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  1. toadlife

    TDS a little high now

    Not in my pool! *Trigger warning* We Made the Worlds Largest Bath Bomb! - YouTube
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    Three-Way Diverter Valves with handle on top of 'Tee'?

    I need to replace my old diverter valves and am having trouble finding them with the same configuration. Here is a photo of the current ones: Does anyone know if there is a valve I can buy that has a similar layout - one with the handle in top of the 'tee', instead of the side. I can make...
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    My poor doggie has PTSD from the 4th of July fireworks.

    Last night we went out to see a fireworks show and of course, we left our dog Shelley inside the house. She seemed in okay spirits when we got home, but before we went to bed she must have been let outside accidentally. For several hours after we got home people on our block were letting off the...
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    Liquidator Install - 21 Pictures!

    After reading through this section for a while I decided to take the plunge and get a Liquidator. Here is a pictorial of my install: Notes: The install was very easy. It took me no more than 20 minutes to get everything hooked up.[/*:m:qftz1rqb] As noted by many others on the forum, the check...
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    Chlorine settling to the bottom?

    So I pulled out my Pool Health spreadsheet after getting my shiny new FAS-DPD test in the mail a couple of days ago, and got some perplexing results. A graph and the corresponding measurements... I brought my Chlorine up to 10.8 and the next morning at 9:45AM it was still 10.8. After my...
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    Better CYA Test Kit?

    Relationship between CYA and NTU I just ordered the Taylor 4088 on Amazon. I don't mind the increased reagent use since I have a 1 pint bottle of CYA reagent. I continue to have trouble getting consistent results with the standard view tube. I guess I'm an eternal n00b in this regard.
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    Why the multiport valve hate?

    I recently had my pump and filter replaced. I did not want to do the installation myself so I contacted four different places to give me a quote. Once of my requirements was a multiport valve that allowed vacuuming straight to waste. Three of the four contractors expressed various levels of...
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    Excel Sheet for Charting Pool Health History

    Hi everyone, I've created an Excel spreadsheet for charting various chemicals in my pool and thought others might find it useful. It contains a section for recording measurements of Chlorine, pH, TA, TH and CYA, and a section for recording the addition of Chlorine, and Muriatic Acid. The...
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    Cyanuric Acid reagents

    Hi everyone! :wave: First post. I have a quick question about cyanuric acid reagent. Are all reagents the same, e.g. can I buy Taylor cyanuric acid reagent and use it with my HTH test kit? I bought a 6-way HTH test kit and it only came with enough CYA reagent to do three tests, and the store...