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Just got a Master Twilight hot tub two days ago - got it wired yesterday by an electrician - and my wife wants it about 90-92F as she doesn't like it real hot. I set the controller at 92 and the temperature is at 103F and it stays there. I called the tech support and they think it is the...

I've been using Jesse's spreadsheet for a couple of years now. I went to see if there were any updates and it appears to have gone to computer heaven. Wha' happened?

Last year I covered my above ground but had no pump. Rainwater pooled and forced water out with a "manometer" effect....draining the pool a couple of feet and the cover water was filled with green gook in the Spring. So, this year, I tried a cover pump --- plus I stoppered the various...

Last year was my first closing. I dosed the pool with slam levels of FC and I removed the pump,winterized the filter , and drained the pool to the pump return pipe. I didn't use pillows or cover pumps and I used a pool cover which was 2' larger diameter plus a leaf cover. Before the rain...

Rio spokesman Mario Andrada told The Associated Press that the pool at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center changed hues due to "a proliferation of algae" caused by heat and lack of wind at the outdoor venue. - Source NBC (link)

I have a FC of 3 and CYA 0f 50-60 salt is about 3150 ppm and it's been hot here so we left the solar cover off. We have a buildup of a green powder around the floor circumference -- it isn't attached and easily sweeps away like talcum powder. I was able to vacuum it and the pool water is...

Well, I installed a Hayward SWG last month and just had it to the point where the FC was dead on 3 ppm day in and day out. So I started measuring FC less frequently (every 3 days). I had a leak in the PVC pipe and temporarily took everything apart to fix the leak. Then after 3 days, I had...

I have a two speed pump and normally have it on for only 8 hrs a day at low speed. This is approximately 4 turnovers a day. The high speed I usually use only for vacuuming and sometimes chemical addition. I understand the SWG is only operating when the pump is - so do I buy a Hayward AQR3...

I would like to set up a temporary setup. Maybe a 5 - 10 gallon plastic container for clorox and a small peristaltic pump for feeding it Every summer we go on vacation for anywhere from 2- 4 weeks and in the past I've used the neighbor and pucks. My neighbor for some reason started...

We bought a spa from the nearby Dynasty factory "outlet" where they sell new spas with minor defects. The darn thing had a slow leak that was really hard to find. Some times it was a fast leak and I thought it happened during some intermittent cycle (filter backwash?). The spa was...

I made a calculation error and added too much stabilizer. I'm at 55 now and it may go a little higher. I tried backwashing the filter a couple of times to remove any remnants....but it looks like I'll need to empty the pool a little. My question is.....is the only problem of 55 (if it stays...

I had quite a bit of algae on the pool winter cover remaining after pumping the excess water. I was carefully removing the cover a little at a time from both sides but not careful enough. I was pulling one side and the other side slid back into the pool and about 10% of the green gook...

When I change the % muriatic down the volume to add goes down, not up.

We are going out of town for a week and a half and are debating what to do with the pool Suggestions so far are 1) Slam the pool with clorox to maybe 20 ppm and put the winter cover on. 2) Use tri-chlor pucks - have a neighbor replenish every 3 days and deal with stabilizer buildup on return...

[Trigger warning- this post contains the words "pool store" - LOL ;) ] My neighbor's salesman at the pool store told him he is at higher risk of algae in his pool because of our nearby lake (birds and wind increasing droppings into the water of algae) I'm not so sure....I haven't seen a...

Today I decided to use the Taylor test kit instead of indicator strips for the spa and here's what I got pH=7.6 FC=3.0 CC=2.5 TA=40 CYA=32 CH=50 The fiberglass hot tub is about 400 gallons and is covered most of the time. I add a little oxidizer and trichlor powder weekly. The water has...

Yesterday the 24 ft AG pool finally filled with tap water and I took a sample to the pool store. They gave me an "Opening Kit" with shock, algicide, metal treatment, and trichlor tabs. The also said my calcium hardness (at 99 ppm) was low and had me put 15 pounds CaCl2 in in two steps with...

Just bought a 24 ft above ground - which gets installed Tuesday (weather permitting). We used to have a cheapy Intex 22 ft pool and it slowly fell apart. We ran it both with chlorine and with dilute saltwater and had no problems with chemistry.....just the physical aspects of the pool...