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I am looking for a controller for our 100K gallon indoor pool- Would love to have something that controls just about everything (although I enjoy doing it) : pH, Cl, water level and temp. Any suggestions? Thanks! Mike

thanks Jason!

Free chlorine is 12.5ppm- high level caused by operator error stenner pump feed of liquid chlorine last two days while I was away.... Pool is indoors and FL state max is 5ppm, so we are closed until i bring it back down. I have some Chlor Out by Haviland- Sodium thiosulfate Is there...

Thanks to all of you for your time and input!

Awesome! Thanks for the replies. I wonder if getting the sponge in the water while cleaning tile will add harmful detergents? http://www.troublefreepool.com/soapy-suds-in-tub-yikes-t24075.html?hilit=suds

I have about 225 linear feet of 6" tile (porcelin, I think) from water level up, and stainless laders and handrail in and above the water. We use a red scouring pad with a cleaning gel designed for the job on the tile which I think is less abrasive than 3M's green Scotch-Brite pads. We clean...

Thanks for your great reply :-)

Non-marring of course (found out the hard way). Should it have all metal bristles, part, or all plastic? Thanks! Mike

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Thanks Bama and Tea

The chlorine/CYA chart gives these numbers for your 80 ppm stabilizer: FC min = 6ppm, target = 9ppm, shock = 31ppm

D.E. = diatomaceous earth Do you know the cost of draining and filling your pool + chemicals?

I have a Stenner pump (45M4) with a blown pump tube (#4). Can anyone recommend a part supplier? Also, I have only been able to find the part available as a 2-pack. Do they need replacing often? Thanks, Mike

Yep! Made it through the night without the slightest amount of air at the filters :-)

So far so good! No air yet. Normally I would have gallons of air accumulated in 2 hours.

Bama- Thanks for your quick response and advice. It is a suction leak and dry, and I have some Oatey Wet or Dry cement that I just tried.

Found the leak! (At least one of them). It is in a PVC joint between the basket filter and the pump. Re-doing the plumbing would be expensive, so I would like to just seal the leak between the existing fittings. Any suggestions? I thought I might try a fillet of PVC cement, with the pump...

I use NaOCl 10.5% and HCL 31.45%. I just recently added bleach a couple of times, and got much less than the expected change in FC, and CC remained steady. Can someone recommend a safe and simple titration or other method to test the NaOCl strength? It's been awhile since I had chemistry. I...

Thanks to all for your time and replies.

Thanks for your reply. My scoop only has one size, one measure. One end is a flat rectangle and the other is a small scoop. Mike

I have a Taylor K-2006 test kit which uses DPD powder for the free chlorine test. There are 2 options for volume of water sample- 10 ml and 25 ml. Two dippers of powder are specified for the test in both cases. Would 1 dipper be sufficient for the 10 ml samle? Also, sometimes a small...

mine are 15 gallon barrels- I get splashed sometimes. Safety glasses are essential.

I just practiced a little (I had never removed it before). If you grip the bottle in your palm and push away the tip with your thumb, it will come out easily.

The tip of the bottle is a clear and the bottle is brown. Give it a pull and it will separate so that you can refill.

Dave and Zea3, Thanks for the suggestions. I have full perimeter gutter with gravity flow to a tank. There is no opportunity for air to get in unless the level goes to low- which is easy to check. It would be difficult to pressure test, because I have so many inlets and outlets. I'll...

what about using smoke to find vacuum leaks?

Can't find a leak at the strainer. I cleaned and lubed the top and the o-ring, and it does not have a drain plug- just a plug in the lid that seems to be sealed...

Thanks for your input, Chris. I'll take another look at the strainer.

I do not have anywhere to view the bubbles (neither the basket lid nor the filter top are clear), so I tried the shaving cream, but could not find any leaks, even though I am getting a lot of air in my filters. Any other ideas? Also, will a large amount of air cause problems with...