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This will be my third season managing my own pool, and I've done pretty well so far. Only had one algae issue when I left a family member in charge and they disregarded my instructions :rolleyes: Anyway - we had new plaster put in at the beginning of last season. No issues, the pH tended to...

Refinished our pool earlier this summer with SGM DiamondBrite exposed aggregate quartz finish. New tile and coping as well but I don't know if any details on that are relevant. As I expected, I've had to battle rising pH a bit, but its been manageable. I have a company closing the pool...

We just had our pool refinished with SGM DiamondBrite finish. As part of the refinishing, a separate company took care of the water chemistry for the first 2 weeks. They are now pushing a "Winter Watch Protection" program on me at a rate of $160 a month. I am not going to do that, obviously...

See attached. Small leak from top pipe. Everything working fine but want to address. Heater was installed last year so I am sure I could get the guy out but who knows how long. Seems like it might be an easy fix. Leak is where the white coupling (?) meets the black pipe.

Hi all! Glad to be posting again after what felt like an endless winter. Took the cover off today, got the pump and filter up and running. As expected pool is pretty filthy. Scooped out as much solid material as I could, letting the S200 take a few passes but I suspect I need to use the pump...

Hoping to get a recommendation for a company to resurface an in ground pool. Current plaster/tile finish is shot. I would probably just go with something similar but I hear stories about subpar plaster install that lasts like 5 years, and then they just blame your chemical levels. Anyway...

Hey all. Have a brand new Mastertemp 400, install in June. Getting E05 error code. After doing my own research and consulting manual it looks like the code is for a bad/faulty stack flue sensor. Exhaust temps support that, jumping from 40 up to high temps which makes no sense. Heater runs for a...

Hi all. I am coming to the end of my first season with a pool, which was mostly wonderful. This site was of course a blessing. I knew when I bought the house the pool would need to be refinished. There is some significant etching and rough spots and a lot of the decorative tiling has already...

Hi all After a trouble free (TM) first season with my pool, I made the mistake of going away for 2 weeks and trusting chlorine management to a family member. Despite what I thought were very clear instructions , I returned home to find that only about 3.5 gallons of chlorine had been used in...

Finally got a good photo. This stuff is driving me nuts. Any idea what I am dealing with here? Something related to pool chemistry or organic material? And how do I get rid of it?? Thanks

Been use PoolMath app, attached my current numbers. Even at the 30 mark on the CYA test the dot is faintly visible so I think I’m even lower there. It does seem like any sunlight eats up my FC pretty quick but pool looks great otherwise. I have been using liquid chlorine to raise FC normally...

So I've been battling an issue with DE going back into my pool from the returns. I replaced the grids, manifold and stand pipe O-ring. I inspected the stand pipe itself carefully. When I tried adding DE after this, same result. Clouds of white from the returns. I decided to try the spider...

So, for anyone not familiar with my other threads, here is the rundown New pool owner (old pool). Had it opened and cleaned. They tried to add DE but stopped when they noticed it was coming from the returns. I take the filter apart, hose down the grids, inspect everything, looks okay...

When I had the Pool opened they noted that there was DE appearing at the returns. They said the most likely cause was a tear and name some of the things that I frankly can't recall. I opened up the filter for the first time today (Pentair Plus FNS60) and took it apart and gave it a cleaning (no...

I want to understand how my pool works a little better. I understand the very basics but I guess I want to get a deeper understanding so I can address issues myself. I've included a picture of my equipment below along with a photo I've labeled for ease of reference. Let me know how wrong I am...

Set up my new S200 (Prowler 920) over the weekend. Little guy works like a charm. I'm a little confused as to how it should stored. The instructions are pretty clear about not leaving it in all the time, and to never operate out of water. It also has a few automation options - 3 days a week...

I've attached a few photos for reference. Bought house with pool a few months ago. Pool inspector noted etching in his report. It's a plaster pool, built by Sylvan in 1990. I have to assume it was refinished at least once in that time period. Pool is open, SLAMmed and cleaned. Generally looks...

Pool specs should be below but in case I did it wrong, roughly 21k plaster in ground pool, manually chlorinated. Oblong shape with steps and swim out ledger. We have a mesh safety fence in place. S200 is recommended all over this site but a few YouTube videos (PoolBots) seem to recommend other...

Hi all, I have wanted a pool for as long as I can remember. At long last, we closed on a house with a masonry pool at the end of last year. Just for some background, its an oblong plaster pool, I did some rough measurements its around 21000 gallons. Manually chlorinated. I know very little...