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A month back I noticed I had water leaking from the supply side of my Sta-Rite 400btu heater. It was the connection loose, or so I thought. I tried tightening the fitting only to strip and make it worse. In my efforts to repair the connections I realized they were actually not going on straight...

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Has anyone ever pondered or actually painted their spa side remote a different color? They have great spray paints designed to work with plastic. I’ve got a Pentair IS4 in white and it stands out like a sore thumb against my earth toned rocks it’s mounted on. I just installed it and used...

The gold seems to fade.

Remodel 1980s A&S Pool Northern Virginia I've got ME21 in my pool built in '05. Difficult keeping them looking that nice. Getting the whole pool replastered next summer and this is one thing I'm thinking of changing out.

It could have been 5 and 5. Very close in color. Either way, better than zero. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Very light amount of floating bubbles. Current readings are TC 3 FC 5 Ph 7.8 Al 120 CYA 100 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I used some commercial on the shelf filter cleaner last time. It mentioned the soaking in can idea for best results but I didn't have a can at that time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Last thing I put in was clarifier hoping it would do the trick with the cloudiness. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes. Nothing but liquid chlorine ever since Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Agreed. Doing that now. This problem is from three weeks ago before I changed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Any reason I shouldn't try Spa-Kem Spa Foam Inhibitor? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So for algaecide that I accidentally put the whole bottle it was Clorox Pool&Spa Algaecide. I also have Doheny's Super Pool Algaecide Plus. The clarifier I used was SeaKlear Natural Clarifier for Pools. The phosphate stuff I use on occasion is SeaKlear Phosphate Remover. The stuff I use weekly...

I'm going to check the levels shortly and then add what's required. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don't recall saying its old. It was installed in 2015 and I have two complete sets of filters. According to pentair these filters have a lifespan of 2-3 years so I've got plenty of time. I did a complete filter cleaning about two months ago where the system was soaked for nearly 16 hours in...

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No foam in pool today by spa gets it 6" thick once I turn on the blower. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

There is no blue text. Prob why I can see it. Using a phone app that might not accept links like that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Is it just me or am I supposed to be seeing something here? All I see is . What the heck does that mean? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Yes there are bubbles from SWG. I'm glad I learned that here. Always wondered why I had tiny bubbles coming out of jets. As for the foam, before the spa would get cloudy once I went to spillway mode and then foam appeared when the water splashed into the pool. Now, after cleaning, it looks much...

Cleaned filter. It needed it. Pressure back down to less than 10psi. Still got foam when I turn on the blower but the spa doesn't look cloudy when using it in spillway mode. Perhaps nearly done with this saga. Despite FC being 5-6 there is still a strong chlorine smell in the spa when I hit the...

Slightly less foam today. Either due to time or added chlorine. The spa still looks very cloudy as water enters there from the pool and then spills back into the pool. I suspect my filter cleaning tomorrow will help. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Finally picked up some chlorine. Used a tip on this board about the crate purchase and picked up one at my local mom and pop pool store. They said they love this site btw. Ran my numbers and my FC went from 3 yesterday to 5 today. Did the pool calculator and it told me to add two quarts and 3...

I decided to go with the returnable jug crate from my local pool store. Less waste and about the same money. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's usually what I've been buying. I hope it's the price tomorrow. I'll by a shopping cart full. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks. I bought the filter flosser and wand a while back. Still easier to just put sprayer on jet and go to town. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This was a simple request for how to get rid of foam and has ended in a chemistry discussion. The foam was likely caused by the algaecide I over added. I've seen spa chemicals you can add to deal with foam but this sounds like something different. I was hoping for a simple answer and it sounds...