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Hi @Leebo, I cannot renew my Premium Subscription. I conversed with you last year when I had a similar problem. I believe you told me it may be because I originally ordered the app thru the Microsoft store. It is being used on my PC desktop. How do I re-subscribe frum perhaps Google Play...

I just scored a great deal on a used Hayward sand filter (less than 2 yrs. old.) The previous owner was a Pool Store regular customer, and he used the pucks + bags of Shock methodology. It seems last summer he kept finding yellowish sediment on the bottom of his 24' above ground pool. He was...

After years of struggling with getting my 24' x54" AGP covered for winter, I finally found a simple (almost FREE) solution. Let me preface this by explaining that due to many trees, including pines, spruces, maples, beech, and walnut, leaving it uncovered would create a quagmire over the winter...

I just used up the last of my stabilizer I bought a couple years ago. I was going to order from Amazon, but noticed online that my local Wally-World has Clorox brand in stock for about the same price. No 2-in-one or anything; just says Pool Stabilizer. Priced about the same as Amazon for the 4"...

For the past two years I have closed at 1/2 SLAM level and added 16 oz. of Polyquat 60. Everything looks good upon spring opening. I have seen some threads where it is believed that the Polyquat is unnecessary. Just close at SLAM. So, do I need the Polyquat? It, like everything else, has gotten...

I ordered a new jar of DPD powder from tftestkits.com this spring. It arrived in April. It was stored unopened with a dessicant pack in a zip lock bag with my test kit. I just got it out and upon opening, the color looked good. But the powder itself is rock hard. I tried using a small...

I have a new 115v, 1-hp 2-speed pump on our13,500 gallon 24' AGP. High speed runs on 10 amps @ 3,450 GPH. Low speed runs on 3.2 amps @ 1,750 GPH. At our current rate for electricity, I can run it on low speed 12 hrs. a day for less than $1.00. Problem is the motor case gets very hot to the touch...

I normally raise my pH by dissolving the required amount of Borax into a gallon of water and slowly pouring it in front of a return. No matter how much I stir during my addition, most of the Borax seems to end up as a slurry in the bottom of the bucket. Therefore, the final "dump" of the...

We've been using the cheap thin rubber mat you can buy from the pool store to pad the bottom of our ladder and protect the liner. Almost useless once the grandkids get in and "whirlpool." It goes faster than they do! LOL. I was wondering about a regular bathmat with the suction cups. I keep...

Just opening my pool for the summer. I have the original Hayward Power-Flo LX 1.5 hp pump that came with the pool 6 years ago. Just completed re-hooking all the plumbing and putting a new Go-Kit in the pump. When power is turned on to the pump, it just hums; does not start. When installing the...

Hi. I have not "actually" opened yet. I am currently rebuilding my pump with a new Go-Kit. Also, have yet to complete a deep-clean of my sand filter, so I can't officially open until those two tasks are completed this weekend. In the meantime, my pool still has been covered with the winter...

Hey Newdude! Now you guys are turning ME into a "Hydrochondriac!" LOL. And I thought that was behind me... Anyway, my AGP "skating rink" is now frozen about 4-6" thick, less than an inch from my top rails. My solid winter cover is wearing a 2-3" thick layer of ice. I have a pillow in the...

I am in the process of closing my AG pool. Last week I brushed the walls and vacuumed and backwashed on Thursday. Water temp was finally in the 50's. With great weather forecast for both Friday and Saturday, I added chlorine to bring me up to SLAM level and hold for 12 hours. Now I just...

I didn't make any notes from last year except for chlorine levels and Polyquat levels for closing my AGP. Am I correct to think that pH will rise gradually by Spring? I normally run it at 7.5/7.7 when open. Should I leave it alone or lower it to close? If so, what's the recommendation...

I just completed my first SLAM since joining TFP 3 years ago. I was both looking forward to it, and dreading it at the same time. Over the past couple years, I have read and re-read the process dozens of times, knowing it was only a matter of time until I would need to do it. In my case, it...

