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Hello, I have an above ground pool with a Hayward H400FDN natural gas heater. The heater is ~6 years old. Upon opening the pool this year I noticed that the heater was not warming the water as it was years previous. Previously, when the heater was running the jet output in the pool was quite...

Hello, My pool wasn't as clear as it has been in previous years and I believe I broke my cartridge filter over the winter due to me forgetting to drain the filter unit. I took it apart yesterday and many fans look damaged. My current filter is a Starite PLM150, I found the replacement cartridge...

Hi Folks, Hope everyone is doing well in getting their pools started for the year. I got a new pool installed last year, went with a salt water pool with SWG. Cleaned all the debris out of the pool, got the pump running this weekend. Ran my initial test and got the following: FC - 0.31 tCl -...

Hi folks, This site has always been great help to me so I'm hoping I can get some information on this. I am up in Northern Alberta, our above ground pool (33' x 18') liner was damaged from the wildfires and I am looking to get this replaced. We don't have any local companies that specialize in...

Hello, I have been using the TFP BBB method for about 2 months now and it has been working great. I am leaving on vacation for about 15 days. I am trying to find someone to come over to tend the pool. I am unable to find someone is there any recommendations on what can be done. My CYA is at 40...

Hi Folks, I have an above ground pool with decking about 1/4 way around, I am looking to build the deck around the pool. Is there anything I should look out for with regards to leaving access to the pool in the even of issues in the future. For example if the liner needs to be replaced will the...

Hi Folks, With my CYA at about 38-40. Using the Pool School Chart my target FC is 5. I had a couple of questions: 1) Is it okay for me to use Pool Calculator and push the FC up to 6 and wait until it drops below 5 and repeat? Or can I let it go lower? Testing shows I have usually 0 - 0.02CC...

Hello, With the great help from the folks on this site I finally got the pool crystal clear and ready to go. I was looking at purchasing a Solar cover. There are many companies out there I was wondering if anyone has any experience with any companies in Canada for purchasing a cover as well as...

Hello, I hope this is the correct area of the forms to post this topic, as this was a different topic I posted in this form. I recently purchased a place which had an above ground pool (18' x 33'). With the help of the great folks on TFP I have finally got the chemicals correct, next I was...

Hello, I recently purchased a home which had an above ground pool (18'x33'x4'). I had been doing some research and decided the first step was to get a test kit to understand where I stand. I purchased the Lamotte Color IQ (hopefully a good purchase). On Thursday my first test results were: -...