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Hi all, I am working on getting my act together to do a pool renovation. One thing I would like would be to have some automation. What I would like to be able to do is control the pump (really just off and on), control light(s), control SWG, and possibly in the future, control a heat pump...

Darn it, just got the pool all balanced and cleaned and it turned green on me. I don't think it is algae, did a overnight test and did not loose chlorine. Plus chlorine has not been below minimum chlorine levels. But yesterday I was cleaning some iron spots off the steps and swim out with...

I just installed my new swg last weekend and was wondering if I have to start caring about csi? I have a vinyl pool and to date have ignored csi and just made sure everything was in range. Now I am wondering if I need to watch csi to prevent scaling on the swg. Current measurements FC 7 I am...

I have had my hot tub 4 months now and it has consistently consumed about 15 ppm of cya every 14 or so days. I have been using granular cya or diachlor to bump it up but not really satisified with either. The diachlor increases my fc when not needed and the granular cya is a pain either having...

On my 3rd day of owning a hot tub and working to get the water adjusted. Hot Spring Grandee 450 gallons with Ace Salt Water System. Using the Dicholor/Chlorine method Current stats on water. FC 3.5 PH 7.8 TA 70 CH 30 (Hot Spring says to keep this as close to 25 as you can for the Ace System)...

I have a leak on the pipe to the pool right where the fitting screws into the filter. Based on what I have read so far, need to take it apart and try resealing using RectorSeal T Plus 2. RectorSeal T Plus 2 4 oz. Teflon Pipe-Thread Sealant-23631 - The Home Depot. Luckily I do have couplings...

I will be out of town for 6 days and trying to calculate how much trichlor Tabs I will need to put in the pool. I also plan on bringing the pool up to Slam level (24 PPM) just prior to leaving. I will start off with current measurements. FC 8 (this is the current level that I am maintaining...

I am getting a new Pentair Super Flow VS pump installed and looking for a surge protector. Not much for the electrical stuff, but I have 2 slots open in my pool electrical box and would prefer something that would go in the box. Would this be something good? Eaton CH230SURCS Circuit Breaker...

I had a few brown spots on my fiberglass steps and swim out. Tried a puck, nothing happened. Got some vitamin c, put a few in a piece of an old white t shirt, whacked them with a hammer a few times and then just rubbed on the stains. The stains came up almost instantly. Was simply amazing...

My pump is leaking and I am assuming that it is original to the house. I kind of doubt the motor is original, but it looks like it is getting some age on it. A couple of pics of the current install. Basically, all I use my pump for is skimming, filtering and when cold, keep it from...

Readings from today Temp 40 FC 8.5 CC 0 PH 7.5 TA 70 CH 50 CYA 80 CSI -1.31 I am still on a journey to get CYA down, started at 180 so slowly but surely. But that means anytime I get a chance I am draining and refilling, typically with rain water. My target for FC right now is 9 and I will...

I want to convert to a SWG, what I am reading is that you want at least 1.5 x the pool size. Best that I can tell is the AquaRite AQR15 with the T-15 (40k rated) cell is the best way to go but that isn't going to give me the 1.5 ratio. Is that going to be an issue, will i have to run my pump...

For some reason the previous owners had the liner installed over the pool light. Thoughts on if the light could be but back in service without having to replace the liner? My assumption is the light is not functional and instead of fixing it, they just went over it. Thanks

2nd day in the house and as hard as I tried, have a bit of a green monster. FC 0 CC 1 PH, it stayed yellow so below 7 TA, add the r-0008 and it turns red, not green, what does that mean, there is none? CYA, over 100 So my first step was to drain the pool down, it is a vinyl liner so only...

Hi all, Mark here and we just recently signed a contract on a new for us home that includes a pool. Have been reading through all the posts here, gone through pool school at least twice and have already gotten a Taylor K-2006 test kit. Great site for a newbie like me to figure out what is what...