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I keep my MA indoors on a shelf up high in the laundry room until it's time to use it. I go through a gallon roughly every nine days during the summer when the salt cell is running. I live in Phoenix - how quickly does MA lose its' potency if it is outdoors in the scorching heat? Should I...

My spa light is burned out so I pulled it today. My typical MO is to start projects at 4:30pm, today was no different. I pulled it out, cleaned it up, went and bought new gaskets...but the store didn't have lights. No place else open I could get to in time. I won't be able to work on it...

This is my first pool and I've had it 2.5 years. When we bought the house there was a calcium ring already on the tile and the pool hadn't been well maintained. We drained and refilled. With the help of this site I have had zero issues with the water and the chemicals always seemed to be in...

Is there a replacement union nut available for a T-15 salt cell that doesn't require hacking out PVC? I don't have a lot of space and taking it out probably means cutting a fair amount of pipe. I could have sworn I saw a nut that came in two pieces but I cannot find it now.

Hello all - I'd like to get a new pressure gauge for my filter. I've read good things about the gauges on tftestkits.com, but it is a bit larger than the gauge I have now. There isn't much space below the existing gauge (rear mount) and the top of the housing. Anyone know if a 2.5" gauge will...

First time pool owner, bought the house 1.5 years ago...still learning something new about it every day. I've struggled to figure out how the in-floor cleaners work but am slowly digging up videos, pics and threads while tying it all together. My purpose is to a) better understand this...

I've been a pool owner for about a year, and thanks to this website I've never really had a water problem. It's always looked good. Now that I'm fairly comfortable with it, I'm trying to dial it in a little tighter. One thing I've never been able to conquer is pH bounce - I was adding acid...

For a few days, my system was telling me I had a bad flow switch. It wouldn't do so right away; it would come on after a few hours of running. It pulled the switch out and it looks normal, and the phone line bypass has kept my light off after two days of running. I'm guessing the flow switch...

Just looking for confirmation on my numbers before I take the plunge into the exciting world of borates. My pool is 19,000 gallons. I'm planning on ordering boric acid from DudaDiesel.com. PoolMath tells me I need 45lbs of boric acid to go from zero to 50 ppm of borates. This is what I...

Pool noob so be gentle. I noticed bubbles coming out of my in-floor cleaning jets. I tracked down a crack in what appears to be an in-ground leaf canister. The yellow arrow from my awesome MS-Paint skills indicates the leak. It is not the lid but the line coming into the canister. How...

I'm replacing the motor on my Hayward Super II pump. I've watched a few videos to make sure I'm doing things right. There is one thing that isn't adding up. My diffuser doesn't look like any of the ones I've seen in the videos and I'm curious about how it is to be connected. Most videos show...

We had a storm on Saturday and my motor gave out on me. It's a Hayward Super II and I tried replacing the capacitor. I had it tested and it was fried, but no change. It would turn on, sound way louder than it ever has and then shut itself off after about 15 seconds. Same result either way...

Hey folks - first time pool owner and moved into the house in March. Read pool school diligently on here and went through pool school with a local pool company. The grids were in good shape in March and manifold is brand new. The pool guy did the first cleaning (to teach me how to do it) and...

Noob pool owner here. I think I have things generally under control and the water looks and feels fine (aside from being bathwater temp). My CH levels are high and have been steadily climbing since I filled the pool in March. I didn't have a good test kit until a couple of months ago, in...

It's getting hot in Phoenix and the pool is now uncomfortable. Water temp is at 90*. I'm a new pool owner and am not sure the best way to go about trying to lower the water temp a few degrees. I tested pH, Chlorine and TA this morning. The other tests are from last weekend. Over repeated...

Hello there knowledgeable pool folks - when I bought this house, the pool guy recommended I replace the o-ring in my in-ground leaf canister, which sits in the plumping just before the pump. The problem is, I cannot track down the right o-ring and there isn't much in the way of identifying...

I'm a new pool owner and have been diligently cleaning, lubing o-rings, etc. Two weeks ago I cleaned out all of the baskets, cleaned off the o-ring, applied new lube, put the lid back on hand tight only. Now the **** thing won't come off. I've used two channel locks on each side wrenching...

New pool owner here so go easy on me. I'll answer the best I can. Bought a house with a pool. Went through pool school with a company here, read pool school here. (Awesome site, by the way...learned more here than any other place combined without having to create my own thread...until...