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    Doing a partial drain and made a mess

    Well, I decided after the rain california has been having that it would be a good time to drain the pool down a bit to get my CH down. Well, stupid me didn't think of the consequences of going below the return lines while not having any valves installed to prevent water coming back into the main...
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    Ready to move to VSP

    Would this be a good fit: Amazon.com : Pentair 342001 SuperFlo VS Variable Speed Pool Pump, 1 1/2 Horsepower, 115/208-230 Volt, 1 Phase - Energy Star Certified : Patio, Lawn Garden - - - Updated - - - Glad we're thinking the same! Awesome. Thanks for the input.
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    Ready to move to VSP

    What would you recommend for my application for the best return on investment?
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    Ready to move to VSP

    Hey guys, I have a 20k gallon pool, one skimmer, 3 jets and currently I am running a 3/4 HP single speed starite pump that sounds like it's ready to go sometime in the near-ish future. Right now, I am pulling 15 amps @ 120v of power for 8 hours a day and I want to get that down to the least...
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    Newbie to the pool game. Recommendations.

    New readings as of today. Fc 7.5 Cc 0 Ch - 1250 Ta 110 Cya 80 i added some water to try and get the ch down. Seems to have helped.
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    Newbie to the pool game. Recommendations.

    Awesome thanks! Also, what is a reliable way to measure the capacity of my pool. As you can see, I have a semi-odd shape from the pics in my first post.
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    Newbie to the pool game. Recommendations.

    Gotcha. Honestly, I can't remember what it happened on. I will be doing another test tomorrow so I will be able to double check all of my findings. When the tests just begin to change color/go clear is that when you have your result or do you continue until the color doesn't change anymore? The...
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    Newbie to the pool game. Recommendations.

    when tests go clear and then turn back to pink after a minute or for example after I stop the speed stir what does that mean?
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    Newbie to the pool game. Recommendations.

    i actually do have a speedstir. How long should I wait in between drops? I do have some graying on the tiles though.
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    Newbie to the pool game. Recommendations.

    Hi everyone. I just got my tf-100 test kit and got these results Fc 9.5 Cc .5 Ch 1500 Ta 150 Cya 80 Ph 7.5 https://i.imgur.com/7DAcufD.jpg https://i.imgur.com/HQqaq8L.jpg Is the current look. I see that the CH is pretty high (live in Southern California and we do have hard water) do I...