I have now had over 20 hours of very clear water and my FC is slowly beginning to drop from where I began. I accidentally added a higher than recommended amount of chlorine (25 ppm) to begin, so I am now just beginning to approach (21 ppm) my SLAM target of 20. I had lowered my pH to 7.4 prior...

I have read on here that it's ok to use a 5ml sample when testing FC during a slam. It would definitely save on reagent until I get nearer to the end of the slam, when I would revert to a 10ml sample. My question is this: Do I still use the heaping blue spoonful of DPD for a 5ml test, or does...

I have a 24' x 52" AGP. I am finding small areas of a tan gritty substance on the floor of the pool, mostly the 2 feet nearest the edge. When I vacuum, I have to go slow and scrub over these spots to make sure I get it all. It doesn't just disappear in a poof. I brush the walls and brush and...

Due to excessive rainfall over the past three weeks, I have had to lower the water in my AGP several times. It was time for its first of two normal backwashes per year, so my first water drop was accomplished this way. My last two were done via the "waste" function on my multi-port valve...

I have the HP50 TA heat pump from Hayward heating our 24' AGP. The heat exchanger is titanium. I can find nothing in the manual about required water chemistry, particularly a minimum CH level. My pool is a vinyl pool with basically no minimum (or very minimal) CH requirement. Ours normally...

My instructions that came with my TF100 say that a "good number" for TA is 60-90 with a SWG and 90-120 with a manually dosed pool. Last year was my first year with the TFP method and I remember giving up on trying to hit that 60-90 TA range, while manually dosing my pool. I was finally glad to...

I got my equipment pad hooked up on Saturday, 5/1/21. Under the cover (with a flashlight) our water is crystal clear, with very minor debris on the bottom. I'm not ready to open yet, but wanted to get some chlorine into the water before water temp rises above 50 degrees. Solid winter cover...

I'm on my 5th year with our AGP. I'm experiencing a similar issue as the OP. Did a complete winterizing, as usual. Drained water to 4" below the skimmer and plugged the return with a threaded winter plug. A Gizmo was placed in the skimmer as a precaution. We covered the pool with the winter...

I need to add MA to my pool. I can only find the 20% stuff locally right now. Does anyone know the conversion factor between the 20% stuff and the 31.45%? I thought I remembered seeing it discussed on the forum in the past, but can't locate it now (as in: Anybody seen my keys, glasses, etc.)...

I have been preparing my pool for closing over the past 10 days. I have monitored chlorine and pH every day. I am filtering 12 hours a day, as normal. My pool temp has gone from 85 degrees down to 53 degrees today. Several nights with temps in the high 20's to low 30's have helped. Today, I...

This summer we have a few garter snakes that have taken up residence inside the cabinet of our Hayward heat pump. They are almost always there whenever the pump isn't running becuase the cabinet is black and holds heat. There are drain holes in the base of the cabinet that allow for drainage...

I am new to chlorine testing and just beginning my Baquacil conversion this morning at 7 am. When doing the drop test, I fill my vial to the 10 ml mark. I then add 1 heaping spoon of the powder. When adding the reagent, how "pink" is the solution supposed to turn? I have been stopping at the...

Hi, I replaced the mechanical seal in my pump with a US Seal 1906 replacement seal this winter, after having twice replaced the cheap original style ones. Instructions said to hand-tighten the impeller when re-assembling. Today, when I started the pump, it just hummed; I immediately shut it...

Looking for a source of US Seal brand pump seals. Looks like I need their part number #PS1906 or #PS3869. Any suggestions?

I am in the middle of replacing the seal in my Hayward Power Flo 1.5 HP pump, with a kit purchased from INYO Pools. While seating the new ceramic half of the seal, I noticed that it did not bottom out on the flat surface at the base of the recess. It lacks about 1/8". I tried tapping on it...