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    PH and alkalinity

    ok so I have been doing TFP for about 5 years now, and it works great! Bit of trouble after I opened up my pool last weekend. we have a pool cover, and I took it off, shocked the heck out of it and looks great. Cant get ph and alkalinity in line though. Alkalinity was about 140. I used...
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    Polaris Quattro Sport: top keeps coming off

    Unsure the issue but probably will have to change more parts out. cleans very well but not reliable and sturdy. the top keeps coming off, any ideas the cause? assuming the main housing and/or the top basket part will have to be replaced. thank you
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    Calcium mineral deposits on tile and rock features

    How do I prevent the deposits? I had it sandblasted about a year ago and that worked great, but now its back. what chemical tests do I need to look at and what about adding metal out occasionally?
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    CYA and calcium deposits on tile

    Howdy Folks. Got the calcium line or whatever it is on the tile, the white stuff. all around the tile and some of the rock features. About six months ago we paid this guy to sand blast it off and it worked really well. Pool installed July 2012. Hopefully nothing got damaged, looks ok...
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    Excessive Chlorine use? Maybe?

    Howdy. I need help. Maybe..... FC 4 CC .2 PH 7.4 A 8 Cal 350 Cyn 35-40 range. bit hard to hard sometimes overnight loss of FC about 1. started BBB around Oct 2013. going great and thanks to the forum. seems like though that the number of jugs of chlorine is going to be 4-5 every week to...
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    transition from pentair 320 to liquid chlorine

    wanting to switch from pentair 320 to just liquid chlorine. how do I start? Bought 3 gallons of the home depot chlorine, says 10%. test daily I guess and add chlorine and see how much each week and when to add liquid chlorine? seems like lots of trial and error? appreciatively,