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I did a search and only found someone selling some on here. I am on a mission to cool my pool this Summer, just installed a Pool Chiller with moderate results. I've been looking into adding a shade sail over the pool and they are wildly expensive as you can imagine. I came across a commercial...

So the other day I noticed some very dark (seems black) spots in the deep end of my pool. They appear about the size of nickels I would say and there are about 12-15 of them all grouped in an area about 2 square feet or so. I know you will all ask, so I will give you my readings. I just...

So I have an Aquarite SWG and the flow sensor is bad. I've already got one on order but I attempted to remove the one that is currently on there and I'll be darned if I can't get it out of the hole. Something is rattling like something is broken and I've rotatated it every way possible and it...

I have a silly question: I bought a rectangular solar cover for my free form shaped pool. Should I put the cover on and let it hang over onto the deck with weights or something? Or would it be better to trim the cover and have it just float on top of the water? My first cover, so forgive me...

So the last time I got algae I blamed it on my broken pump. This time I have no idea how it happened. I know you all will want test numbers so here goes: CYA 80 PH 7.8 FC 6-10 (I check FC every couple of days and it is ALWAYS between 6-10. I adjust my SWG as needed) CC 0 CH 225 TA 70 The...

I have searched and searched and just need a bit of advice.... From reading on here, a Raypak gas heater is the way to go. So which one? We have a 15K gallon pool and live in South Texas where we will only use it from October to March. Thoughts? My instinct is to to buy the 40K BTU one for...

Well my one year old Viking pool developed a crack. Half of the reason why we chose Viking in the first place is because of their "lifetime warranty" on the pool shell. So get this: They actually expect the pool owner to brace the entire pool with 2 by 6's and screws and whatnot, and then...

My wife told me just the other day that there was a crack in our Viking Fiberglass pool. She noticed it while swimming. I didn't believe her, I had to jump in and see it for myself. Well, at least it's not leaking. That didn't last long. It's leaking like crazy now. The most frustrating...

A friend of mine sent me this link the other day (he was Googling how to lower his Bromine levels in his SPA). I am both baffled an confused by this "article". It goes against everything that I have learned here. Would love your thoughts: 35% Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide; pool and spa...

I have a 2 speed Supreme pump, about a year old. If it's on low and the timer kicks on it will run fine. If it's on high when the timer kicks on it will just seize and throw a breaker. If you start it on low and switch it to off and then high on the pump, it runs fine. Where do I start...

So I have a situation that I am preparing for and am using PoolMath to crunch some numbers but I just want to confirm first. By the way, this is not my pool in my signature. Details: 10,000 gallon pool that I am currently SLAMMING, hope to finish tonight. Before the SLAM, PH was 7.2. CYA is...

Well my neighbors are on vacation for the week and we are dog sitting. I was told that he filled the pool with water before he left, he has a SWG, so just add water if it falls below the mid-skimmer line. Well today the pool started turning green. Blooms of algae everywhere. Will try to post...

I have a Dolphin Nautilus that I have had for about a year now. Recently, it has gotten to where it will just stop and not move. The power light on the power brick is still illuminated also. I can turn it off, unplug it, plug it back in, and turn it back on and it does it's thing. The good...

We stayed at a hotel last weekend and my son and I went for a night swim. Besides feeling like I was swimming in a sewer, I noticed a strange phenomenon in the pool. When I would cup my hand over the water and pull down quickly into the water, bubbles would form (not unusual) but the bubble...

We went to Schlitterbahn yesterday and the amount of water being used in that place is a site to behold. I got to thinking that if i obsess over my home pool as much as I do, I cannot imagine that capacity multiplied by hundreds of thousands of gallons. And I am curious to know if anybody has...

I have always maintained my ph between 7.5 and 7.8. It tends to creep up and I usually have to add MA every month or two. My TA is rock solid at 70. After installing my SWG this week, I've been closely watching PH expecting it to rise quicker than usual, but to my surprise, just the opposite...

I employed a "Pool Guy" yesterday to install my Hayward SWG. And although he did an okay job, most of the stuff that was coming out of his mouth was pure gibberish. I consider myself a TFP expert so I let it go in one ear and out of the other, but I still can't believe that someone who does...

I tried doing a quick search but did not yield much. I ordered a Hayward Aquarite AQR 15. I'm positive of it, because I've been researching which one to buy for a year now. Anyway, I get the package today and it says "Hayward Swim Pure Plus" on it. The cell doesn't even look the same as the...

Well I am super excited because I just pulled the trigger on a Hayward Aqua-rite AQR 15 for my 15,000 gallon pool. What is your best guess (I know it is condition dependent, etc.) on how long I will have to run my pump for and what percentage on the SWG? I guess my question is what should I...

I have a bit of weird situation going on and I "think" I have it figured out but just wanted to confirm with everyone here. I have a cartridge filter (in my sig), and with the OEM Hayward cartridge clean and pump on high, it runs right at 14 PSI. When it gets to 20 I clean it. I bought an...

Well, I've been a member for awhile here now and feel that I have a full grasp of everything. In fact, I often help newbies with their problems because I've learned so much on this site. My CYA is 50 and I maintain my FC religiously between 4-6 ppm with manual dosing. I am OCD about testing...

Should I pay a leak detection service $800 to fix an underground repair below the concrete deck? It comes with a 5-year warranty. (I've already paid them $200 to find the leak). OR Should I let my completely incompetent PB attempt to fix it? (for free, under warranty--pool is about 6 months...

So in my haste one day I bought a bucket of Clorox Xtra Blue 3" chlorinating tablets because they were on sale and I figured I could use them while on vacation. I have put them in my inline chlorinator but just yesterday I discovered that they have some "extra ingredients", someone suggested...

Okay, I am starting a new thread about my leak because I have now done more investigating and have gathered more information. I'm going to try and keep it short and to the point so I can figure this thing out, it's driving me crazy. Well, I've done several bucket tests and at first I wasn't...

I suspect that I might have a very slow leak, but I can't be sure. The first time I did the bucket test, over 2 days: bucket lost 3/4", pool lost 1 1/4" Second time I did the bucket test, again over 2 days: bucket lost 3/4", pool lost right at 1" Am I in denial?

Before my pool was ever finished, I had already decided that I wanted to add Borates to my pool because of everything that I have read on here. Well after 6 months or so of using Borates (I used Boric Acid from DudaDiesel), I checked my Borate level and it wad down to 30. (I had a hunch on...

There are mixed reviews for this product online and even on this website so I thought that I would share my experience here. I live in a very warm climate and it is almost Spring here. Daytime temps have been approaching 80 degrees with lows at night in the 60's. My water temp has fluctuated...

From doing a search I think I know the answer to this but I want to be sure. My TA is low at 70, but my PH holds steady right at 7.8. It has been this way for months. Should I just leave it and not worry about it? I used to add acid to lower PH to 7.5 but then I felt I was getting obsessed...

So for now, I am manually dosing with 8.25% chlorine about half a gallon two days a week. I know that adding chlorine adds salt to my pool, and I eventually want to switch to a SWG. So I got to thinking about switching to a SWG without having to add any salt first. How long would I have to...

My basic question is why do you think I'm having to clean my cartridge filter so frequently? When clean the pressure is at about 10 psi. It seems to rise to 20 within a week or two. Granted, I could probably go longer before cleaning it but I notice a SIGNIFICANT restriction in flow at 20...