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  1. rugadog

    Borates / Boric Acid - need to sell

    Hi guys, I live in Northern California (Vacaville) and looking to you guys for help with suggestions as to where I can sell (2) 55# containers of granular Boric Acid. I will also be selling a Dolphin Oasis Z5i. I bought it last year in May during all the shipping delays, cancellations and...
  2. rugadog

    New Hot Tub start-up / Ahh-some / Ozonator

    Hello Spa peeps and chem gurus, My new Hot Tub (Hot Springs - Flair - 310 gal.) was delivered just over a month ago and I finally have the electrical hooked up and now I am ready to fill it and start using it. I've been reading through all the info. and I think I'm on the right track but would...
  3. rugadog

    New Pool - need help getting chemistry right.

    Hi All, It's been a while since I posted last. We ripped out our old vinyl pool had a new pool completed the 11/23/11 (The day before Thanksgiving) ~ I will post construction pics and video in another thread and the story of how I ended up having to balance the pool myself versus the contractor...
  4. rugadog

    Is it OK to use liquid acid in an inground, vinyl pool?

    I took a water sample to Leslie's to have them analyze the CYA level just to make sure the reading of 80-100 I keep getting was correct. The teenager working the other afternoon confirmed it was about 90. Then the sales pitch started, he said everything else in the water looked OK except the ph...
  5. rugadog

    Just changed cartridge filters and PSI went up , not down???

    Hey all, I just replaced my old 4 cartridge filters (Pentair -model# 17-8580) with new Unicel # C-7470. I nozzle spray cleaned the old ones about a month ago then re-installed them a began turning turning my pool from green back to sparkling clear. So the old, spray cleaned filters ran for a...
  6. rugadog

    ?Replacement cartridge Filter brand reviews?

    I'm looking into getting a 2nd set of cartridge filters as others have recommended here at TFP. I've got a Pentair CCP320, which requires (4) #17-8580 cartridges. When I google the part# I get several different filters at a wide range of prices. Is one brand better than another? Where do you...
  7. rugadog

    Cart filter band glue?

    Hi, I really appreciate "How to clean a cartridge filter". I used the instructions to clean my filters and thankfully I read the article BEFORE I started because the pool guy I paid $100 to last Sept. to come out and show me how things work on the pool that came with the house we bought...