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  1. Flying Tivo

    skimmers location

    The skimmer on the far end can be piped through the floor or walls of the pool if they are being poured. Try to make a considerable effort to place 2 skimmers. I regret not doing it.
  2. Flying Tivo

    If I could do it all again, I would…

    2 skimmers and floor returns!
  3. Flying Tivo

    A&A in-floor pop up housing/sleeve/fitting broken... any thoughts on repair

    In-floor cleaning systems are inefficient and do not exceed a robot cleaning capability. My suggestion for this is to convert the in-floor pop-ups to floor returns and buy yourself a robot.
  4. Flying Tivo

    Anti-Fracture Membrane for Glass Tile Wall

    I used Shluter on my showers, and go vertically about 6 inches. Dont see why not more. Are the tiles glued to a mesh for aplication or are they individual tiles?
  5. Flying Tivo

    Anyone ever test the hotel pool water?

    I believe most cruise ship pools are salt water and are drained and exchanged every night.
  6. Flying Tivo

    Valves

    This is the way i would plum the new lines and valves. Dont try to put them where the old valves are.
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  8. Flying Tivo

    Fired the pool guy, just tested for the first time, some questions

    Mmmmm pool result not bad at all for a poolguy. Congrats on getting a hold on your pool. If CH is 725 i could suggest draining 20-30% before converting to SWG. So as not to waste chems. As Allen pointed out CSI is key and will let you know where your ph should be.
  9. Flying Tivo

    HAM Radio

    I was a CB freak on my very young age. There should be a TFP Test.
  10. Flying Tivo

    Dolphin S-200 pooped out

    We need a bigger picture. You can disassembl the motor unit to see whats going on. Have a look here. Time for Maintenance of "Robotina" Maytronics S200
  11. Flying Tivo

    New saltwater pool start up

    Triple C hardware has some CYA and SALT. Probably some MA. Ask if they have liquid chlorine.
  12. Flying Tivo

    Water Line Tile Restoration

    I think a hammer drill chissel at a very low angle would do a better job than an occilating tool. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-3-in-x-6-in-SDS-PLUS-Hammer-Steel-Tile-Chisel-48-62-6058/310623491
  13. Flying Tivo

    Water Line Tile Restoration

    Since you mentioned that you have used cement based and silicon based grout, you will need to identify this areas accurately and decide which is less work or looks better. Is there fiberglass behind the tile? Im still a fan of Latticret Spektra-Loc epoxy based grout. Almost 5 years and no...
  14. Flying Tivo

    SLAMing but no improvement

    PH is not valid above FC of 10, so that makes me wonder if testing is being done properly. Which test kit do you have? Please review testing procedures. The color of water do look like iron, are you sure its algae? Did the color change to a darker green when you started Slam?
  15. Flying Tivo

    Organic stains won't go away and phosphates high all summer

    You need to get off the Merry-go-round(leslies). Get your own testing kit as mentioned above and post your test result. How are you chlorinating your pool? TAbs? If we believe some part of leslies test(which we dont) you will have to drain at least half your pool water. Start reading and...
  16. Flying Tivo

    2nd Opinion: How did I get an algae problem?

    I would re-test CYA just in case to make sure you are at proper slam level.
  17. Flying Tivo

    2nd Opinion: How did I get an algae problem?

    Its a Big Hit to the EGO, but happens to the best of us once in a while. I think it happened twice in 6 years for me. So no big deal if you catch it soon.
  18. Flying Tivo

    Swimming pool chemistry startup from well water - how slowly would you add ~3 cases of acid & ~50 pounds of calcium?

    TA is usually high for Well waters in general. Dont rush, TA is not that important in general and in the short term. Chlorine and Ph as said before are the important ones.
  19. Flying Tivo

    New fill water test. 15000 gal pebble tech phoenix az i use clorine tabbs abd have cartridge filters

    Not really, since the title says New Fill Water Test. So its kind of safe to assume CYA is 0.
  20. Flying Tivo

    Wrapping our first deep clean of a sand filter...

    I can also recommend skimmer socks on amazon.
  21. Flying Tivo

    Wrapping our first deep clean of a sand filter...

    Just remember dont use any other product than Liquid chlorine(swg),Muriatic acid, CYA. That is all you will ever need.
  22. Flying Tivo

    Acid check valve plugging periodically on IntelliPH

    Its not really indoors, but very well sheltered on a cool dark room that is constantly ventilated.
  23. Flying Tivo

    Acid check valve plugging periodically on IntelliPH

    Pentair recommends diluting MA to 15%, which i been using for 5 years now. I have a trick where i use magic lube around the rollers and tube. My iph is indoors so that helps too. Still using the same santoprene tube since new. My replacement is stored lubed up on a ziplock bag awaiting the moment.
  24. Flying Tivo

    DIY solar pool heater - air lock issue

    Could you have a sucction side leak that is pumping air into the system?
  25. Flying Tivo

    2024 Hurricane Season is Here

    I would have tought Lake Travis would benefit some from the storm, but apperently not. Our lakes that feed water to the city did very well with Albert. So we are happy!
  26. Flying Tivo

    Is a SWG bad for an above ground pool?

    Pentair has an IC-15 which i ran successfully for 4 years on AGP intex.