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Hi, So unfortunately we have a leak! :-( Confirmed via the bucket test. Here is what I know so far: Bucket test confirmed a leak with everything open, running as normal, etc. It was about 0.5cm overnight. Bucket was probably about 0.2cm. Pool was covered with a solar blanket, albeit there are...

So apparently my pool wants to be difficult in opening this year :) For the pipe that connects the pump to the filter, I had a leak at both ends. I can unscrew at the pump end no problem. After a few attempts and with some lubricant, I was able to re-seat the O ring successfully and stop the...

Hi all, I'm very much a firm believer in the TFP methods and follow them religiously. I was away for a week recently, and had some friends add chlorine when they were over checking on the cat, and another friend test in between (he knows how to test properly). It roughly equated to how often...

Hi all, Dealing with a potential algae problem (posting separately about that) and when adding the required drops of R0871 during a SLAM, I can get impatient :) I use the speed stirrer, and it works great. But I found today that when I happened to do two tests one after the other (I forgot to...

Hi all, Glad to be back in pool season now here in Ontario and out of my trouble free pool hibernation! :-) I have a potential leak, but the bucket test results are so confusing... Yesterday morning, I filled the bucket with pool water, submerged it on the 2nd step (it's about 2/3...

Hi all, This will be my second year using the TF-100 Test Kit and I had a question about the opening kits that you can buy. In the past, I've always bought the opening kit that Costco sell here in Canada. It costs $29.99 CAD + tax (about $25.34 USD) and includes: Degreaser Start-up shock (the...

Hi, I didn't want to send Rebecca at TFTestKits yet another email (she's been wonderful in answering my questions directly!!!), so thought I'd try here. As per my other thread (Transporting Test Kit via Plane), I'm going to be buying some refills when I'm down in New Orelans and taking them...

Hi all, I live in Canada, but will be down in New Orleans in April for a conference, so I figured I'd pick up refills for my TF-100 Test Kit while I'm there. I wondered what your thoughts are with regards transporting it on a plane. Last time I bought the full kit, I was driving, so that was...

I just had a quick question. With safety covers, is there a maximum height the water should be? Ours is a Latham mesh safety cover. Pool is a vinyl liner. We've had a LOT of rain this year since the pool was closed, certainly more than last year. When I last measured it in early November, it...

Hi, I'm hopeful this is a really simple question, but I can't quite find an answer to it. I did ask it as part of a separate thread about a whole re-plumbing job, but I think it got lost! When plumbing things like pump and filter, I'm intending to use the quick connects (the screw things where...

Hi all, I'm replacing my pump and filter next week (Pentair superflo VS and Pentair Sand Dollar SD80). Well, my local pool company (they are good) are doing it because I honestly don't have the time right now (too many other things!!) and they would qualify as a registered installer for the...

Hi all, I'm looking at potentially replacing my pump with the Pentair Superflo VS (342001). Can anyone tell me what's in the box, particularly as it relates to plumbing? I'm really wanting to know if it comes with the unions for the suction and return side, or whether I need to purchase them...

Hi, My wife has asked me to look into the option of converting our pool to SWG. The problem is, I understand the SWG should be basically before the water goes back to the pool, i.e. after all the equipment. Our pump and filter is in our shed, and then the heater is outside it. After the...

Hi all, Need some help please! When I turn off my pump, it loses prime. My pump is quite far from my pool, and probably several feet above the water. However, I gather this shouldn't be a problem and it ultimately means I likely have an air leak on the suction side, ie somewhere between the...

Hi all, I'm looking for some advice before we go ahead and get an existing tree stump removed (well, I gather they grind it and the roots down). The pool was put in long before we moved in, and the tree was also cut down before we moved in. From what I gather, it was a very large tree (perhaps...

Hey all, Firstly - thanks everyone for the amazing advice here. I regularly look for information here :-) Unfortunately opening this season hasn't gone smoothly... I have a Jacuzzi MFM Sand filter (inherited from the previous owners). When I was opening the pool and screwing in the...