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Welcome to TFP! Pool is empty, correct? I would get a contractor to come and media blast the scale off. You can search here in TFP for other pool owners who’ve had great success media blasting off scale.

Suggestion… Isolate your spa from the pool. If you have spillway enabled to refresh/chlorinate the spa, turn it off during this check. If the water drops in the spa with it isolated, you’ve found the leak.

Welcome to TFP! This is a great site to help you. However, it’s easier when we know how you got FC 17ppm? How do you test your pool water? As asked above how do your chlorinate the pool? You have to help us help you.

$4.90 a gallon for 55 gallons. As long as you can use it up before it degrades.

Beats me which mountain range but Las Vegas

I have and use the Apera PH60. Since I run FC on the hot side, sometimes it gets over 10 ppm. In those cases I use the PH60 due to the pH drop tests are not valid over 10 ppm. Keep in mind the PH60 probe tip should be replaced approximately every 24 months. I only figured this out after I...

I am sorry you’ve had to go through this install issue. Unfortunately, my comment is well after the fact. I have a Cover Pools automatic cover. So, my cover is different, too. Price wise we all understand each pool’s install quote can be different. Width and length for the cover are main...

Walmart in Northwest Las Vegas put out some old stock, dated 23312. They had 1 gallon bottles placed in multiple locations with that date. But on a second row, on one end cap they stacked 6 pack boxes dated 24023. I moved the singles out of the way and bought the box at $5.67 each.

Nice job, MyAZPool. Interesting thread. Can’t wait to read more. I have a couple of more intellivalves I’d like to install when the swim season gets closer.

When you say iPhone app are you referring to Pentair Home?

I do not know if a replacement website is in beta or not. However, intellicenter2.com is still active and functional. I just turned on a feature circuit to increase the speed on my vsp using intellicenter2.com (iPad) then opened up the Home app on my iPhone and turned that feature circuit off...

Welcome to TFP! You already done such a good job getting one of the recommended test kits. You’ll get in a groove with your testing and realize wherever you the tests it will be accurate.

$3.60 per gallon? I would not hesitate to buy that. My only problem would be by the time I drive from Las Vegas to Florida, there goes my savings. I paid $14.98 + tax for a 2 gallon pack at my local big box hardware store. I don’t complain too much because I only need liquid chlorine in the...

@mikeroz I can not speak for the original poster or YippeeSkippy but here is another site you can try https://www.automaticpoolcoverparts.com/

Welcome PoolAdmiral, I looked at your other posts. You have been on the site for a while, now. You've read the TFP practices that free chlorine must be in line with the chart, see above post for the chart. Your target range for your CYA 40 is 5 - 7 ppm. You do not want algae and you are...

Surprisingly, Taylor has an authorized reseller link on their site that I used to find a local pool store here in the Las Vegas area that sells Taylor kits and reagents. Pool & Spa Dealer Locator

Welcome to TFP! Good job getting one of the recommended test kits. Now to move forward, you must determine how high your CYA really is. Fill the CYA test bottle to the first line with pool water. Then use tap water and fill to the second or upper line. Shake then pour off this mixture back...

The plaster contractor does not do acid washes after quartz application. For us, by selecting a lite color finish with blue quartz crystals, we do not have blotchy or mottling. As far as I know, darker colors are more prone for displaying those issues. Good luck!

My water hit 52 degrees and the IC60 cold water, red light came on so now the SWG is off. So I too am now manually adding liquid chlorine. Fortunately, HD and Lowe’s carry LC all year. I don’t mind buying it from the outside garden section now because the temps here in Las Vegas are 45* - 60*...

Welcome to TFP! I can not speak on why or how acid washing is done to quartz finishes. I know that I saw that onbalance post and decided I did not want an acid wash. Fortunately, for me my plaster contractor did not do acid washes after completing the job anyway. We selected a similar color...

Is there metals in the water combined with the elevated FC to your CYA causing the clear but green?

I can only speak about my particular GPC-215 setup during my owner build. I didn’t call to ask any questions of Glacier support for the install. My plumbers had the Glacier new construction install directions and did not follow them. In their experience, they felt the chiller‘s basin pump...

When I lived in SoCal, our pool was surrounded by trees. Well after windy days, I used one and it worked great to capture and get the leaves out of the pool. It doesn’t really add that much water, at least to our pool. The benefit on removing the massive amount of leaves to the detriment of...

Congratulations on the start of your build. I have one suggestion, I have skimmed this thread. So I don’t know where your utilities are in relation to your pool equipment. AND if you can get a change order to move the equipment pad with the Glacier GPC-215 away from where I see it on the...

How long have you had your pool? How often in the past do you add MA? Is your additions of MA consistent? Some TFPers pH is stable and they hardly add MA. In my case, my pH rises over 4 or 5 days and and I add MA on a consistent basis. Each pool is different.

Welcome to TFP! It helps if we know the pool equipment you currently have or will be getting to provide recommendations. In most cases you want automation control to be with all of same equipment manufacture. Variable speed pump, heater and SWG can all communicate best with the same brands...

Pool stores test your water for free then sell you expensive products to solve your so called water problems. So you spend $$$.$$ on potions and the algae doesn't go away. The next week or month same thing. Rinse and repeat. Their business model is to sell you stuff based upon inaccurate...

Great job getting the TF-Pro. One thing to keep in mind about testing for TA when the kit is new. The TA test reagent, R-0009 can have a static charge on the tip. This static causes the drops to not fully form, which skews the test high. So try this when testing TA for now, use a damp not...

I don’t do anything special. I bought the filter flosser and can’t find it. Oh well. I also bought a second set of filters just so I can get the pool back up and running. Then I can rinse off the filters that came out and take my sweet time.

If you haven’t locked down your choice, I have had great results from Artistic Pavers. https://www.artisticpavers.com/