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    Why are there white form at water line ?

    Okay. I have read that. So ph has to go down till 7.2 in order to drag the TA down I got it now. Thanks
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    Cloudy Pool

    Not an expert in this. But main reason why you have a cloudy pool is algae. I am assuming FAC is FC.. But I don't know why there is a big gap between your text and pool. Let's say. Your test is right. you are seriously low at FC. Well, looks like you need to slam your pool. Add couple...
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    Why are there white form at water line ?

    Still need to play around with this new VS pump I just got. Maybe I need to turn that pump on high for vacuumed and adding chemical as well.. And I will turn on the pool return more for that. I don't know why though my TA is still 100 since I have been adding quit a bit of acid to the pool...
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    Why are there white form at water line ?

    One more question though. How do I add liquid Murcia acid ? What I have done was get a bucket of the water from pool and add acid to that and pool that mixture around the pool ? Or do I just pour that directly to the pool ? And my pool is kind of spill over from spa. And main return are from...
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    Have my new intelliflo 3hp vs pump installed. Need help with surge protection

    Okay. I will just try to order one with $25. And it should come with the instructions. Thx
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    Have my new intelliflo 3hp vs pump installed. Need help with surge protection

    So I didn't know this surge protector thing till I got responds from one of my thread. So I went to the pool store and talked to the owner who installed my pump. and I ask for the surge protection service. And he simply says he doesn't do that. And he says there is no such a thing and even...
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    Why are there white form at water line ?

    Thanks. I will just lower the TA and watch carefully with ph.
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    Why are there white form at water line ?

    Ph has been raising consistently. And I had to add acid to bring it down last two week. And it has been stable at 7.6 for almost a week last week and heavy rain hit two days ago and stop today. So I did some text right after the back. And ph raised to 8+. Is my TA too high at 100 so. Ph is...
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    Why are there white form at water line ?

    Any cause to that ? number FC 4.5 cc 0 PH 8+. It has been raining for couple days TA 100 CH 300 CyA 25 added 20 oz acid to bring down ph. To 7.5 but what caused it ? Ph was 7.6 two days ago and there was already white form like that
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    Changed my pump to variable speed pump. What is your thought

    New to me. Is it something only Eletrician can Do? Or pool store? I have three year warranty on pump. Do I still need that?
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    Changed my pump to variable speed pump. What is your thought

    I will ask tomorrow. Thx - - - Updated - - - They advise me to run 12-14 hours per day with the speed he set. And I don't know what speed was it. I will check tomorrow
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    Changed my pump to variable speed pump. What is your thought

    My old pump was 1.65 hp. And I ran it 7 hours per day. And my electricity rate was 0.13 per kw What is the surge protection though?
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    Changed my pump to variable speed pump. What is your thought

    Changed to this Pentair intelliflo VST vatiable speed pump due to the previous single speed pump's dead. spent $1340 on the pump and $100 on the labor to install. With the tax and everything I walked out of pool with $1500. They told me that I am gonna save at least $50 on electricity...
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    Dirt stained the plaster ?

    Alright. Thanks
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    Dirt stained the plaster ?

    Here is the picture. I started to balance my own pool. But I have notice some dirt on the bottom of the pool. I usually just brush and suck it to the skimmer. But there is a area. I can't brush it up. Like stain. Is that really common that we will always see the dirt on the bottom of the...
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    please help. First time water text and what should I do

    Alright. I will just use tab then since I have it there. Some update over night. Ph level dropped down over night to 7.4. And TA is stilll starting 100. FC droped to 9 from 10 over night.
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    please help. First time water text and what should I do

    So. Should I just add stuff to bring up the CYA level instead of using the tab since my CYA level is too low ?
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    please help. First time water text and what should I do

    Just done with pool water testing FC 10 not sure if that's too High. I added 1gallon liquid Chorine two days ago. pH 7.9. Still that high I added 2.5 cups acid two days ago TA 100. Still the same. CH 300 Cya 25. I added another 2.5 cups acid since 7.9 is so High. I used a bucket...
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    please help. First time water text and what should I do

    This is a the tab I got .. As of my cya is 20 right now. Does it increase the CH. or just cya ? I am about to do another full test on water. But my pump stopped at 4pm. Now I activated the pump. I will let I run a while before getting the water sample
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    please help. First time water text and what should I do

    I can read the coin on the bottom . Not sure how My ph is doing. I will do another full test tomorrow - - - Updated - - - Does chorine tab affect CH at all ?
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    please help. First time water text and what should I do

    here is the water pic. Looks clear to me. I don't know if I should adjust TA and CH level though. I will do another test tomorrow
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    please help. First time water text and what should I do

    retest the pool. Here is the reading. FC-1.5 CC- 0 PH 7.9. After Added 15oz acid. TA 110 CH 320 CYA 20. Couln't tested with the Taylor k2006. But black dot almost dissapper at 30. So I brought it to the pool store and they got it for 20 everything else is almost the same. But I got FC...
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    please help. First time water text and what should I do

    It is kind of hard to believe that as well. I don't know much about history of pool. I purchased the house on June and pool water has never been change since then. And I don't know if previous owner had changed water as well.. And there was a break out green alage due to not running the pool...
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    please help. First time water text and what should I do

    I will buy some acid to lower the ph. As for the cya. I just took over from the pool service company. And I don't know what they put there every week. But I don't see any tabs all time. They just put chemical here and there . I didn't really check them when they service my pool though. So I...
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    please help. First time water text and what should I do

    My first time text right after brush and vocume my pool. Followed the instruction from Taylor k-2006 FC -1.5 cc - 0 since it didn't turn pink ph 8.0+ looks darker then red TA 100 CH 340 cya I don't know. The black dot doesn't disappear after I fill that up. I don't know what I have done...
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    New to the pool

    Thx a lot. Appreciateed
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    New to the pool

    Yup. I did what u said. And suction is back. But I don't really like those white powder stuff in the hole. Anyway to get it out ? And why there are stuff there ?
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    New to the pool

    here is the pic.
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    New to the pool

    I have ran into some more issue. There are white powder stuff filled up the suction hole in the skimmer. And there is no sucktion at all when pump is running. I just wanted to know what they are since i just took over from pool store now . And how to fix it.
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    New to the pool

    Yup.. I will leave it alone. Start my first water text and balance tomorrow. Lol. May open another one for balance. But thank you so much