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    Pump died need advice/recommendations on replacement pump

    Hello all! My pump died a glorious death a few days ago. It sounded like a 747 loaded with Chimpanzees taking off. I took it to my local dealer and they said that with all the parts that need to be replaced it would be $470.00. In fairness to them it was in pretty bad shape and Im surprised it...
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    PH target for Boric Acid addition?

    I’m in tail end of my prep for boric acid. I think the last round of MA should bring my TA to 60 and my PH to 7. My question is, where should I aerate my PH back to? I read that boric acid will lower my PH slightly but I don’t know how much. Is 7.5 ok or should I go higher because the drop will...
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    Quick question on Alkalinity test

    Hello all. I am in the process of prepping my pool to add boric acid. I have been lowering the PH and TA with MA and then aerating and repeating. I just finished doing the PH and TA test. When I did the TA test it turned red at 60 I decided to do one more drop and it turned a bright red. So my...
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    Newbs First TF-100 Test Results

    Hello all, First of all let me thank everyone in advance for their feedback. I just received my TF-100 test kit and this is my first test. Here are the results. FC-0.5 CC-0.5 pH-7.8 TA-110 CH-350 CYA-80 Salt-4600 Temp-84degrees CSI-.13 Heres a little background. I installed a new SWG 3 weeks...
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    Hello from Central Florida!

    Hi there! I have had pools most of my life and thought I knew what I was doing. I would take my water sample weekly to the pool store and buy what was needed to keep my pool "right". 3 weeks ago I came across this site (researching inconsistencies in my sample results) and now I feel like a kid...