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Hi All Just went through the forum and found something very similar to my issue. However, there wasn't really a definitive answer/solution. The post is about 4 years old so I thought to post my question in a new thread. Originally by "thenateo" April 27, 2020 titled "Pump water level slowly...

Hi All That time of year in Southern Ontario to pack up the pool :( Every year I remove the sand filter drain cap and let the water drain out. Sand has never come out. This season I had some issues with the filter and opened it up to check a few things. I was going to run a hose into the...

Happy 2016 Pool Season All !!!! Sorry, my greetings are a bit late but I have not been here yet this year. I recently posted to a thread of mine from a year ago and saw no replies. I thought maybe the thread was too far down the list for anyone to notice a new post. So I am reposting here, sorry...

Hi All I have been around numerous topics here and as usual, have received so much awesome information. I admit though that I am about to take the easy way by starting a new topic as the various posts I am reading are not getting the direct answer I was looking for. Sooooo, I apologise if this...

Does TFTestkits ship to Canada? Does not appear so from the website's postage calculator???????

Anyone in southern Ontario and northern states who experience PH levels constantly creeping up no matter how balanced you get it? I get everything in check and yet PH continually creeps up, especially after rain. All I can do is just keep dumping in the acid (I use dry or "PH Down"). I do not...

There can be 3-4 days in a row without anyone in my family using my pool as we are at school and work and in the evening the kids have their organized activities( soccer, gymnastics,etc). I have been in the habit of simply turning off the heater for days on end as natural gas is getting costly...

Hi All. Been a while. But every new season (Southern Ontario Canada) I come by and catch up on some reading. So much here, all the time. In know many forums frown on asking q's that have already been dealt with, but with soooo much detail and information on this site, it is hard to know if you...

What settings do I need to changes in order to have email notifications sent when a post has been made to a thread I have started or posted to? I believe I managed to set my profile to automatically subscribe to any thread I post in, but I am not sure if I am correctly receiving emails when new...

Hello All I purchased a home January 2013 that had an IG pool. Only had one summer with it so far and about to start another. The cover for the winter is obviously aged as it is faded quite a bit. We pulled the cover off the other day and it was all in tact, no tears or holes. However, if I...

Hi All So many posts so many threads! I love all the information, questions, answers, etc on this site. I have to admit though there is so much, I am not always sure I am reading everything so I will apologize if I am posting on something already discussed in the past. We had a brutal winter...

New pool owner and I have not yet purchased a good test kit. I only have a cheap chlorine and ph tester (using red and yellow drops) and I have those 4 in one test strips. Had some early signs of algae that was sprawling across the floor and a bit up the sides. Pool store had me put 15 litres of...

I have read through some posts and the pool school about posphate and understand this forum tends to ignore it yet the pool store deems it's removal as essential. Could someone explain a bit more on phosphates or direct me to previous posts/threads that I may have missed? Thanx

Just read the post on rinsing sand and was wondering how and where does the garden hose water go? If I do this cleaning do I need to set the cap dial to backwash and then the hose water will exit that way? Or am I suppose to remove the drain cap at the bottom of the sand tank? A service tech...

Hi all from Toronto Canada I bought a new house ( well new to me, it is actually about 25 years old) and it came with an in ground pool. Approximatley 16 x 32 and around 83,000 litres (just under 20,000 gallons). It is a cross between an L and a kidney. Has a squared off shallow end and the...