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Hello all, I'm having some issues with my pool light, and was hoping someone here might have seen something like this and could suggest a fix. I may have to call someone to come out, but... thought I'd try here first. I control my pool with an EasyTouch remote. I'm not really sure what version...

Hello everyone! My 120v 300w incandescent flood bulb has burned out in my pool. (At least... I hope it's just burned out, and not something worse.) I was interested in replacing it with something of an equivalent brightness that could change colors. However there seems to be a ton of options...

Hello! I'm thinking it's time to replace the cartridge filters in my Sta-Rite S7M120 filter. They're only... uh... 14 years old. (Oops) (I've been washing them out 2 or 3 times a season, and they always seemed fine. But now some of that fabric appears to be tearing and falling out.) At any...

Hello everyone! It's that time of year. Just opened the pool, and I've already got questions! I don't open the pool myself. My mom has it done by a professional who opens and closes it for us, and then I maintain it during the summer. He's an odd guy, and not particularly talkative. Doesn't...

Hey all. I've been a bit perplexed by my pool this season. Since opening, I've been having to add double the Chlorine daily that I've had to in previous years. I try to keep an FC of 5. In previous years I'd see an average of 4 most mornings. This season I keep waking up to 2s. I can't figure...

Happy summer everyone! My apologies if this has been covered before, but when i searched i couldn't find anything related. Bought a new TF-100 for this summer to teach my mom how to care for her own pool. She was getting wildly different results from her CH test than from mine and I finally...

Hey everybody, just a simple generalized question about the way you approach FC levels on a daily basis. With my CYA level at 40, pool math recommends FC range between 3 and 7. So i try to keep it at 5. I test my water every morning before the sun hits the pool. Get up, go out and test, and...

Hey everyone! I use that mini test kit (Taylor K-1000) to test my water daily, and I'm always annoyed to find the pH hovering in the high 7.8 range. Pool Calculator says to use 11oz Muriatic acid to get pH down to 7.5 — so i tend to add 16oz because that's easier for me to measure. Typically...

Hey guys, i've got a question in preparation for this coming winter. My pool has been drained to just below the returns, the lines have been blown out, and anti-freeze added. (At least, it should have been, we paid for it) The cover is on. i can certainly see that! Last winter, after the...

Hey everyone! Still humming along in my first year using the TroubleFree method. Thanks to you all. i have a question about my CYA level dropping 10 points. i had to drain the pool several times at the beginning of the season to get my CYA down to 50. (from 100!) Then, satisfied with 50, i've...

This is my first pool season using the full TroubleFreePool method and i've been thrilled. Not a single algae problem, and beautifully clear water every day so far. So why do i get the feeling like i'm about to blow it?!!! i'm going on a short vacation. It's only 4 days, but i don't have anyone...

So i'd like to get my PH levels down from somewhere north of 8.2 to a nice 7.5 Went to Lowes today and bought a jug of 31.45% 20' baume muriatic acid. But i must admit, i'm a bit intimidated by it. Actually terrified is probably more accurate. My username is no mere exaggeration. Literally...

Hello everyone! Looking forward to finally understanding pool maintenance this summer, but my first test is proving to be frustrating. All last year i wrestled with crazy high CYA levels around 120 or so. Consequently I was never able to really dive in to the fantastic advice i see around...

I'm new to the forum, and new to test kits. I've been using trichlor tablets because... well that's what the store was selling me, and they seemed to fit nicely in my chlorinator. But i couldn't ever get my chlorine levels to settle down, so i came here and bought a test kit. Lo and behold, i...

Hello all, I'm new to the forum (and to pools), and am eager to learn. I've been having trouble keeping my chlorine level consistent. Sometimes i'll get lucky and have it right at 3ppm or so for a while, but then it seems to catch me off guard by dropping to 0ppm. So i'll freak out and add...