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Hi All - we bought a home that has an existing pool about 7 years ago. The pool is 20 years old. The pool is concrete with Pebbe Tech. We have some interior repairds to the pebble tech and such and I was told last year we were nearing the end of life, and a complete redo would be needed. In...

Hi All, I am slowly becoming more self sufficient with Pool Maintenance, and wanted to ask about Variable Speed Pool Pump replacement. I currently have a Pentair Intelliflo VS Pump, 3 HP, which failed late last year (the code said it was the drive). I watched a video on how to replace this...

Hi All, my Maytronics Active 30i may have finally bitten the dust after 4.5 years of quality service. I will try some further troubleshooting tomorrow, but I am not hopeful. Question for the community - if you were to buy a new pool robot today, would you go cordless? If so, which model? My...

Hi All, this will be an odd question, but I take really good care of my pool and help others do as well. In preparation for closing today, I was running my filter pump 24 hours a day with the skimmer drains open, and the floor drains closed (the goal was to capture all the leaves that are...

Hello, I have an odd situation and have a concern about freezing temps we are expecting in a few days. I had some damage on the steps of my pool on the Pebble-Tec finish. These need to be repaired, and the only licensed Pebble_Tec company said they could only do it in the fall (as they are...

Hello, long story, but a week ago, my water was perfectly clear and balanced. I may have accidentally let my FC get to zero or near zero for a very short time (no more than a day, and likely less than that). I had read that SLAM should be considered if FC ever dropped to zero. I did some more...

Hello, I need to increase my CH, and I was wondering what the best source for Calcium Chloride is that is sure to be pure enough for pool water. Does anyone have a good product to recommend at a good price? I prefer from a place like Walmart, Amazon, Home Depot, or online retailer if...

Hello, I have enjoyed owning a hot tub for about two years, and have learned so much from this site and from owning the tub - thank you all! My current tub has a small leak. I seem to need to add maybe 20gallons of water every 2-4 weeks. The tub is 13 years old, and I do not want to...

Hello, I have owned a used hot tub for about a year now. The tub was in really good condition, and it was nice owning it to confirm that we a) want a hot tub, and b) know what features we like. However, either due to it's age, or my poor water chemistry at times, it has two leaks. They are...

Hello all - I was able to acquire a 2004 Tiger River Spa Hot Tub. Prior to having it put on my patio, I had it checked by a local company. They put it in their shop, cleaned it, and ran it. At that time, they did not detect any leaks. After it was moved to my house, and we began using it, we...

Hello, it appears my bonding wire broke. The good news, the break occurred in an area that is easily accessible. My question is how do I repair it? I twisted it together for a temporary half baked fix, but is there is good permanent solution? Thanks!

Hello all, the fine pool owners on this forum helped me select the Raypak 406K pool heater, which seemed like a great fit for me. Here is a link to that post. New RayPak 406k installed today, tips on how to make it last and work properly? I had it installed by a professional pool company on...

Hello, I own a 2004 Tiger River Hot Tub. The clips on the cover were broken, so I bought a replacement kit, and did the technique whereby I used a wire cutter to clip a small opening in the replacement clip, so that I could attach it to the sewn leather straps on the cover. This worked well...

Hello, we had a new RayPak 406k installed today. I would like to learn the best tips for helping it run well, and last a long time. I have read some things here about concerns with copper and such. Is there a pool water chemistry recommendation or chemicals levels to adjust to prevent bad...

Hello! I currently have a 10 year old heater, that needs replacement. When we moved in, the pool had not been used in quite some time, so many things required repair and/or cleaning. The heater seemed to work well the first year, then late last year, it started to go on and off...

Hello all, I seem to make steady improvement with my pool thanks to the nice folks on this site. I could use a little more I would like to do two upgrades. New skimmer baskets, and also a new Pump "leaf basket" (or whatever the basket is called, that is part of the pump. Of course there are...

Hello All, we have two skimmer drains, and two floor drains. We seem to get an awful lot of surface junk, like pollen, bugs, etc.... I would like to improve the cleaning power/action of the skimmers. I honestly feel that we only have two skimmers, and could use a third, as there are sections...

Hello, I am sorry to ask for help here, but I have done lots of research, and am confused - simply because there is so much information available. I am a newer Hot Tub owner, I filled and got it all running about 3 months ago. I have kept water chemicals in pretty good shape. I have made a...

Hello All, we have received quite a bit of rain, like 8-10 inches over the last week or so, and I just tested the water. I had been testing FC and pH daily, and kept FC at a good level. I also just had my SWG generator repaired (new Flow Sensor). CYA = 27 FC =2 TA=60 Salt = 2870 Using Pool...

Hello - I bought a used Hot Tub, almost free. I had a company go over it, they used a product to clean it, and made some minor repairs. They delivered it, and I got it working, filled it, and then got my chemicals in order. I am using the Chlorine method here. Initially, I did not have DiChlor...

Hello, I think I have given myself paralysis by analysis on robotic cleaners. Here is what I know is important to me: Ease of use As low of maintenance as possible. Functions properly in my pool Reliable I am willing to pay more to get the above Our pool is Pebble Tech, deep end is about 11...

Hello all - I was able to purchase a used Tiger River Spa Hot Tub. Tiger River is, or was, a division of Hot Springs. It is a 2001 model, but was kept indoors. It looked to be in nice shape, but was not running due to a broken pvc three way pipe. It was also missing jets. I paid very...

Hello - I have owned a home with a pool for 1.5 years. We currently have a company doing maintenance, and I like them. I am going to start now taking more ownership of the pool water and maintenance, and so I have spent a lot of time doing research here. I have a draft of a plan, and I know I...

Hello, we own a pool, and are interested in adding a hot tub. We have a nice covered area to put one in. I have to be honest, I feel like I am pretty decent at sorting out information and making decisions, but hot tubs seem to be one of the most confusing things there are. Tons of brands...

Hello, hoping for some help, and appreciate any one who takes a look at this. First of all, I am in no way upset with anyone, I am just looking for some advice on what to do from here. This will be long winded, as I want you all to have all the info I know, as I hoping to get some ideas or...