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Has anyone added a manual by pass to their master temp 400 after pool was built. This was not something I thought of during build and was not offered by builder. Just started thinking about it as I have to run my pump at 1800 rpm to satisfy flow switch on swcg. Would be nice to be able to lower...

Brand new heater throwing an E05 error. Had Pentair out about a month ago and they changed out SFS and it still gave them the error. They recommended having gas meter upgrade, so I did that last week and still get the error. I’ve adjusted flow rate of water and still E05. Pool is 4 months old...

Jamie Fox - Pool boy by day, Vampire Hunter at night!!!!

Successfully completed my self install of Pentair IC40 and Power Center. Purchased from Polytec. Big thanks to @ajw22 and @Jimrahbe for their expertise and suggestions. Very happy with the setup so far.

Trying to help my neighbors out with their SLAM on their new pool. I tested their water using my tf test kit. Their levels are as follows;”: FC 0 - their chlorine feeder was empty and they did not have any liquid chlorine CC 0.5 AK 250 CH 125 PH was off the charts and above the 8 mark for...

Calling all easytouch gurus. Planning to install IC40 and power center that I ordered off of Polytec Pools. Taking a look at my easytouch wiring, it looks like my PBS electrician decided to do his own thing and the panel is nowhere close to what the images on the panel door call for. Obviously...

Well I turned water on to add a couple inches of water, walked inside, and completely forgot to turn off water. Went outside a few hours later and water is 1 inch from top of coping. Any reason I would need to drain any or can I let sun and kids lower the water over the next few days?

Two post from me in one day - sorry just trying to figure things out on our new build. Our spa has 6 returns. With air blower off, 4 have great pressure and two are very weak. All 6 have sufficient air supply when blower is on, although I shouldn’t have have to run air blower to get good action...

Long story short, we did not have a waterfall pump plumbed and installed on our pool for our three wall spouts. I would like to run spa spillway and have wall spouts on at same time. Only way to accomplish this is right now is by actually having pool in pool mode at 3000 RPMs. With wall spout...

Pebble Sheen was completed today and acid wash tomorrow and then time to fill her up!!! It has been almost two years since we owned our last pool. Excited to be back and to see the friendly folks here on TFP. This site kept my last pool crystal clear all year round and will do the same for this...

Ph 8.2 Friday, 5.4 Sunday ? Borax it is!

Got to love the unpredictable Houston weather. Have waited weeks for 72 hours of sun to apply salt sealer on tiles. Weather forecast finally showed some good sunshine. Applied sealer yesterday and of course 24 hours later we get unexpected rain. Really hoping the upper 90 degree heat allowed...

We all hate algae in our pools, but very cool seeing my employer researching ways to make it useful. Who knows, maybe we could all be algae farmers one day!!!

Beginning the conversion to SWCG. Pool is roughly 14,500 gallons when including the length and width of the sun deck. Take out the sun deck and it’s only 11,500 gallons. K-1766 kit comes in tomorrow. To save time, planned on adding only 6 bags today which will be lower than the swcg demands...

My common return stays closed; however, seems like since I shut off common return, what appears to be algae is growing. Puzzled how it would have gotten in there and if I should treat it? Open common return to allow flow and perform a slam treatment?

Enjoying this beautiful day in southeast Texas on Memorial Day. Thankful for all those who served and paid the ultimate sacrifice. God Bless.

So I am one of the last minute shoppers and still do not have a mother’s day gift for my wife. Open to any ideas related to the pool!

Is this a form of algae. Noticed it right after lawn guy cut yard. Noticed it also in one of my patio chairs which is not in water.

Set pool to heat to 92 yesterday. App showed 92 for setting whereas heater showed 88 as the setting. Is there a chance the heater temp needs to be recalibrated?

Decided to make my own overflow drain stopper to prevent the loss of water when swimming from splashing and waves. $1 fix works but the thread pattern doesn’t match the installed overflow drain. The plug I bought at lowes is 2 inch DWV. Does anyone know the thread pattern of the overflow...

I keep getting scale build only in this one area of my pool by my spillway. This side of spillway is slightly lower and has a constant slow drip into pool. Is there anything I can do to prevent this?

I have all this extra space next to my equipment (where existing storage container is). Trying to decide on a storage shed where I could maximize all of the space I have.

Is there any difference in 31.45 Muratic Acid and 31.45 (20 degree BE) Muratic Acid in the Effects of Adding section of the Pool Math app? Notice when I select 31.45 (20 degree BE) Muratic Acid the Effect of Adding says No significant changes to water chemistry.

I saw this t-shirt online and decided I had to have it. As the common message on TFP, we are all our Pools greatest pool boy/girl. Then I started thinking, wouldn’t it be cool to be able to buy a TFP t-shirt. With that in mind, any chance of TFP possibly offering t-shirts in the future?

Best aerators I’ve found. They work even in 65 degree water!!!

Sad day seeing these three trees being cut down. We tried to manage keeping them and keeping up with pool maintenance. We loved the shade and privacy they provided but hated constantly emptying skimmer baskets and having to use skimming net and vacuum every other day. Only solution we had was...

I currently have the Taylor K-2006 and need a few refills. So I planned to buy the refill kit $40. My question is, would it benefit me and to pay the extra $30 and buy the TF100 Kit? I am also buying the Sampler Kit.

Glad you asked this question. I have same pump and have always had it running at 39 GPM from setup which is slightly over 2000 RPM and 500 Watts I believe. I tried dropping down to 1200 RPM and noticed it’s not powerful enough for my skimmers. I do have two sundeck bubblers and two wall...

Noticed today my pool was full of these tiny seed looking things. Is there anything to worry about? We have Oak Trees in back yard and neighbor has Pine Trees. It would be time consuming to keep scooping them out. How long do trees drop seeds? Wondering if I should just wait it out or put my...

Looking to clean my cool decking. Is there any chemical I can use that is safe for the pool? I am afraid pressure washer will take off paint. I guess I could use a cap of bleach in a bucket of water.