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I am sick of replacing my 'el chepo pressure gauge every year. It always gets stuck in a single position that looks like the needle wrapped around past the max PSI reading and stays there. I have to replace it every year. Are there better higher end oil filled gauges available, that maybe have...

I am in the need of a accurate and reliable Salt testing method. I would like the forum members input - I am looking at the Taylor K-1766 or a Digital meter (I don't mind calibrating it or the cost). I have read every post I could find on hand held digital salt testers (LaMotte & Goldline) and...

Hi all, Got my pump circulating water 2 days ago. Pulled cover off 1 day ago. Water is crystal clear. Today vacuumed pool, brushed sides. I need a little assistance getting started this year, as I always forget what to do first. P.S. I do have Borates in my pool but did not test them yet. I use...

What makes my TA rise? After spending almost a week adding Muratic Acid and then aerating, repeating & repeating, I was able to get my TA to lower from 110 to about 75-80. Now 10-12 days later the TA has risen to 100 again. I have added about 1 inch of make up water and we had 2 thunderstorms...

I added 50 lbs of Havaland Salt Support (Borates) to my pool and the Borate level is now at 35. My CYA was low (on purpose) before I added the Salt Support, now it is at 80, and I knew it would raise the CYA level. My question is what product, can I buy locally, can I add to the pool to get...

Hi all, Well I plumbed in the Pentair IC-40 SWCG today and fired it up this evening. A little while after turning the SWCG on white clouds came out of the return pipes - is this normal? This happend again maybe an hour later. I assume that this is the chlorine being generated. The clouds...

Just wanted to say hi. I am new to the forum and just donated to be a lifetime member. I was surfing the forum last night and found so much good info here, that I just had to become a donating member. I look forward to asking all kinds of questions, as I just converted from Baquacil (for the...