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Hey all, Just an FYI. With the never ending rain of the gulf coast I've gone through a lot of salt. Usually use mortons pool salt from wally world but this time they had Clorox brand pool salt. Only difference I saw was it was fine granular vs coarse. Dumped in 2 bags but since I was headed...

Just started playing after a several year hiatus from computer games.

I just installed a Pentair IntelliFlo Variable Speed Pump 011018 and need a little help setting it up. The SWG cuts out below 1500 rpm. I was thinking about running it at 750 RPM all day with a increase of speed to 1500 for 3-4 hrs for the SWG. I figured out how to program the time for 1 speed...

Our power company just began offering a $600 rebate for variable speed pool pumps. I can get a intelliflo vs-3050 online for around $850. Installed form local pool stores would be around 1200-1300. How hard would it be to put it in myself? I've never done anything quite like that before.

I posted a while back about what I thought was pollen in the pool. I am having to vacuum to waste nearly every week to keep it away which is heck on chemicals and water bill. This didn't start happening till a month ago, never had this problem last year except once. It looks like a...

Wasn't sure which forum to put this in so move it if needed. I keep getting a brownish yellow "dust" that settles on the bottom. When undisturbed water is crystal clear. More seems to settle in the vinyl seems. I think its pollen from all the surrounding pines. If I brush it, it re-settles...

and low calcium causes them to become brittle! Or at least I was just told when I went to pick up some 12% bleach at the pool store. He was told by his "chemist friend" and even drew out the basic formula for vinyl CH=CH2 to show me all the calcium (CH). I tried to explain what a hydrocarbon...

Went to buy borax at the local Wally world and was told they no longer stock it. It was too expensive at the local grocery store. So if anyone is interested I found the 76oz boxes at buy.com for $4.29 no tax with free shipping. The fed ex guy is going to be ******. :rant:

The prevous owner of our house put a extremely slick "non-slick" coating on the concrete that he painted on before we moved in. It has been coming up like a snow storm every time I hose off the concrete. We are going to have a textured concrete design epoxy put down (the product is called...

hey all! About a week ago i noticed the liner was looking a bit dull, so when I brushed a thin cloud of "dust" came up. A week later that hasn't returned. I also had some dirt in the deep end and the usual place in the shallow end. I always get some sand and silt in these areas, but I vacume...

The house we moved into this year has an Air Energy 2 Model XE2550. It simply has a dial on the front that says warmer and cooler. On the front its says "How to operate" but everything below is worn off and not readable. The operation seems straight forward but I was wondering if anyone...

I made a trip to our locally owned pool store to get some bleach. I sometimes take a water sample out of curiosity. The owner and his wife are the only one who tests the samples so they are pretty consistent with my k-2006. Today when I walked in I heard the owner talking to a bunch of people...

What is the best way to do the CYA test. I have a K 2006 and usually hold the tube at waist level. Where should the sunlight be for the most acurate result. I think I saw a thread about this somewhere but I can't find it.

There are currently 26 kids in my pool at my last count. This AM numbers were FC 6.0 CC 0 CYA 60 Usually I loose 1ppm of chlorine on an avg day. Any bets what my chlorine levels will be when I re- test tonight. The closest wins......my admiration :-D

Hey All, have been lurking for a couple weeks so I thought I would as a question. I recently moved to a new house with a pool and stated with the pool store. Trichlor tabs and they wanted me to use No Mor problems each week. There was a bottle of yellow treat the old owner left so the pool...