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Some of you may remember my saga last fall where my pool flooded after we got 12 inches of rain in just a few hours. I ended up just scooping out all the large debris, dumping a few gallons of bleach in, and shutting everything down for the winter. Understandably, things were a bit pond-like...

It's time to buy a new pool cleaner. The venerable pre-Hayward Tiger Shark we inherited with our home and pool has literally lost its mind. It started going downhill last season and now it's all but brain dead. It also ingested a couple of rocks last year, and the cost to replace the damaged...

It’s time to refill my stock of R-0871 (C size). In the past, I have had great success buying reagents on Amazon after vetting the vendors via reviews. This year, I’m seeing nothing but disappointed people complaining about expired reagent or receiving the wrong size. What’s a good, reliable...

We had more than 12 inches of rain yesterday, along with 30+ mph winds. To the best of my knowledge, I managed to keep the water level in my pool below the deck through the entire event. Imagine my surprise when I saw this morning that the pool that was blue 24 hours ago looks like this: With...

Had a small fissure in the standpipe of my lateral assembly, so I had to swap out the assembly. While I had all the sand out, I decided to go ahead and put new sand in there. It’s never been changed since I’ve owned the pool and who knows if it was ever changed by the previous owner. I know the...

We are headed out of town on vacation for 5 days tomorrow, and for the first time ever, I haven’t been able to get someone to watch our pool while we’re gone. Several of our neighbors moved out in the past 6 months and we haven’t gotten to know the new ones to the point that we could trust them...

So this has been my first foray into repairs in which I have to drain the filter. I’m pretty sure I know the answer to this, and I’ve heard this about pro-series filters generally, but I just want to make doubly sure. The S220T has an auto pressure relief, right? I’ve never come across a...

I replaced my cell a couple of weeks ago with a brand new one. Right after I installed it, the K-1766 test (also a brand new replacement) indicated 2200 ppm, which was identical to the reading I was getting from the SWG. I shut it off, added 100 lbs. of salt, and 24 hours after turning my SWG...

It’s hazardous waste collection day here, so I’m finally getting rid of all the worthless (to me at least) pool chemicals left by the previous owner when we bought our house two years ago. Floculants, clarifiers, copper-based algaecides, water conditioners, trichlor, dichlor, cal hypo, and...

Perfect for me is around 78 degrees. I'll jump into low-70's water if the sun is out and the ambient temp is at least 80. What about you?

As is the case for many people here, we inherited our 12K gal. in-ground pool and everything that goes with it when we bought our house a couple of years ago. Over those two years, I've successfully eliminated the effects of most of the bad practices (floc, copper algaecide, sequestrant, etc.)...

For the third consecutive year, I find myself having to replace my filter pressure gauge. I’ve tried both OEM and replacement brands. Based on the review section of virtually every product I’ve looked at online, I’m not the only one. So...is there anything I can do to mitigate this, or is there...

I started my opening process about a month ago. After the rainiest winter on record, my salt levels (along with CYA and CH) were rock bottom. I got the salt up to 3000 ppm, and left it there. Well in the month since, we’ve had two rain events of 5”+ (each) that have required me to pump out...

Everything was fine when I was out by the pool earlier, then just a while ago I was in my driveway cleaning up leaves when I realize I could hear my dual speed pump...I can never hear it on low unless I’m standing right next to it. I walked out back and it was making an awful sound. Shut it off...

My 12 year old pump motor bit the dust a week ago today. When I found out I wouldn’t be getting another motor for about a week without paying $150 for expedited shipping, I was a bit apprehensive about whether I could keep my sparking pool clear and blue. Thanks to some of the principles and...

Added 20 CYA yesterday so I ran the pump overnight to circulate. When I went out this morning I noticed that the pad at was damp at the base of the pump. At first I was worried that I had a leak and that I hadn’t noticed til now because the hot air evaporates it before I get home. But I couldn’t...

First of all, let me begin by saying this isn't an indictment or skepticism of this community or the TFP methodology. This is a genuine open-ended request for more detailed info mostly out of curiosity, and also due to the fact that a lot of the concepts and principles on this site challenge...

Hello everyone, New to the forum, new to pool ownership, not new to pool maintenance but not a hardened veteran either. For a couple of years many years ago, I was a manager at a large public pool, so I understand fundamentals and definitely know how to properly test chemistry. We recently...