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Opened my pool a week ago to some algae, nothing new. this years opening was my first with my new liner. noticed anything that is white has turned yellow, main drain cover, light bracket, stairs, skimmer faceplate. I have a test kit but it’s hard to decipher pH level it’s pink but hard to...

New fns plus filter 48 from inyopools.com after first startup I had dirty de the color of mud throughout pool. cleaned and inspected all grids today no holes or tears. Manifold was t all the way down on manifold pipe so I greased up the o ring and it’s sitting better. recharged and now I have...

I have a deckorators composite deck that has a white haze. It could be hard water stains, salt, scaling or failure of the deck. It’s about 8 years old. anyone see this happen next to a saltwater pool? I’ve tried cleaning with... Deckmax E2 CLR White vinegar Simple green Bleach Dawn I can...

Do I need to add a pH reducer? new liner public water used to fill

Had Merlin liner installed this week. Shallow end floor to wall Sean is about 2-3” from the wall and appears to not be sucked into the corner, like a ramp effect. It has been 48 hours since install. after liner was installed 11000 gallons was trucked in. I have them coming back out for...

Have a super old and unsafe pool timer. Has a neutral terminal, line terminal and load terminal. There is a 2 pole 30amp breaker feeding a 40amp 2 pole desperate contactor. The load side of contactor is connected to the pump. There is a 120v 15amp feeding the timers neutral and line. I also...

I’ve been closing my saltwater pool the last 3 years and opening to green walls and floor. I have a mesh cover. Can I add anything in before putting the cover on to help open to a cleaner pool? Floating dispenser?

SWG acting up, bad IC40. Salt level alternating red green Pwr solid green Cell off Flow solid red Output LED on for the level I have set. I replaced flow switch 2017. Removed swg and made sure flow switch was still lined up properly and powered on and depress flow sensor made no difference...

Before and after replacing pump and reworking plumbing I still get a temporary run of air in the returns (2) when pump starts up each time. I let it go for 48 hours without turning on pump same deal. When pump is off it it retains water (never did this before). So that’s a plus. filter is a...

Pump is shot, replacing it. Taking this time to rework some piping above ground to move filter further away from electrical mounted equipment. Anyways, is there a rule to follow on the intake lines before they hit the suction side of a pump? IMG_5171.JPG - Google Drive The straight pipe is not...

Pump wasn’t sucking water one night and motor was louder than usual. cleaned skimmer had some leaves not many. Pump is sucking water a little better but... 1. Air bubbles in pump 2. Motor louder than usual 3. Water leaks between motor and housing on startup. video: https://youtu.be/oFcghqBPVg4...

Replacing plumbing and discovered this fail. Anyone seen it before?

Pentair ic40 version 2.02 9/2010. Power, cell, flow are solid green. Salt level low solid red. Pentair manual doesn't indicate what this means especially since cell light is solid green. Reading 3500ppm at both returns, 68F water temp. Inspected cell blades and they are clean and clear.

I replaced the filter pressure relief valve and gauge due to corrosion inside gauge and leak from stem. At the same time i decided to clean filter grid and recharge de. All appeared ok after i was done until i noticed when i closed the pressure relief valve when pump was turned on a cloud of...

Bought a house with an inground grecian pool about 20,000gal. Removed cover on saturday and found a lot of green algae on the bottom and halfway up walls. the water itself was clear. local store suggested 15gal chlorine and revive. I skimmed the top yesterday. I'm ready to vacuum but don't...