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I have a dolphin triton which works well Kay. It’s pretty random with direction. There can be a couple of piles of leaves or dirt, etc that it just misses in it’s 2 hour job. I have a pool vacuum and a vacuum that works with the water hose and adds water to the pool while in use. I’m...

I have a Hayward remote that has a salt reading display. I’m doing a water exchange and I have the breaker to the filter turned off so that it won’t kick on if the temperature drops at night. It still displays that the filter is on and has a salt water reading. My question is: is the salt...

I battled all last swimming season with iron staining. I think it was a mystery to everyone on this site also. I I did several AA treatments. The pool would clean up beautifully. But, no matter what sequestrant I used or how slowly I raised my chlorine levels, the staining returned. I...

I’m having my pool closed for the first time and installing a heavy mesh cover with anchors. I’m not sure how to prepare the water. Right now I’m looking like: FC 2 CYA. 60 TA 60 PH 7.2 (It was 7.6 and I lowered it due to Iron staining) Salt. 3600 My...

I have this sticky thick stuff showing up in my skimmers. The skimmer in the shallow end is much worse. When I clean it off, it comes back the next day.

Is it safe to swim with FC levels of 14? I’m currently doing a slam. My CYA is 35.

What is the best way to maintain chlorine levels when your chlorinator isn’t working? Tablets? Liquid chlorine? I put 6 lbs of 70% cal hypo in yesterday afternoon. It was cloudy and greenish (the chlorinator has been out for 3 days) I tested before that and the FC was 0. The pump has been...

Are calcium levels important with a vinyl liner? I’ve never tested calcium levels because I thought they weren’t. But, I was talking to a rep at Majic Jacks about something else (metal staining), and he said mine were too low and it would cause my liner to stretch and ripple.

I’m trying to raise my chlorine slowly after an AA treatment. I’m writing everything down. But, today I lost count. Is there a way to look at what I put in the pool math calculator on the app?

Can anyone tell me what this test is for and how to do it?

I’m so weary with trying to get my pool looking good this year. I’ve had stains on everything white and the liner of the pool. I’ve done 3 ascorbic acid treatments. The 1st 2 times, I didn’t use a sequestrant. My bad, I was confused (I thought I could use polyfil). And, the second time I...

After reading several posts I’m pretty sure I have iron stains in my pool. I’m going to try citric acid and a metal sequestrant. But, I don’t want to lower my chlorine. It’s a little bit high right now. But, I’m not sure how much product to buy. I know I’ll need more sequestrant with the...

I don't usually close my pool. I keep my water level up to the skimmers and once it gets cold the freeze protection turns on my pump at a certain temperature. As soon as it starts warming up, I adjust chemicals. It doesn't get a funky color or anything so I enjoy looking at it, even when I...

My liner is separating from the top of the pool. It seems to still be adhered to the wall. But, sliding down. My pool is about 5 years old. When it was installed, I noticed this area looked like it wasn’t totally tucked under the edge. But, my question is, can it be repaired? And, can it wait...

Could the control panel components be affected by being in the open sun? We've had two relays go bad in the last month. The pool and control panel are in the open sun and it gets so hot you can't touch it.

You know what they say about the weather in Georgia. If you don't like it, stick around and it will change. Our temps have been in the 50's and 60's (highs) and 40's and 50's (lows) until this past Friday when it was predicted that we would get a light dusting of snow which turned out to be 14...

PH 7.7 Alk 60 FC 15 Cya 70 salt 3800 Having trouble with a brown film on all of my white vinyl. I added bleach last week while my chlorine was 6 and it seemed to clear up for a minute. But, it is back.

My salt levels are rising and my chlorine level has dropped, after a few heavy rains. All of my other levels have remained stable and in line with the pool math. There is a beige film on my steps and on the skimmer basket. (I'm guessing it's on the liner too). I'm still running the pump at...

I ran my polaris (accidentally) for about 24 hours without the filter running? Do I need to do any damage control? I'm a new pool owner and I vaguely remember the pool contractor tell me not to do that.

We had a storm today, my air conditioning breaker flipped off. I noticed on my aqua pod was posting "low voltage" and telling me to "check the system." Does anyone know what this could be? Or, what I need to do? The breakers going to the pool didn't flip. I have no idea. I guess I thought...

My pool is finally balanced for the first time this year :kim:with the exception of chlorine which is between 7.5 and 10. I'm using Taylor K-2005. But, I'm ordering the better chlorine tester. My question is: Is there a minimum time to run your filter or a minimum chlorinator setting? I'm...

I'm thinking of leaving my pool open. I have some friends who leave theirs open year round. But, do you have to keep the pump running daily, like in the summer? And, keep the chemicals balanced in the same way? Is the point of covering just to not maintain it? As you probably guessed, this...

:D It's been raining so much, I had to drain some water out of my pool. I actually did it. But, I'm not sure I shouldn't have done some things differently. Couldn't find a good youtube video. I have a cartridge filter, so I don't backwash and I don't have a setting for that. I just opened...

My system is telling me to check the salt cell. So, I figured out where the salt cell is (bahahaha). And, I need some more instructions. I know there is a service option on the board. If I put it in service mode, do I still need to cut off the breakers? (I found a youtube video) I don't...

I dropped my PH to 7.0 and my TA to 60. I misread the poolmath calculator. I have been running consistently high on PH even though I was adding MA. But, I was testing a week later. This time I tested a couple of hours later. So, would it be alright to retest in a week and see if it goes...

Following are my test results for last week: FC = 10 ppm PH = 7.9 (added 46 oz muriatic acid) CYA = 80 ppm TA = 120 ppm Salt 3200 ppm Today (1 week later) FC = 8 ppm PH = >8 ppm CYA = 70 ppm TA = 110 ppm Salt 3300 ppm My SWG is running at 50% for 12 hours a day. I'm confused about...

I've recently added CYA because my pool tested '0' and my chlorine was 1 ppm. Now my chlorine is reading 10 ppm even though I turned my generator down to 50%. It was running on 70%. I did run it for about 48 hours after adding the CYA, I added 10 lbs over 2 days. Should I turn it down more...

I am a new pool owner. I learned quickly that I needed to learn how to take care of it myself. I enjoyed it for about 3 weeks, then began taking samples to the pool store, each time leaving with a new chemical. I've added calcium, alkalinity, and muriatic acid. And, they advised me to turn my...