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I usually use Mortons pool salt or water softener salt but this stuff was the first thing I saw in Lowes and I only needed one bag so I took this. I now have yellow stains, which I think are iron. I will rub them with vitamin C and report back.

I got an RJ-30+ in 2020 and have been mostly happy with it. DSP has been pretty good on warranty stuff, however since the last pool season, the cell consistently reads about 1000 ppm or more low on salt. I think I have a small leak underground leak somewhere because I lose CYA too over time, but...

It’s always been a bit touchy. The clamp needs to be tapped here and there as you tighten it but this time I can’t get it to stop leaking. It recently froze, although I left the pump running 24/7, I found it leaking after and I can’t get it to stop. I cleaned everything up and re-lubed the o...

My pool has a really nice waterfall made from natural stone. Pool is from 1998. When I run the waterfall it leaves brown sand on the bottom of my pool. I have lived here since 2018 and it did it a little bit then, but worse now. This summer it was so bad that the pool would look super dirty from...

I've had this cleaner for maybe 4 years and I'm pretty familiar with it, but this is a new one on me. Every year it needs tracks and scrub brushes. It does need to be opened up to catch stuff that wraps around the motor from time to time. In March of 2022 it started running slow and going in...

Its been years since I SLAMed. My SWG screwed me over the weekend and the water got dull. Slight cloudiness but no green yet. I had 1 FC at 60 CYA!! I lost 3FC during the OCLT. I started slamming today but either the heat messed up the LC home depot keeps outside or algae is eating my FC...

This amazon LED light I installed a few years back now blows the GFCI outlet after a few seconds. I cant see any water inside of the enclosure, but I'll see for sure when I open it up. In any case, on INYO there seems to be a few Pentair lights that look like mine. I think its the Amerlite but...

I replaced my standard bulb with a color changing LED one from Amazon years ago. I have the standard light niche that everyone has (Pentair/Amerlite) and I used a new seal. No problem until about a week ago. The light turns on for maybe 10-15 seconds then the GFCI trips. I do have a TV plugged...

Im pretty sure my FC is super high due to my SWG never shutting down for low temp. If I use 20ml of water instead of 10ml, can I just use one drop of reagant and count each one as 1FC until the water clears instead of 0.5? This what I did and it took 60 drops to clear up. Is my FC really that high?

So typically I remove my SWG for the winter and use LC, but since my salt cell's temp sensor is stuck on 77 it never stopped producing! I have about 30 FC which I know is super excessive. I am going to turn it off until the FC drifts back down then try running it 50 percent. In any case I just...

I've already had to send in my cell and control box for some kind of repair this year to the tune of 70 bucks. They replaced a cooling fan and added an adapter for the "cell connection" error. Its getting cold here and I've been periodically checking my SWG to see if it shut down so I can take...

I am tired of dealing with leaves in my skimmer and a clogged up robot so I am considering covering my pool this winter. I see a ton of decently priced covers on Amazon, but I am not sure how to go about it. I measured a rectangle both ways using the maximum dimensions of the pool and came out...

Anyone ever seen this? I’ve been checking my pH nearly every day since having a scale problem on my salt cell. I ran out of R-004 and ordered more on Amazon. It shows to expire in a few years. No matter what acid I put it’s stuck on this deep red. Any ideas? Im going to goto the pool store (I...

So I thought I had a handle on my pool until I realized my SWG was scaled up (in 6 months!) and my TA was making my pH run away. Dosing with MA once a week to get from 8.2 to 7.8 was not enough. I was testing FC once a week or so, CYA every month, TA/CH pretty much every few months. I guess I...

I thought I was doing OK checking my pH every week and adding about 8oz of MA to bring the pH down to 7.8 from 8.2. I guess not because my salt cell scaled up in about 6 months. I am shooting to keep it closer to 7.5-7.6 to help my CSI be slightly negative.

Got this leak… I see the o ring on the orange part isn’t sold separately but I found a matching one in a plumbing kit. No effect on the leak. I looked inside to check for cracks and debris. Nada. Tried cleaning it all out with a tips and relubed the o ring. Any ideas or should I just replace the...

It just started. It kind of skips a few times. You can hear it and see the shock in the piping. It only does it when primed not after emptying the strainer. Capacitor or is my motor on the way out? The capacitor looks shiny and new but it was here when I bought the house.

So my SWG took a dump and my pool isn’t cloudy or green yet but the water is dull. It’s usually sparkling so I’m in slam mode. I dumped 6gal of 10 percent in since I will be gone all day and unable to babysit the pool which should bring it to 50ish FC. I’m really hoping I caught it in time and...

I had my cell replaced early this year due to the cell connection error others have reported. Yesterday while swimming I noticed my water did not have that normal “sparkle” but chalked it up to the cloudy weather. Today I did my normal chemical checks and ZERO FC. I checked the cell a few times...

I usually use the pinch a penny 31.45 percent acid but their hours suck and I couldnt make it over there. I bought a two pack of HD acid at the same concentration but I have doubts after using it. It didnt fume, didnt smell or burn my eyes or nose and there was a tiny bit of solid stuff at the...

In the Texas sun I usually just let my SWG run 75-100 all the time. It keeps my FC anywhere from 8-12, which I am fine with. Usually on the higher end of this range. Any way to reliable test or estimate my PH when FC is 10 or above? I typically need a touch of acid every week.

My 4 year old MX-8 elite is having trouble with getting stuck, and making some clicking noises. I am guessing at a minimum it needs the two end drive boxes, but I will probably change the motor and bearings while I'm at it. After a filter cartridge cleaning, it used to come to the water line...

While replacing the capacitor in my water feature motor I realized it has constant 120 on one leg and only turns on when it receives 120 on L2 from a light switch. Keeping this is mind I wanted to revisit a previous idea. Do you think I can get away with a wifi switch since it is only...

The motor is locked up on my water feature pump. It is a 1HP with a 1.65SF. I forgot to check if its running on 110 or 220. However the same pump for my pool filter and SWG is a 2HP 220v with 1.10SF. Should I just replace in kind or get something in the middle? I know what service factor is but...

I've had this thing for a few years. Pretty happy with it. It needs treads every season but other than that I leave it in year-round and only have the occasional leaf clogs in the motor. The leaf canister saves me from filter cleanings too. Right now it wont move. I pulled it up, keeping it...

Quartzscape is about 3 months old. My natural stone waterfall always leaves stone "dust" on my tanning ledge, which I am pretty good about brushing off. This time I was out of town for a long weekend and when I got back, most of the dust brushed off but it seems no amount of brushing with my...

Of course I just threw away most of the previous owners paperwork and this happens. This door is broken, foam rotted, and looks like it was already repaired with epoxy. Anyways I need to replace this door. Pool is from 1998. Any ideas on where I should start looking as far as brands? Beer is...

Had my plaster redone with quartz almost 45 days ago. I put salt in at the 30 day mark and ever since then its been using a lot of acid. When I first switched to salt a few years back I had to add 6-8oz a week to get the pH down to 7.6-7.8 and I just attributed this to not using liquid chlorine...

Of course it is finally warm enough to swim and bees all of a sudden are hanging out on my waterfall. I had a bee keeper out and he confirmed there is no hive on my property, but there is surely one nearby. On one of my walks I did notice a hive on my neighbors front porch in the soffit but I...

I was cleaning my filter and I noticed this. Maybe I missed it before, since this is the first time I removed the filter cartridge holders that goes over this assembly, but it looks like a hole is drilled in this elbow. The other one does not have it. Am I crazy or what?