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Mine is hardwired. I figured I would go ahead and have the wire run when the pool was being built. I still use it but always have the option of going wireless if I decide to. I prefer having the option of both.

My salt cell stopped working and have been addressing that issue. Got it working again and my current chlorine level is higher than it should be. FC=14 CC= .5 CH= 350 TA= 90 CYA= 80 Working on getting the chlorine level back down to a more normal range.

My CYA has been at 80. I'll test tomorrow and let you know. Thanks for the replies!

Thank you for your replies. I have been tied up for the last several days and only now have had a chance to get back to this. My elevated FC level is 6.5 and CC is .5. We have these gnats in the summer that die on the water surface by the thousands. I skim as many out as possible but I know...

I have found that my pool water seems to be much better when my TC is around 7-8ppm. All my other chemicals are within recommended levels. I have a very, very slight chlorine smell almost to the point of being unnoticeable. Is there any drawback or will any damage occur from leaving the TC...

I appreciate all of your replies. I've been out of town and haven't been able to test for a week. However, my filter now seems to be staying cleaner. I'm on my second week of not cleaning it and my pressure is good and waterfall is working properly. Might have been the stuff the pool store guy...

Just so I'm clear on this...there can be an algae problem even if the pool is crystal clear? And one other thing I'm not sure of, I live in Ft Lauderdale and my pool isn't screened. We don't really have a bug problem because we're fairly close to the beach and get some of the sea breeze...

Okay. Bought the test kit and did my first test. A little intimidating the first time but not as bad as I thought. Here's what I came up with: FC= 6 pH= 7.8 TA=90 CH=350 CYA=60 Salt= 3100 It seems like I'm in decent shape and just need a tweak. My filter was dirty...again, after a week. I will...

Thank you all for your advice. Test kit ordered, will test myself and I’m sure I’ll have more questions later.

Dave S, Thanks for the info. You have convinced me to get away from the pool store and do the testing myself. Of the test kits mentioned, which would you personally recommend to someone who sucks at chemistry? I don’t mind spending more to get a better kit...I think it’ll be cheaper in the long run.

Pressure drops slightly after I clean the filter from around 12 down to 8-10. We have bamboo that is very messy so I skim constantly.(Can’t talk my wife into getting rid of them) No debris sits in the pool longer than a day. I haven’t changed the routine at all, that’s why I’m stumped. I’ll get...

There’s a pool store down the street from my house and I have been taking my water samples to them for about a year now. My chemistry is usually pretty close to dead-on. After testing, I usually have to add a cup of muriatic acid and 5-8 ounces of PhosTKO. Recently I added 2lbs of AlkUp but...

I am struggling to figure out my problem. I have a new Pleatco cartridge in my Hayward Swim Clear 150 filter but bought a new filter because the old one caused the same issue. I cleaned it Friday a week ago and my waterfall ran great. Turned it on this past Friday and all I get out of the...

My pool is less than a year old. My tile is all glass 1x1 and 2x2 tiles. I have a waterfall wall that is raised 18" above the waterline. My wife pointed out to our pool guy that the tiles needed to be cleaned so he poured straight muriatic acid all down the length of the wall. It etched the...

Thank you! Looking forward to learning a LOT!

Hello TFP! New to the forum and trying to get started on my way to a truly trouble free pool. I am a first time pool owner, other than the blow up type. My wife and I worked hard to make our dream a reality. After ten years of sitting on our patio saying "I wish we had a pool", now we do. Due...