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    Best way to clean light niche and how often?

    I have a fiberglass pool with a Pentair Intellabrite 5G spa light. After a year or so of owning the pool I started to see some rust colored junk on the face plate of the light. I removed the light from niche to clean and unleashed a giant plume of algae. After lots of scrubbing on the pool...
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    Coverstar UV protectant and chlorine demand

    I opted to clean and apply protectant to my one-year old Coverstar cover. I used both the Coverstar brand cleaner and protectant. I first cleaned, rinsed, and let dry. Then according to instructions, sprayed and brushed the Coverstar protectant on the cover. The instructions emphasize not to...
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    Homemade WiFi pump and heater control

    While I was waiting out the winter, longing for days on the pool deck with a cold beverage, I opted to put together a system to manage scheduling of pump cycles in conjunction with operating a gas heater. I run a single-speed 1 HP Pentair pump and a Rheem 206 gas heater. I had a few...
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    Pool Math log suggestion: add anticipated effects to chemical addition log entry

    It would be nice if the log entry for a chemical addition in Pool Math also included the anticipated effects. This information is available elsewhere in the app, but having it in the log would be helpful. I would like to say look at the log and see FC level in morning from test, anticipated...
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    Suggestions on causes of cloudy water

    Hi all, First, thanks to this community. This is my first post, but I've learned a lot reading many of the threads. And now, I will post to ask for some advice. First I'm sure you'll want to know these numbers (all from the Taylor series of test kits): recently FC: 4-8 ppm range, CC < 0.5...