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Skipping town for a week beginning tomorrow, and I will be getting the pool ready for my absence this afternoon. Usually, I bring the pH to 7.2, supplement the SWG with some bleach to prevent low FC levels in case of a torrential storm, and raise the water level in the pool so evaporation...

I tried to test my pool water for calcium hardness today, but instead of getting a color change from red to blue, my testing solution precipitated red flakes into the solution and never turned blue. I tried repeating the tests three times, each with the same result, and for one test I used a...

Does anyone know how to remove the o-ring from the EcoStar strainer cover kit. The clear strainer cover is held in the lock ring by two tabs molded into it that extend slightly over the lock ring. For the life of me I can't figure out how to separate the strainer cover from the lock ring...

Plan to be away for a couple weeks and want to know if the pool can handle the rising pH. I am not worried about the chlorine because that is supplied by an SWG, but the SWG does cause the pH to rise. Generally I add 12 to 14 ounces of muriatic acid every two to three days to keep the pH in...

Does the R-0004 solution go bad? As I was running low on this, I noticed that the color of my pH tests was tending toward orange rather than red. At a certain point, determining a pH level became pretty much impossible. By then I had gotten a new bottle of the solution, and it performed as...

Couldn't help myself. Delux Inn Pool by Thomas Gremaud, on Flickr

This has me puzzled, and it has happened a few times. A few days ago I tested chlorine. I had been letting it stay at about 7.5 ppm for several days. After a full day of consistent rain, I tested the water expecting to see a lower result, but the test gave me a result of 9.5 ppm. Since that...

Just wondering if someone could explain the rationale behind the revised suggested CH levels for pools using SWGs. Thanks.

Pool plaster surface is about 4 months old. Once I started testing the water myself with a Taylor K-2006, I started working TA down from a high of 130 to where it is today. CYA after the pool was turned over to me was 60, and CH was 200. Torrential rains over three weeks in July pretty much...

I have often used the expression, "I know enough to be dangerous," but when it comes to pools, before I found this place I was completely ignorant and therefore safe as a kitten. Essentially that means I was willing to accept what I read here as expert advice and follow it. I should say, then...

Got the speed stir about two weeks ago. It worked beautifully at first--the magnetic capsule spinning well, Lately, though, the capsule stirs a little than just wiggles back and forth, Anyone have experience with this?

With the torrential rains ending, have to address low TA, low CH, and probably low CYA this week. No confusion on how to address each, but is there any problem doing them all at once?

I have been slowly learning my newly resurfaced pool. We filled it in May, and TA has finally come down. pH is stabilizing, needing only small additions of muriatic acid every few days. Despite all the torrential rains that have had me dumping more than a foot of water over the past month, I...

The pool when we bought the house, and the same pool after we had it redone:

Recently bought a house that came with a suffering pool. Had the pool resurfaced and all the equipment replaced in late April. I have found answers to all the questions I've had here on the site, so other than introducing myself, I want to say thank you to everyone here. And believe me...