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We got a new hot tub a few weeks ago and while we’ve been enjoying it, I’m quickly learning that it’s a bit different to manage the chemicals then the pool. Everything has a learning curve right? So help me with this thought. Our hot tub is very close to the pool pump and plumbing. My thought...

When we did our pool build 1.5 years ago, we incorporated an outdoor shower that has since become my primary shower year round. I recently noticed a slight divot in the pool floor at the brace that’s in line from where most of the shower water drains. I’ve since stopped using the outdoor shower...

I've had an ongoing battle between me and the ol' mustard. Last mustard slam was about 2 weeks ago which went well, so I thought. I let all the pool toys stay in over night and all. I don't think it's coming from the pool toys. We live on the river which we all splash and swim in occasionally...

I'm just coming off of a Mustard Algae slam, thus I've had the SWCG turned off. My FC began at 19 this morning and measured 12 at 3:30PM this afternoon. The pool is crystal clear spotless, other then a couple of leaves that have blown in today. Filter was cleaned yesterday and pool has had...

None of my equipment was "bonded", but everything minus the heater is 110. We added the heater about 6 months after having everything else done. It's a Hayward heater and works great. What's the recommendation on bonding these? Keep in mind I don't have anything else "bonded" in the area...

Hi All - I'm posting this on behalf of my parents. They're in the process of having a new pool built and are wondering if they should be concerned about the amount of rebar protruding through the newly poured concrete? The response from the builder was that these parts would be "coated with...

We’ve recently added a Hayward 96k btu heat pump to our pool and while it’s been wonderful for the kids to swim, we’re coming into our first cold snap and I’m trying to figure out what to do next. As of this morning, the pool temp is 81 and the heater is set to 78. We put the new solar blanket...

Hello All! I picked up a 1-2 year old Hayward Heatpump last night, the model on the tag is HCB95BTA and I have a couple of questions. I was able to get the user manual from Haywards website and am learning quite a bit. One of my questions is they specify the need to have 2ft of clearance on all...

This has been our first pool summer and we've learned a lot along the way. We finally got rid of our wedding cake stairs after learning thru 3 different SLAM's that they were harboring algae that seemed impossible to get rid of! Last Wednesday I began bringing the FC level down from SLAM value...

I'll try to keep this short and sweet. Since our first experience with Algae a couple of months ago, we've gone thru three different SLAM's. The first 2 led me to research algae in stairs. I pulled the stairs out for the third SLAM which we completed this past Monday. The stairs were out of the...

So I'm on my second SLAM and have been brushing the pool every day. Each time I do, I push up a decent amount of an algae cloud from settling on the bottom of the pool. I'm assuming this is normal and why it's important to brush your pool each day during a slam. My question is around the pump /...

So we went through our first SLAM process a couple of weeks ago and everything is been going very well since then. Yesterday I brushed the pool and noticed that the bottom was dirtier then I originally thought. The brush was pushing up clouds of stuff as I was moving the brush. I turned the pump...

Good Evening, We've been running our pump 24x7 on the low speed pretty much since it got installed at the end of May. No issues whatsoever. Then tonight, I go to move the pump from low speed to high, as we had a tree trimming company out today to trim back some oaks. The pool was still clean...

So I noticed over the weekend a little pollen or algae on the bottom of the pool. After running our Dolphin CC a few times, I thought it would clear it up. Before leaving town on Monday, I jumped on here and was reading about how others have needed the "extra fine" filter basket for the dolphin...

So I did some reading on this forum and came across Skippy's pool cooler and decided I wanted to take this on. I went as far as ordering the same Polaris fittings that he used (I later found out that this was because his pool had a specific polaris return jet that these fittings were designed to...

Happy Sunday all! My parents are looking to have an in ground pool built at their house and have met with several potential companies. Due to the constraints of their backyard, they're going with an L shape pool with the deep end being 5Ft deep. What is the consensus on having a 5Ft deep end...

So I'm still newer to the pool world and have been maintaining 60-70 CYA and 5-7FC. We haven't had any issues whatsoever, so I'm not trying to solve anything here. With a SWG that's able to generate enough chlorine to maintain the proper levels, what's the purpose of CYA? I guess I'm thinking...

Good Morning! The pool installers are here finishing up our first AGP this morning. I have a water truck scheduled for noon today to start filling. The water trucks are 6,000 gal each and my question is if I should save the extra $325 and have them only bring in 12,000 gallons, which would...

So our new AGP (14,000 Gal) is scheduled for installation at the end of this month. With the Chlorine shortage that I've been following, someone posted a Wal-Mart in my general area that has pool chlorine 10% on the shelf. I'm setup with Pool Math but without having any readings, I'm not able to...

Brand new pool owner here, just ordered our Saltwater LX 18x33x54, Approx 14,000 Gallons. I also just placed our order for the CircuPool Edge 40 SWG. I'm seeking advice / opinions on this Hayward Pump/Filter. Is the 1.5HP to large for a pool of this size? I really like having the 2 speeds to run...

I've been lurking around for a little while trying to get my self educated a bit before we put our pool order in. We're looking to go with a 21', Saltwater, which will be built with a deck around about half the pool. Being new to all of this, I wanted to post our potential order as I'm looking...

Hi all - I've been lurking a bit over the last few weeks trying to learn as much as possible. We're getting close to ordering a pool and I was looking for some advice/feedback. My wife and I like the 15x30 oval size and we believe this size will fit our setup the best. We definitely prefer to...