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    Air switch question

    I have an old LenGordan AS-2 air switch, my old blower went out so i replaced it, however, i cannot get it to turn on. I thik i may have goofed. :hammer: It looks like the Air switch is 240v. dos thismean my blower motor should be 240? The one i pulled off was a polaris and it showed 120v...
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    Vacation for 10 days

    Hello, I am heading out on vacation for ten days and do not have a neighbor to come in and take care of my pool while i am gone. Looking for advice on how to keep the chemical levels where they need to be while i am gone, or at least at a level that will not be hard to revive when i get home...
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    Just filled my pool up

    Hello, I just finished draining and cleaning my pool. It is about 6 inches from full right now and still filling up. Below are my test results FC 0 PH 8 TA 120 CYA 0 I just need to bounce off what i think i learned using the pool calculator. I am going to add 29 ounces of Muratic acid...
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    Finally Blue again

    Thanks for all the help everyone!! After a summer of not knowing what i am doig, now i am a pool owner that still doesn't know what he is doing, but at least has a place to go to get good advice. From Green to Blue!! I was the High CYA post.
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    My returns are blowing white powder in my pool

    Hello, Still fairly new to all of this. In the past month I have drained my pool completey, acid washed it, filled it back up. Since i have done this my pool is nice and blue, well blue anyway. I notice white powder in the bottom of my pool all the time now. I have swept and vacuumed the...
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    Need help with Skimmer and vacuum

    I am a new pool owner and when i try to vacuum using a hose and the skimmer, it seems i have trouble getting enough pressure. i was told i need to shut off the other skimmer to get more pressure to my skimmer i am using. How doi do that? Or do i just need to cover the other skimmer so more...
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    High CYA

    I am fairly new to owning a pool, this is our second summer. Last summer our pool was blue all summer, this year we can not get rid of a clear green pool color. I was told my pH is 7.0 and my CYA is 100. Is there a way to bring down my CYA without draining my pool? It is a 18000 gallon...