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I bit the bullet and purchased the EVO 614 iq from Marina Pool and Spa. Came today. It's in the water right now cleaning. I am attempting to setup the iAqualink app and I've reached a decision point I don't know how to answer. Tried calling support and 35 minutes later I am still on hold...

ARRRGGGGHHHHHH! We currently own a Hayward Aquanaut 400/450 pool cleaner going on it's seventh season. The cleaner travels only about four feet before turning around, so it no longer cleans the entire pool. I think the problem is probably that the wheel hubs and shaft bearings need to be...

I have searched and can't seem to find this error described anywhere. After six years of working just fine, the Omnilogic app on my phone no longer sees my pool site. When I open the app, I get an error message No Sites It looks like you haven't linked your account to a site. So I try to add...

I recently noticed a message on my OmniLogic control app telling me that I need to apply a critical over the air update. This would be the first I have ever done, as all the others have been handled by my equipment technician when he was already out doing something else. I backed up the system...

We took the plunge and converted to a SWG a month or so ago. My CYA had been fairly low (it always go down during the winter months, maybe lots of rain or something?) but I just got some stabilizer and I've gotten it up to 60. I am still in the process of raising and will shoot for 80 given...

I have been dumping jugs of liquid chlorine into my pool for about 3 years now. I was warned away from a SWCG system by my poolbuilder, who said it would damage my moss rock waterfall. While talking with a pool service company about a different issue, I brought up the SWCG question to him, and...

From reading other posts, I think have a suction side air leak. I have many many bubbles in the pool coming through the return jets, and a small whirlpool in the pump basket. I have lubed the pump basket O-ring and the plugs at the bottom of the pump. The water level in the pool is good. I...

Heard a podcast tonight with the CEO of HASA. He talked extensively about their support of pool professionals and a bit about the advantages of using liquid chlorine. :) Anyway, he didn't say anything at all about HASA selling to the retail customer...just that HASA supported the pool...

I am having a difficult time getting liquid chlorine in Houston this summer. I am guessing supply chain problems with COVID-19. Anyway, my go to source has always been Home Depot, which typically has plentiful amounts of very fresh, 10% LC. Except this summer. We have a newly opened...

Help! A few weeks ago I slammed my pool because I was seeing a little bit of algae. Slam went fine, got through OCLT, CC at zero and pool was crystal clear and beautiful. Since then, I've maintained my CYA at 60 and then 50. Since completing my slam, I haven't let my FC fall below 5ppm...

Hi TFP gurus! I am mid-SLAM and I have questions! 1. Vacuuming to waste. Several posts I've read said to vacuum to waste to get rid of the dead algae and other debris. My vacuum is integrated to the pool and runs into the filter. If I *can* vacuum to waste, I don't know how. I usually just...

Well, I went out to brush the pool this afternoon and saw a bit of algae brush off the walls of the pool. Sad. Other than the algae, the pool is clear (I can see the individual pebbles in the plaster on the floor of the pool.) Numbers generally look good, and I'm pretty religious about...

Well hello again. I have a question about dosing LC in the winter for a pool that remains open (50-60 degrees typically.) As cooler weather started in November, I was still testing daily, and found that I needed just under a quart a day to keep my pool at 8 FC. When the weather is cold and...

I've been doing research on which SWCG to buy to convert my pool from liquid chlorine. I have all Hayward equipment and automation right now. I've read where I should size the SWCG at twice the size of my pool, so minimum 42,500 gallons. I saw a previous post where someone suggested going...

I just went back to reread the Pool School posts about recommended TA levels and now I have questions. Background: I had been keeping my TA around 80 and letting my PH creep upwards to 8.0 before lowering it with MA. With fairly high water temps in my area, that resulted in a positive CSI...

Ok I feel really dumb here. I am trying to clean tiles at the water line which seem to have a calcium buildup. I am using a pumice stone that I purchased at Home Depot in the pool chemical section. As I am rubbing off the buildup, the pumice stone is dissolving and going into the water. Also...

I know this question has been asked before, and I have read the answer, but I can't find it right now. I am kicking myself. I left the water on overnight and did an unintended water exchange. I measured this morning and my CYA had dropped so I could see the dot with a full tube, so I am...

You get a hump in your back, sucka. I made the switch to using liquid chlorine late last year. My pool is just over a year old. I've read here that most people on this forum (seems like far greater than 50%) use SWCG for chlorine generation. While I've been thrilled with the results of...

I am a bit puzzled by my latest test results. I have two test kits. My main kit is a Taylor K-2006. I have a secondary kit (my first kit purchase, while I was still making the transition from test strips to drops) which is a K-1001. Both are less than a year old. I rarely use the K-1001...

Hello again. First of all, I just read through a 17 page thread about clearing cloudy pool water. I am so impressed with the patience you've shown and the help you've given the OP. It is really commendable! I hope her water clears soon! Now for my question. When my pool was finished in...

I own the K-2006 test kit, but I was poking around on the TFTestKits website looking for things to spend my money on (since I now stay out of the pool store). I ran across the CYA View Tube for $3.50. It's a nice looking view tube with a bigger dot at the bottom, so I think it might be easier...

I was reading through another thread and it sparked a question about my pool. In the other thread, someone mentioned that their target was 8-10, and it was mentioned that adding chlorine above 10 was just a waste of chlorine. (I am paraphrasing here.) So here is my situation. With 50 CYA, my...

Hello again. I am looking for validation that I am doing this TFP Pool care right. I am burning off FC at a rate of about 5 ppm per day. I have added a gallon of 10% chlorine every night for the past week. I did an overnight chlorine test and lost about 0.2 ppm. Is it normal that I should...

I have an IG pool with a moss rock waterfall. The pool is about a year old. We are in Texas, so leave the pool open year round. Over the past few months (maybe over the winter?) I have noticed a build up of a white substance in the water where the rocks end and the plaster begins. While we...

Taylor k-2006 test kit. The instructions say to use 2 level scoops of the R-0870 powder, and offer no alternative instructions for 10ml vs 25ml samples. I have been using 2 scoops on a 10ml sample. Just read a post that says use 1 scoop for 10ml vs 2. Have I been testing wrong all this time...

Hello TFP! I am a new pool owner (July, 2018) from a suburb of Houston, TX. Pool info is in my sig. I have been a lurker for the past 8 months or so, but after following the TFP plan for a while, I find I have questions. I've read the info in Pool School, and have been perusing the forums...

Our new pool was just finished a few weeks ago. We have a 20,500 gallon inground free form pool. All Hayward equipment. I am completely new to pools and new to this site. So Hi! I was looking for info on properly maintaining our new pool and found TFP...so I registered and am introducing...