sat at 75°. First, I am sure...

Okay, where to start...I have noticed over the past few days that my pool is losing water more quickly than usual. When I came home today, the pump had lost prime and the water level had gotten down below the skimmers. I also noticed that part of the back yard was saturated and had some standing...

Water is clear and sparkling...just testing for maintenance purposes. My alkalinity and pH seem a little on the low side. Should I adjust it or let it ride? FC - 2.5 CC - 0 TC - 2.5 pH - 7.3 TA - 60 CH - 320 CYA - 50

I noticed today that my pump wasn't running. It could have quit either yesterday or today. I called up the home warranty company and set up the repair. The only problem is that they won't be out until Wednesday. That's 5, possibly 6 days with no pump and no circulation and we had heavy rains on...

I have been noticing that every time my pumps shuts off it loses prime. Once it starts back up, it takes about 15 seconds to catch prime again. I recently had to replace the pump seal (3-4 weeks ago) because it was leaking. I assumed that the leaking seal was allowing air into the system. I have...

My new TF-100 arrived today and I tested the water. Now, I have a few questions about the results. First, here are the results: FC - 2.5 CC - 0 TC - 2.5 pH - 7.7 TA - 260 (tested twice) CH - 370 CYA - 35 (maybe 40...darn black dot) My questions are... a) Should I shock even though the CC is...

I recently purchased a home with a pool and I must admit I am a little overwhelmed right now. I knew nothing about pools coming into this and it is slowly turning into a money pit. I have already had to replace filter elements, a pump seal, then all of the chemicals. The water was very...