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I have about a 15 year old Raypak millivolt heater. The thing has always been finicky.. but when I added a new variable speed pump this year it has hit a new low. I have gotten pretty savvy at troubleshooting it, but I feel I'm missing or not understanding something this time around.. hoping...

Installing a new pool pump this year has gotten me thinking about my pool electrical in general. I want to know if anyone can explain the risks of an unbonded pool in a very old very simple system. As best I can ascertain my pool is 100% unbonded. It was built in 1950(year permit was pulled)...

Has anyone ordered the Advantage Ultra yet? I can't find any info when I search about it. It appears it is a slightly updated version of the Discovery? Which is the S200? Has anyone confirmed this? https://www.doheny.com/doheny-advantage-ultra-inground-robotic-cleaner-powered-by-dolphin It...

I'm trying to figure out if there is something I'm missing here chemistry wise. I've been using the TFP method without much issue for about 3 years now.. very much love it. But this year I've had a troublesome problem. Every 3 or 4 days the bottom of the pool ends up covered in dead algae...

Hey all.. looking for some ideas. We have an OLD pool.. at least 40+ years could be much more so. Our coping is 1x8 lumber that is attached to the pool deck. The vinyl liner is then stapled directly into the lumber. Simple, but a little inelegant. It originally had a white vinyl strip...

I'm having a bit of a situation that I'm trying to decide if it is a big issue or not. I fully follow the TFP protocols.. CYA is about 50.. FC gets brought to 7 every evening. CC at 0.5 or 0.0 depending on the day. Everything else is basically balanced. But occasionally.. generally on really...

The title about sums it up. I have the opposite problem of so many.. I can't keep CYA consistently high enough. I first started noticing it last year. It became more pronounced at the beginning of this year. Pool has been open about 10 days.. tested CYA right around 30 on opening(Taylor...

Is there any big difference in quality among the safety fence options out there? I'm looking to put a fence around about 1/3 of my pool.. the rest is blocked off by the garage and the fence. So it's about a 30 foot total section. I plan to do the install myself. Searching amazon and online...

I am getting ready to do my first completely DIY pool closing on a pool I've now had for three years. I've watched the pool store do it for two years and I think I have it all down.. but I'm hoping some of the experts here would be willing to take a moment or two to review my plan and make sure...

So this is the skimmer setup I have on a fair size inground pool(20k gallons). Needless to say it is not ideal. It is an Aladdin 750 no niche skimmer.. from what I've read here and elsewhere it was used in the 60s and 70s and still is used in ponds commonly...

So I inherited this bad boy with the house I bought a couple years ago. Anyone want to venture a guess at how old it is? http://cubeupload.com/im/cale42/IMG20180902145709.jpg More importantly.. for those who have upgraded of late.. how much improvement did you have? This thing still runs...

Ok.. I have a super old school system in a house I bought. No niche skinner(Aladdin) and a single return pipe that is simply galvanized piping with outside threading. Summer three with it and I'm slowly working through all the issues it had. Finally tackled what I have long suspected is a...

Ok.. little background. My first year using the TFP method(only third year as a pool owner.. so still quite new). I swapped to the TFP approach pretty early this year. I'm not as strict of an adherent as could be but do my best. I travel extensively for work and my wife is willing to add...

Question that I'm looking for some input on. I have been considering a SWG for my pool. I'm a fairly new pool owner(3rd summer).. and it is a seasonal pool (May-Oct generally). I've used mostly dichlor shock and trichlor tabs until this point due to not knowing anything else and a busy travel...

Hello.. long time lurker first time poster. I bought a 100 year old house 2 years ago with a pool. I knew nothing about pool maintenance but my wife had a pool growing up. The learning curve has been steep, but I feel there is progress. This is the third summer we have had the pool open...