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    Start SLAM process w/ low pH?

    Hey everyone! Opened the pool today to no algae and just some cloudiness (yay). Most recent test results and log attached. Based on these results is it ok to start slamming? I’m mostly concerned since the pH is slightly lower than the recommended levels here on TFP to do so. Thanks for reading...
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    Plumbing Considerations during SWCG install

    I will be adding an in-line SWCG, flow switch, and sacrificial anode to convert our existing pool. I'm confused as to the existing check valve on the plumbing right before the heat pump. Any ideas as to why this is located here? The documentation I pulled from the heater doesn't show any...
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    Recommended Install Location

    Hi Folks! Thanks to this forum in identifying algae behind my pool light 😎, after which adding maintenance liquid chlorine was pretty much on cruise control - but still a daily interaction. We’ve decided on a SWCG, most likely the Circupool RJ-45+. Question - how would I go about installing...
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    Advice Requested: Replace pump union suction side

    Hi gang, Our pump has a suction side air leak - based on the previous owner’s putty fix, and confirmed by a garden hose focused on the fitting, it appears to be the union on the suction side just upon entering the pump. If I had to guess it’s a loose connection between the threaded male...
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    Pool newbie incoming!

    Newbie here! Looks like a wealth of knowledge here, happy to join as new member. Have a great day!
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    SLAM’ing - going through lots of liquid chlorine

    Hey TFP! There is so much knowledge here, thank you for providing a place to research and make pool maintenance accessible to the layman. New pool owner here - opened up the pool back first week of May. test strips routinely showed no FC, despite shocking w/ the powder on three occasions using...