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    Help with replacement manifold!

    I have a old heldor clearflo de filter. It works great but I need to replace the top manifold. All of the replacement manifolds that will fit come with a internal air bleed. The old clearflo manifold doesn't. What does a internal air bleed do? Does it connect to the gauge somehow ? Will it be a...
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    Water temp when testing

    I live in New England and due to the long cold winter and cold spring we are having, I will be opening my pool later this year. That being said, I have opened up the skimmers and started the pump. I would like to start balancing the parameters now so they will be ready. IS 45 degree water to...
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    Lowering ta with minimal effect on ph

    I know tfp experts,admins and moderators are going to jump all over this but, oceanstate job lots has ph minus with instructions on the back for lowering ta with minimal effect on ph. I will tell you it worked great. Lowered ta by 15 with almost no movement on ph. Got tired of the aeration process.
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    Colorq pro 7 debate and results

    Ok. I know this has been debated quit a bit on this site however, I wanted to throw in my results. I have had the Colorq for about two weeks now and ill tell you it has been very,very accurate. Now, when I first got it I just jumped right in and started testing and it was a disaster. It would...
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    cloudy after borate

    I did the borate and all my numbers a nearly perfect yet, my pool is cloudy and wont clear up. Combined chlorine is next to nothing, ph 7.6, ta 100 borate is at 30 cya is 60, fC is 5. Any thoughts?
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    vinyl over gunite

    My pool is gunite with a vinyl liner. If my liner needs to be replaced, can I just leave it as gunite?
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    pool store numbers

    Switched to a swg about a week ago. Waiting for my new test kit to get here. In the meantime I had a store test my water and it was showing the following Fc 6.02 Ta input 66 Adjusted ta 49 Ph 7.6 Cya 51( added solid a week ago) Ch 83 Si -0.4 corrosive Telling me to increase TA and CH. Us this...
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    lowering TA

    I just converted to swg pool. Chlorine is great however my TA is 110 (s/b 60-80) and my pH is 7.2. Should I lower my pH below 7.0 and then us air to raise pH back up or will lowering to 7.0 be enough? 21000 gal vinyl
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    Converting to swg

    I will be converting to a swg pool. My numbers are as followed 16x32 vinyl lined inground 21000 gal Ph 7.5 Fc 2 Ta 120 Cya 35 Do I need to change anything other than the cya before adding salt ?