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  1. J

    new to salt water

    just got a salt water generator and my pool man told me i did not need cya stabilizer!! is this correct
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    what temp to close

    thanks
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    what temp to close

    what is the recommended water temperature to close at (i forgot)
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    first time trying

    Thanks Newdude----ive been keeping it at 8ppm with 50ppm cya
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    first time trying

    This is the first year I have tried manual chlorine dosing and need some advice------do you dose every day or can you double dose and skip a day?? I have been testing with dpd powder and dosing every day and was wondering if double dose and skip was safe
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    Best Time

    I am manually adding chlorine this season. When is the best time to add,morning,nite?? Also do you add up to or beyond what is recommended in the old school math page? Thanks
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    3 weeks and still green

    Due to health reasons the pool was not opened last year. When opened 3 weeks ago I used a deep net and removed what algea I could then started slam FC is at 24 and CYA at 60. The pool is slowly clearing. Chlorine checked 2 times daily now and brushed 2 times .A m I doing something wrong or just...
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    any other way

    didnt get to open last season so now i got a good layer of sludge(algae)on my pool bottom. I'm using a deep leaf net to get it out. I have no cheap access to water to backwash a lot. i'm keep chlorine at the slam level. Will this eventually kill the crude in the deep end. I cant see the bottom...
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    pump wont prime

    finally got to open pool today. Every thing went smoothly until i tried to start pump. Filled it with water but it didnt pull from pool. I tried adding more water but no go. Ive tried everything I know and still pump wont prime up. Any ideas welcomed. pump is hayward max flo
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    double or not

    Gotcha-----thanks
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    double or not

    Due to health reasons we were not able to open our in ground 18000 gal. pool last yearr. We have now got the go ahead to swim from the doctor. I have my numbers for opening yearly but it has been 2 seasons. Should I double my chlorine numbers or add withthe numberes suggested by the chart??
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    Considering a Hasa Liquidator

    I'm on my 8th or 9th year with the liquidator. I'm by no means a handyman but installed it with no problems. I've ordered various parts from hasa over the years and had no problem at all getting them. I put abouit a gallon of 10% in it every other day to keep it at max of 4 gallons. Makes life...
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    Liquidator

    Haven't posted in a while but is anyone still using the liquidator?? or am I the dinosaur??
  14. J

    Sand filter channelized?

    Thanks----just watched the vids----my filter hasnt been cleaned that way in a few years
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    Sand filter channelized?

    My pool is slowly clearing after an ungodly number of gallons of chlorine----Could my sand filter be channelized or something??
  16. J

    cloudy waer and patience

    twice a day morning and evening after sun is off pool
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    cloudy waer and patience

    I began slam on 5-26-20201, my water ws in bad shape as we had some abnormal wrm days a week or so before. I'm down to cloudy water now after stqrting our with a black mess. Today is the 5th june, am I doing something wrong or just impatient for the water to be crystal clear???? cya--30 chlorine...
  18. J

    Can't find liquid chlorine - can I use something else?

    Ace Hardware has it on sale this month
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    Air leak at sand filter

    Hayward sand filter s244t running great with power on. When power off I have an air leak some where,,no water leakage when running. Checked drain plug,pressure gauge,,small glass observation jar,no water coming from any of them. I'm thinking the gasket at top of multiport valve may be...
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    Where Did It GO??

    yes---- more chlorine use lately--
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    Where Did It GO??

    Checked CYA approx. one month ago. It was as 30ppm as I wanted. Yesterday I checked again and got under 20ppm. I could fill tube to the top and still clearly see the black dot in the bottom. I'm using tfp test kit. I rechecked 4 times and still got the same results. I have added muratic acid...
  22. J

    polaris ramandizer ball

    polaris 165 randomizer ball is not changing the direction of the vacuum. it get stuck in one outlet and stays there. piston is moving and spinning as it should. middle piston tube part was replaced last year and spinning piston part replaced today but ball still sticks in the first outlet it...
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    Test Kit--expire?

    Just used last years chemicals to do chlorine drop test. Chemicals stored in dark closet. Double checked with Taylors k-1000 basic test kit... Both showed same basic results. DPD powder is a little darker than when new,but is working just fine------
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    Hayward Lateral Replacement??

    No sand in pool,just small bits leaf bits.... Couldn't find air relief on diagram of s244t...thanks!!
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    Hayward Lateral Replacement??

    Thanks James,,, can you explain to me about where/what the air relief screen is--thanks
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    Hayward Lateral Replacement??

    Hayward s244t sand filter.. Last season I had small bits of leaf material,etc that would not filter out thru the sand filter. I cleaned the filter twice with the method recommended here. Got lots of small bits to come out with the over flow,but still had bits returning to the pool at a rate that...
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    Double Your Pleasure

    Thanks to all!! I added approx. 3 cups pool DE, I'm thinking I added too much. I've had no rain lately but am planning on vacuuming to waste soon as I get some rain to get rid of the excess DE. The pool light is 6 years old with little use but I expect moisture has finally leaked in...
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    Double Your Pleasure

    It's always fun to have 2 minor problems going at once! Pool light is not working. I replaced the 20 amp GFI breaker and Light switch. GFI breaker will not reset and "throws" to off every time. Any ideas what to try next?? Pool light could possibly be bad but it hasn't been use but very few...
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    Pool Light Not Working...BULB MAYBE??

    Hayward underwater light I think it's series SP0580