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There's a problem in my new-ish pool. Hasn't been a year yet, and I've been having great luck with the TFP method. And my chemistry is just right. This morning FC 4.0, CC 0.5, pH 7.5. So, there's this thick black grease on the tile all along the waterline, like a dirty bathtub ring. I can...

Hi all -- I tried to start my brand new Aquacomfort Heat Pump for the first time about two and a half weeks ago. It had an error code -- LP5 -- and would not run. I called my PB and they started trying to get hold of the company, as did I. It was very difficult to get a live person. After...

The nights are cooling off in Tucson and my pool has fallen to 86 degrees, which is unacceptable to us true desert rats. I started the heat pump this morning for the first time ever. It came on alright, and let me set the thermostat to 91 just fine. It says the water temp is 90, which is what...

Hi all, Just got my Maytronics/Dolphin Triton today (Sunplay has a great price). It seems to be doing a good job. Now I'm wondering if it would run okay with my automatic pool cover mostly closed. I'd like to keep it closed because it is starting to cool off, and I want to wait as long as...

Hello, I read the section on CSI in Pool School and used Pool Math, but I don't know how the result is calculated, or how to interpret it. I'm in Tucson. The water here is alkaline and hard as a rock as far as dissolved solids. Calcium scaling along the water line is evident in most of my...

Today my pool is 2 months old. I discontinued the Trichlor pucks pretty quick and started using the TFPC method, using liquid 12% chlorine because I found a source that is cheap and reuses the bottles. I like being careful and precise so I'm measuring every day using the FAS DPD test and...

Shopping for a robot continues to be more perplexing than it should be. I'm about settled on the Triton as the most cost effective/well reviewed way to go, but now I'm worried about that dang caddy. Is it just a cart to move the robot around, or is the power supply/controller/brain fixed...

I've been researching pool cleaners for a few days, and it seems like Dolphin/Maytronics is particularly fond of licensing "exclusive" models to particular stores. I was talking to a Maytronics customer service person who told me that the Dolphin Triton is pretty much the same as the much-hyped...

Hi -- I saw mention of this somewhere on the site and now can't find it. I have been maintaining my outdoor, but covered by a roof and a pool cover, pool at about 3 -4 FC, using liquid chlorine. The pH is about 7.6. I am raising the CYA from 20 to 30. The entire added 14 Oz by volume of CYA...

In an earlier thread about my covered pool (roof + vinyl cover, with ozonator, 9800 gallons) I was advised to maintain 20 or 30 ppm CYA. I got the TF100 and my CYA is about 20 -- it takes the entire volume of the tube before the dot on the bottom disappears. I am adding 12% liquid chlorine...

Hi there -- New pool, all the details should be in the footer. It's only 4-5 feet deep, Pebblefina. I didn't really think about cleaning (well, ok, I imagined by friends doing it) but here we are in month two and I need a plan. I walk with crutches so I can't do the brushing thing or manual...

I have a new pool, hopefully all the details are in the signature line (but who knows? I thought I posted this yesterday but it disappeared). Here's a pic of my pool patio. It's completely covered by a roof and I also have an electric cover that is closed unless I am swimming (usually a few...

I need some guidance for my particular situation. My pool (9800 gallons) is completely under a roof, and surrounded on all sides by masonry walls, but it is not indoors, as the walls don't meet the roof by about 3 feet. I also have a vinyl electric pool cover which stays closed unless I'm...