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Hello all, I have a Pentair SuperFlo VS pump that is a little over two years old and is making an odd noise. I'm 95% certain its the outboard bearing on the drive motor, so I'd like to repair it before it completely locks up. Looking at the Pentair documentation, they'll have you throw away the...

I currently have a Taylor K-2006 that I purchased in August 2015. So far I've only had to replace the r0871/r0870 and I'm getting short again. Looking at the rest of the tests I see exp dates of 5/2017. I'd like to refill the bottles but that is looking very expensive. Buying refills from TF is...

You'll have to excuse my ignorance and what I am sure are questions that have been answered. This is my first year with the pool and my first experience with algae. A few weeks ago I started noticing green algae blooms in the shaded portion of my pool. I maintained the pool throughout the...

I just completed my weekly level check (K2006) and came up with the following results: FC 7 PH 7.4 TA 50 CH 180 CYA 80 Salt 3500 ppm Plugging my numbers into the PoolMatch calculator I come up with a SI -1.12. Reading the Taylor manual, this is bad. Now that the water temperatures have dropped...

Out of curiosity, I took a pool water sample to my local pool chemical store for testing. I wanted to see how their numbers compared to my own, Taylor K2006. The sample I gave the pool store was no more than 15 minutes old. Here's what they came back with: FC 3.24 ppm PH 7.9 CH 300 ppm TA 40...

I'm very new to the pool world and recently had an IG pool installed with an EasyTouch control system coupled with a SuperFlo VS pump. My pump is currently programmed to run at 1800 RPM, 24 hrs a day. In an attempt to get my chlorine levels in check and save some energy I've decided to cut that...

I've been lurking around these forums for quite sometime gathering info but honestly it is like drinking from a firehose sometimes. Anyhow, I got my test ket in and just performed the test. Please interpret the results with the caveat that this is the very first time I've done this and could...

Hello all! My name is Chris and I've been lurking here for quite some time now. Next week kicks off the install of in ground, lazy-L, liner pool. The saying "Devil is in the details" could never t be more true. As I get closer I find myself getting bogged down with small decisions. The latest...