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I balanced my pool water a few weeks ago. Did the over night chlorine test and it worked. I went away for a couple weeks, had the pool pump on 12 hrs day. I came back and didn’t test it til recently. Zero chlorine. I have a SWG and everything seems to be working within perimeters. I put in 1...

I need to clean my concrete around pool. Anything I could use with a regular hose that’s safe for pool chemistry? Just got it balanced and don’t want to mess it up. Thanks

i need a new cover, I read somewhere Sunbrella makes good covers. Can someone recommend a good online company to purchase from and do they come with a cover lifter? My lifter was damaged so I need a new one. Any help would be appreciated.

Well it’s over 5 yrs old and stopped working. I took power supply apart and I’m thinking it could be the transformer because I’m not getting anything on the secondary. 120v in but no reading on secondary which should be 24 vac. A new power supply is over $800 and I’m not 100% sure that’s the...

The water is looking better but I had FC loss over night. I opened the pool 3 days ago with a cya of 40. I dissolved enough cya to bring up to 80 cya. Do I assume the cya level is 40 or 80? I know it takes time for the cya to record on test. My problem is I’m not sure what number to go by to...

Can anyone recommend a pump for pool cover? Prefer the sump pump style so I can use it as a sump pump also. Some of these pumps shoot water out side, I would like one shoot water up and out. Sorry if I’m not being clear, not sure how else to phrase it. thank you so much…..

My hot tub brand is not made anymore.Whats the best way, trying to be a bit frugal also, not too expensive, do I purchase a new cover? Buy online, at local spa shop etc…… I have no issues installing myself. Thanks

I have a hot tub we bought about 15 yrs ago but the past 5 yrs we haven’t used it mainly because the cover is shoot and needs to be replaced. Unfortunately we didn’t care for the cover over the years and it shows. Got busy with work over the years but now that I retired I have more time on my...

One of my anchors is stripped, not the bolt but the threads inside of the anchor. What the best way to handle this? I’d probably do a lot of damage to the concrete trying to remove the anchor by chipping it out. So should I fill it in with concrete and drill a new hole nearby? appreciate any help

https://intheswim.com/p/large-leaf-canister-pool-cleaning-attachment/58956.html I assume it’s for hooking up your vacuum ? Goes into skimmer? I have a robot but sometimes it needs a little help with leaves. Don’t know why but my oak tree dropping leaves since late July . also does this work...

I have a 2 speed pool pump. Leave it on low 24/7. We got over 4” of rain last night and woke up to water above the skimmer and the main drain was leaking years ago so I plugged them. When we woke up the pump was not working and the breaker was tripped. I pumped water out of pool with a separate...

I been running my pump 24/7 on low speed. My salt level is about 3100 and my fc is 16 ppm according to my Taylor kit. I bought a new salt cell last year so fairly new. I’m thinking about turning the pump off for about6 hours every night. oh Yeah my output setting on swg is 30 percent. Thoughts…….

My pool tile is way over due to be cleaned. Anyone recommend a good one? Thanks

What do you think is more energy efficient.......running the pump on low 24/7 or high speed for 10 or so hrs./day?

I have to repair a few areas but the patches I found online are ok but kinda small. Do they sell bigger ones than 3-4”?

I just opened my pool yesterday and put in 5 gallons liquid chlorine and backwashed through out day. Tested fc at end of day and not surprised it had 1 ppm. So in evening I put in 5 more gallons and tested this morning and now I have 10.5 fc. so my question is how much cya should I put in now...

Well the concrete is looking like it needs something besides pressure washing. It’s structurally sound and in good shape but is just blah. I was thinking of paint. It’s never been treated,sealed and it’s about 15 yrs old. I guess my question is does anyone have any tips for painting concrete?

I have a little problem finding the correct size blowout plug. It seems like they come in either 1 1/2” and 2” but I usually blow out by taking apart the Union for 2” pvc pipe. so 2” is too big and 1 1/2” is too small. The inside diameter is about 1 3/4”...... any idea where I can find one? Thanks

My pool and concrete deck around pool is approx 15 years old. I pressure wash after opening every year and I’m starting to notice the surface is becoming rough and looks like over time, the pressure washing eats away at the concrete so now I can see some of the stone in the concrete. I was told...

Somehow over time one of the low voltage connections went bad in my swg. I was told to solder this connection/ wire. Actually it’s an internal wire that gets connected to a receptacle that accepts an external banana plug that goes to salt cell. My question is should I bypass the banana plug n...

Is there any issues with throwing in my robotic cleaner while slamming/ high fc?

Just opened my pool, all off season (winter) my 2 yr old Lab peed on my mesh cover which seeps into the pool. First and I hope last year this happens but I doubt it. Anyway the water is green as usual because I always open too late, had some warm weather earlier this season. But I noticed along...

I bought 10 extra gallons of liquid Chlorine from pool store. The good news is I’m done slamming. I have a swg so except for slamming, I have no need for extra chlorine. The pool store won’t let me return. How long would it last, be stable in its container? It’s possible I get an algae outbreak...

I’m having a problem with my swg making chlorine. The water is balanced, salt is good, water is clear but I’m told phosphates might be the problem. I test my water with a Taylor test kit. I did have my water tested at a pool store also and my Phosphates were high, over 2500.

Not sure what to do besides lube the o- ring on the basket cover. I also hear a noise in the sand filter. Like a crackling noise. I replaced sand and the lateral assembly last year

Swg here.....had a hard time getting my cya up but now it's 100 maybe a little over. Can I leave it or must I drain water? Thanks

I been adding DE to my sand filter. I think it's working ok. My question is I know it's really bad to breath in. What type of respirator do most use? Paper good enough or a mask with filters? I must say I get a little nervous handling it

When you open your pool you have to get cya in asap to help hold FC. But at same time your back washing to clean your sand filter. Which washes out your cya so you have to add more. I think I put in around 16 lbs and just checked my level and it's at around 55 ppm. So I add 4 more lbs...

I wish I thought of this before I opened pool since I hate to lower pool water. I also hear it's a lot of work. Can someone recommend a good cleaner?

I deep cleaned my sand filter last year and also replaced my laterals. Why am I finding sand in my pool. Very frustrated