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Our diving board is showing signs of wear. It has a crack in it and we don't let anyone use it anymore. I think everything else is fine, just need to unbolt it and install a new one. The problem is, I am not sure where to get a new board. Does anyone have any recommendations for just the...

I have one on order but while I am thinking through things, I want to make sure I am correctly accounting for how things currently run. I have an electronic timer that sits between the electrical panel and all of the pool equipment. Basically, it allows my system to run every 30 minutes for 30...

I have been struggling most of the year. I think I finally have things figured out, but I still need to powerfloc and backwash. I went over to the filter to check on if it needed to be backwashed. I looked at the SWG and noticed I didn't see a cloud coming off of the plates like I normally...

I have been struggling this year with algae, about every other week it seems. At the beginning of June I took a sample in and CYA was like 3. I added some stabilizer and a week later it was 10. I added more and on June 21st it was 41. On June 28th it was back to 11, and I just had them test...

Started pump, just whirred...means shaft is rusted. Disassembled, broke free, put back together. Now when I start it the breaker trips. Any thoughts?

So we went on vacation and came back to a green pool. I opted for a run to the store to try and get a handle on it rather than slam. They gave me two bottles of algaecide (trying to track down what it was). I am pretty sure that the algae is dead, however, the pool looks like this. Did the...

I had turned the pump off a few weeks ago in preparation for closing the pool. I didn't get a chance to do it before I went out of town for a work trip. I asked my wife to turn it back on to backwash as we have had almost 8 inches of rain in the last 2 days. She said it started up and was...

Chart has: with SWG FC 3-5 (See chart) pH 7.2-7.8 TA 60-80 CH 0-300 (Don't add) CYA 70-80 Currently my pH is 8.2+ target 7.5 TA is 120 target 70 Using PoolMath it appears I need to add some acid to get down my pH which will in turn lower my TA? I am assuming it is over 8.2.

Pool School - Chlorine / CYA Chart This chart shows that CYA should be between 60-80 and FC 3-6 depending on level. However, I was reading my SWG manual and it says CYA 30-50 with a FC of 1-3. Which is correct? I would assume the SWG manual, but I have been running the last year as TFP laid out.

So I opened up the pool. I had my gizmos in each skimmer and nothing in my return line. When I got suction up for everything (main and two skimmers) my pump still has "air bubbles" in it. Also you can see them in the SWCG tube. Does this mean that I have a leak in one of the three lines...

Getting ready to open our pool in the next week or so. Originally I was going to do about 240' of PVC painted black with Union joints that could be taken apart each year and stored in my barn. However, I remembered that I have a hose fitting that is used to provide water to our slide and I...

Two years ago I ran the pump 24x7. Last year I installed an electronic timer and ran it roughly 10.5 hours every day (alternating every 30 or so minutes). Then I found TFP. :) This year, what should my target be? Should I space out the run time throughout the day, or just run it all at one...

I have read that the recommendation is less than 60 degrees? Right now I think we are in the mid to upper 70's...but we will not be swimming again this year. Should I close it now? If I don't how often should I run the pump? Right now it is run like 14 of 24 hours (haven't asked about that...

So we have had our pool now for 2.5 seasons. This year we have been fighting it every step of the way. Take the water into the local pool company, walk out with instructions and chemicals. The fun thing is the readout that we are given says to do one thing, but they sell us different amounts...