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We moved into a house that had an AG pool 5 years ago and I installed a SWG 4 years ago and love it. The pool is 8 years old. This year, the steel top rail had rusted all the way through and I need to replace the pool. After talking to 3 pool supply stores, most of them said they don't carry...

I have a 1.5 HP Pentair Dynamo pump that is 5 yrs old and making some noise and tripped the breaker yesterday. If I have to change out my pump, is this a good choice for replacement or can anyone suggest a better one for the money? I see a lot of others in the catalogs such as the Hayward...

Hi All, Opening the pool tomorrow with my new SWG. In Pool School it mentions to add salt as the first step. Should I balance the water first to make sure everything is in line before turning on the SWG? I know I will need to add quite a bit of CYA since I lost about half my water this winter...

Sounds like good advice, thanks! I know that my SWG gives salt level readings, but should I also use some salt test strips to double check? Which ones work best?

I am in the process of installing my new Aqua Rite SWG and have a question about the water preparation. In the manual it says, "If the pool does not have new water, add 1 Quart of metal remover and 1 quart of non-copper based algaecide to the pool, per manufacturers instructions." I left the...

Thanks Jason and chem geek for the quick replies. I will shoot for something about twice the size of my pool. I assume by your comment that in ground SWG will work for above ground pools. I am sure once I get started using it I will have more questions. I am interested in adding borates as...

In the chart that Jason provided the link to, they say that most municipalities require a minimum of 0.04 lb per day per 1000 gallons. Is this a good guideline to follow for SWG output? If my math is right, then my 16,000 gal. AG pool would need a min. of 0.64 per day. I am looking at the...

It is a 7 yr warranty, but upon further research it is fully warranted for the first year, then the second year you pay 20% of replacement parts, the 3rd year you pay 40%, and so on...something to that affect. So, looks like the 7 yr warranty is not as good as some with a full 3 yr. I got my...

Thanks for the advice/information so far. I have done some looking and The best deal I have found considering price and warranty is the CircuPool RJ30 which treats up to 30K gal pools. One place has it on sale this month for $669 with a 7 yr warranty. It also has the less inexpensive cell to...

This will be my second pool season this year and I am seriously considering installing a SWG to keep from having to add bleach every day. Can you recommend which brands of SWG are best considering function, information readout, price, how long the cell lasts, size of pool, etc.? I have heard...

Ok, after a few sessions with the new fountain this is what I have experienced. It has been very hot and humid here in Southeast Missouri the past month with highs in the mid to upper 90's and humidity in the 70-90% range. If I don't run the fountain for a few days, the pool water temp will...

Thanks for the ideas. I was beginning to wonder if I was the only one that didn't like bath water to swim in! I was going to build a fountain like Dave's in the picture out of PVC, but the threads on my return are in between 1-1/2" and 2" pipe threads. Any idea what that could be? Are all...

Hi All, Having one of the hottest Junes on record here, our pool water temp is now 90 degrees. The only way I know to lower the temp is to drain and refill which would mean starting over with balancing, adding more CYA, etc. Thought of trying to put in some block ice but don't know how well...

Thanks for the input, it is a 11,500 gal AG with vinyl liner. I will see what kind of shock he used and follow up on the rest.

After reading this site for the past few months and opening my own pool which is crystal clear and awesome thanks to the information here, my friends at work are now asking why their pools are cloudy, green, etc. I took a sample and here are the results from one of the pools using my TF-100 kit...

Hi All, I recently replaced some water through backwashing, too much rain, etc. My CYA went from 50 to 30 so I wanted to get it back around 40. The pool calculator says for 16,100 gal I needed 22 oz by volume of stabilizer to go from 30 to 40. I got the stabilizer (100% cyanatic acid) at Lowes...

Thanks Jason, that makes sense. I will wait until the end of the week to retest. I am still feeling my way around but getting more comfortable with the BBB method every day. My co-workers talk about opening their pools and some of the stories make you cringe! I have mentioned TFP to them but...

Yesterday I added enough CYA to raise my level from 30 to 40. It was a granular form that I purchased at Lowes. I tried to dissolve it in a bucket of water but soon learned it would not dissolve. Then I remembered reading something on here about putting it in a sock in front of the skimmer so I...

Looks like my regulator is automatic with no settings or adjustments. :( I also watched more closely and there are some rather large wrinkles in the liner as well as the footprints that hang up the cleaner. Haven't had any sunshine to try laying out the hose sections to see if that will help...

Thank you for the suggestions. I will try your ideas and try to I figure out how to adjust the suction on the regulator. Last night I was able to get in the pool for the first time and guided the cleaner around the bottom by hand as I walked along beside it. I did notice that it would get stuck...

First time pool owner and opened it about 3 weeks ago. We live close to farm fields and the wind deposits plenty of soil into the pool which is visible on the bottom. Pool was installed in 2007 and came with a Pentair EZ Vac cleaner. Problem is the cleaner will make one or two random passes...

Hi Jason, Thanks for the quick reply! Tested again after adding 34 oz of soda ash and that raised the pH to 7.2 and TA from 80 to 90. I have since added 61 oz (by volume according to pool calculator) of Borax as you suggested and will test again after in an hour. If that gets me to pH of 7.6...

I will do an overnight FC tonight and see what happens. I know the guy that had this house and pool before me closed the pool and I had no idea what he did. I did find some pH Down in the garage and from my readings he must have used it. I was surprised to see the FC where it was after a long...

Below are my first set of readings. Water was 66 F, ambient temp also 66 F. Sample taken into house for testing. FC 4.0 CC 0 TC 4.0 pH 6.8 TA 80 CH 260 CYA 50 Pool calculator said to add 68 oz by volume of soda ash to raise pH to 7.5. I know soda ash will also increase TA so I...

Just got the cover off and replaced about a third of the pool volume overnight. Got the filter running with new sand. How long should I let the water circulate before taking my first set of tests and then how long in between adding whatever is needed before the next tests? I am thinking one turn...

The one in my TF100 kit is as follows: Taylor Basic Residential Pool and Spa Test Kit (OT) K-1000 Over 100 tests for Total Chlorine, Bromine, pH

Pool cover is still on, am opening end of this week but wanted to get a sneak preview of what I might find. I know the previous owner was pool stored so I expected high CYA. Sample was taken under the cover through the skimmer. FC 7.5 (seems way high) CC 0.5 TC 8.0 pH 6.8 TA 40 CH 350...

With all your help I figured out that I have a 22" filter and put another 50# of sand in this weekend. Thanks for the info!

Thanks to everyone for all the help! For now I will stay with the 6% in a storage box on the shaded back porch and keep my muratic acid in a different shaded location.

I am gathering my BBB supplies to open my pool in a couple weeks. I just read an MSD sheet on 7-15% liquid bleach and this is what it says on storage. STORAGE CONDITIONS: Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area. Avoid high temperatures and exposure to and dmct sunlight. DO NOT STORE AT...