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Hi, For a month now my six year old AquaRite stopped generating chlorine. I purchased a new Hayward T-15 cell, and replaced the old one, but the "Generating Chlorine" LED only lights up after start up and then turns OFF. The Check Salt LED turns RED, and Inspect Cell LED turns orange. My system...

I did get the invoice (electronic), but it's not itemized, just the total. As for Calcium, I highly doubt it, as that's not what they usually do at pool opening (usually, it's DE and shocking, I used to have DE filter). My current filter is Hayward C7030 - 700 sq feet cartridge filter - the...

Hi, I just had my pool opened yesterday, and noticed today (about 24 hours later) that my filter pressure is higher than last year, when the pool was actually more dirty at opening (as I opened later). I saw one of the guys with the bucket with white liquid in it, but did not connect that they...

Thanks Newdude, I am perfectly fine not swimming if the weather is bad - I like the view of the open pool way more than I like it covered :) I just want to make sure I don't ruin anything with opening too early. I was particularly concerned with the solar heater (since it's thin), but I guess...

Hi, With Spring rapidly approaching, I am itching to open my pool soon. I usually open it in the middle of April (I have a mesh grid cover, so it takes 2-3 weeks for water to clear), but I am thinking of opening it sooner this year, maybe even towards the end of March. I have a gas heater and...

Would this have same effect as adding a little AquaPerl (I already have some left for my old DE filter) ? Thanks, M.

Shocked it again last night, and had almost no Chlorine Loss overnight. At 8AM this morning, my chlorine was 16.5, and my CC is under 0.5 (I used step 0.5 in Taylor kit). My pool is blue, and I am pretty sure all the algae is dead, but it's not crystal clear yet, even though ti seems better...

Just tested my water in the Pool Store. I haven't been using SWG, so Chlorine went down: FC = 7.47 CC = 0.25 pH = 7.8 Hardness = 93 Alkalinity = 50 CA = 46 Copper = 0.1 Iron = 0.1 Phosphate = 925ppb Salt = 2550 Should I use phosphate remover or wait for the filter to do it's job. Th water is...

This was exactly my thought, but I opened the filter last night, and the grids looked dirty, although there was nothing in between them. I might have to open it again today to check it.

Pressure depends on the water/pump speed, but it is non-linear. I have variable speed pump, and here is the pressure for several speeds (in RPM): RPM Pressure Power (kwh) 1100 --- 2 --- 150 1200 --- 3 --- 170 1400 ---...

Turned off SWG last night around 22:30, and measured chlorine 8 hours later (6:30 this morning). It's still about the same FC = 12 CC < 0.5 It's been at this level for about 3 days (with SWG running), and the pool is about the same too. A little visible algae, but not a bloom. My pool guy...

Thank you for your replies. I measured twice today, and got somewhat different results (especially for pH). Here they are (results in the bracket are from earlier today (6 hours ago?)) FC = 12 (12.5) CC = 0 (NA) pH = 8+ (7.7) TA = 50 ( 50) CH = 120 CYA = 40 (from last week, should not have...

Hi, I just replaced my DE filter with the biggest Cartridge filter on the market (Hayward SwimClear C7030). 725 sq. feet. My pool guy replaced it on Tuesday morning, and as of today (after about 90 of hours of filtering), the pool is still the same as it was on Tuesday, i.e. a little cloudy. I...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has experience with Sta-Rite cartridge filters (I am interested in SM850, 500 sq feet). I was talking to my Pool Store guy about Cartridge filters, and the store manager strongly recommended Sta-Rite, saying that they are far better than either Pentair or Hayward...

Hi, Thanks for your reply. I had two different crews closing my pool for the last several years, and the results were always the same, even though I usually close mid October and open mid to late April. I was told my mesh grid is to blame, and the pool is to big and and hard to access (tricky...

Hi, I am facing the same conundrum as you did, so I wonder which filter did you eventually decide to go with. I was almost certain that I will go with Cartridge, but then I read a post which said that DE filter will clean dirty pool much faster, and my pool is ALWAYS dirty (pitch black) upon...

Hi, I have a mesh grid pool cover, so every Spring when I open my pool, the water is dirty and black, and I have to clean my DE filter several times before the water finally becomes blue (right now it's light green). So, I had enough of it, and decided to go with a bigger filter. Since I have...

I have searched for the largest DE filter I can buy, and I came up with two candidates 1. Pentair Quad DE 100 2. Hayward DE7220 Pentair is 100 sqf which is bigger than Hayward's 72 sqf, but couple of pool stores I contacted do not carry Pentair (they do have Hayward). Now, I looked at the...

Hi, I have two problems that may or may not be related: 1. No matter what the weather is, water always goes through solar panels, which should not happen (should only go if the water temperature in solar panels is at least 5 degrees higher than in the pool). 2. When I start filtering...

I am using Taylor K-2006 Complete (FAS-DPD chlorine). As for white powder, I vacuumed it and it did not come back, so I am holding inspecting the grids again (I did it a week ago) until the powder comes back.

I am testing with Taylor test kit. My CYA is pretty low (10-20, can't really measure it precisely), and as I said my pool water is crystal clear now. My current problem is a white dust at the bottom of the poolwhich I suspect is DE.

Thank you both for your reply. I am new to TFP, so I had trouble finding my own post :( Anyway, my numbers are pretty good, Ph = 7.6, Alkalinity around 100, chlorine around 2. On Saturday, I opened my filter and to my surprise (I backwashed it three days earlier), it was already very dirty. So...

Hi, My filter does not seem to work. When I turn it on, after an hour or so there is no water flow, even though filter pressure did not increase. The pump is running fine when I am in circulation mode. I got new grids last summer, and acid cleaned them last weekend, after which I put 10 coffee...