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I frequently find small dead Red Racers. They are about the diameter of a night crawler worm, but longer. Life is tough on nature in a subdivision, and tough enough when they die in my pool and end up in the filter! Errp. They seem to crawl in through the finger holes of the skimmer cover. I...

I am CSI centric person. On the pool name page, I can tap CSI and a screen comes up where I can enter Temp and then CSI is shown. But I cannot seem to save it so it shows up on the title page. On the title page the CSI and Temp boxes are blank.

I'm curious. When you mix the borax and add the acid to neutralize, there must be a by-product of the reaction. What is it?

Thanks to jimrade, I clipped a photo of his of approximately what I plan to get. (Ignore the vertical black lines). I'm still investigating the idea. I got a bid from a pool plasterer, rehab guy. The railing is drilled and into the cement, (not screw anchors) is stainless steel with white...

I'm on the west coast so shipping is an issue. We have chemical suppliers locally in Sacramento county. Duda is in Alabama. Not being a chemist, how do I make sure I buy the right thing?

I use very little acid, (30% stuff), so it is easy to go over. Basically one pint +/- a few ounces takes my from 7.8 to 7.4 depending on my wrist action. I'd like to be more accurate without pouring it into another marked container. I was thinking tape that could be stuck to a new bottle, but...

My Taylor test set uses 5 drops, but the color is too dark. If I use 4 drops the color r is right on. Sooo... AmI getting an inaccurate reading with 4 drops? Thanks in advance.

Im starting to open my pool gradually. I'm at 15ppm borates in a 14000 gal pool: How much Duda boric acid do I need? Granular, powder, or liquid? Will I be needing a little, some, or a lot of acid? Do I pour it all in at once? Thanks in advance!

I just bought 4lbs of 100% Clorox CYA for 20.94 plus tax. That is competitive with the best deals I’ve seen. Their online shopping now is a lot like Amazon, except sometimes you get zilch for specifications.

Sell them and/or include a couple of them as a thank you for $$ contributors.

Mine last about two years. Vinyl pool toys seem to be almost indestructible. Are there solar pool covers made out of “pool toy grade” vinyl? Thx.

The light can is a American Products, and is stainless steel. Does anyone have a tried and true method of sealing where the cord comes in? Hopefully, something easy to find at a good hardware/auto store. Is JB Weld paste epoxy any good? Thanks in advance.

I have heard you can remove the threaded coupler with a heat gun. Has anyone had experience doing this? I'm using a two piece nut and teflon tape that works fairly well, but I would really like to fix it but there is not enough room to cut and replace.

I see 500W 120V as an unnecessary risk now that LED's and lower voltages are common. Putting in a transformer seems pretty straight forward. BTW, are they AC or DC? And what is the recommended output?

I would like to change it to LED. The light is made by American Products, and the receptacle can is ~ 9 1/2 W x 8 3/4.Deep The current one is controlled by a remote system that uses the 120v AC house wiring to carry the signal. The controller is in the power box. I would prefer a remote control...

The plaster pool is dry, and I made a poultuce of ascorbic acid and covered it with plastic. How long can it stay on a rust stain without causing damage?

I plan to do the AA treatment on my plaster pool. Do I let it do its thing for 24 hours, then begin pumping out the pool. Do I still need a sequestering agent? Also, what is the PH protocol? Do I add the AA then bring it back to neutral? Or is the relatively short time between the AA treatment...

I have a rust stain caused by something metal trying to get through my plaster. I plan to drain the pool in late March/April and fix it. I also have some nicks and cracks in my plaster (I think from an earth quake). The pool isn't losing measurable water. Is this something that takes a...

I wonder if anyone can advise me as to what wire to use on my roof sensor. Obviously it's in the wind, rain, heat and cold, so it has to be pretty rugged. Home Depot is fine if you can recommend something they carry. Amazon, E bay works too. I only need 75 ft or so to be safe. Thanks in advance...

It so happens when I turn on super chlorinate, I get flakes. Which gives me an idea that may be a bit flaky, but here goes: If the flakes contain silica, and I capture them somehow like in a pool net, I would be removing silica from my pool. I can easily replace the calcium removed in the...

I had everything dialed in for the summer. In the winter everything needs to change. I only need one program at one speed for “X” hours. Do I just manually reset everything? What do most people do?

I noticed my chloramines are up a bit due to lots of activity. I didn’t check the total chloramines, but it was pretty pink so I’m going to run on super chlorinate for awhile. I really don’t want to shock, and can’t do that until Monday anyway. It occured to me that inside the cell during...

I used the “time out” function to do some maintenance. Then I pressed “program 1”. How do I get it back into the program so it shuts itself off. Its past shut off time, and it is still running. Thanks in advance. EDIT: I think I stumbled in to it.

I had the VSP installed 6/14/19 and after a few days it started making squeaking noises. Rather than swap out the pump entirely, they changed the motor Monday 7/1. The new motor immediately failed and shut down apparently due to an intetnal short. So I have no idea what their plan is. I’m...

It sounds like a singing bearing - off and on . But is was pretty hot yesterday and I wonder if the VSF has an audible alarm. The manual doesn’t say it does or doesn’t. How do get a warranty claim on an intermittent problem?

See attached photo. The installer ran an inverted "U" from "pump out" to equipment. He said something about it being a good technique. I have access to all my doors, and he is coming out Wed to fix a small leak, so if this is a dumb idea, I'll make him change it. Feedback, anyone? Thanks in...

Which wiring diagram do I use in the Solartouch book, to make them run together. I expect to get the pump soon. They don’t spell out the hook up clearly enough for my comfort zone. I have a timer box* with one timer I plan to use for my salt system. Ive got that figured out, and it will just...

I've got water solar panels so I'll be looking for a compatible solar controller, too. My pool is pretty basic: Salt system, Solar water panels. Around 14,000 gallons. No features but a manual water fall that I don't need to be automated. That's it. I've been lusting over the Pentair VSF, but...

I figured I'd check here. Most of what were pool & solar are now doing solar electricity so my pickin's are slim. I have a single speed system right now, and I'm converting to a Pentair VSF with a Solartouch control. PM me if you are in the area and are licensed.