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I think I'll start going the route of gathering one larger sample of water vs a fresh sample of water, it would make the process quicker and easier. I'm really bad at dumping out just the right amount of water to get my sample in the tube at the correct fill line it gets frustrating lol. My...

Can't speak to the SWG questions, but there are plenty of knowledgeable people on here that can address that. Like Orion said that with pucks your CYA might not be a problem yet but it will be. There are basically two kinds of Chlorine. Stabilized and and non-stabilized. Puck, and granular...

Back with another water testing question. This may be a preference thing. What's the general process you all use when testing water chemistry? I test mine pool side (usually standing in the pool but away from steps or areas of low circulation), gathering a fresh sample of water for each test...

I received my 2006C kit replacement reagents from tftestkits.net. What's the consistency of the powder supposed to be? The powder in my container is chunky almost like it's clumped together. I tried breaking it up a bit to make it more like a powder.

Same thing happened the last two days this week. Don't know the amounts but we got a ton of rain and flooding here in northern Indiana. Even saw a car submerged in the ditch along the road on the way home yesterday where the water had been across the road. I had to laugh at the infinity...

Sounds good I'll go with the powder and drop FAS-DPD test going forward. My comparator that I've been using is the red gradient but same principle applies as far as color matching as the yellow one mentioned. It can be a bit of a guestimation and it can easily look different at different...

The Taylor 2006C reagent refill set comes with R-0870 powder, R-0871, R-0003 Which the directions pictured in the attached image go with the FAS-DPD test option to determine FC and CC. From your reply I take it that the better of the two tests for Chlorine is the FAS-DPD vs the one on the left...

Apologies for the long post A little background as my signature shows in 2021 we had renovations done to our pool and fresh filled with pre balanced water from a local supplier. The following two seasons I admit I wasn’t the best at staying on top of testing, and added chemicals more in a...

There should be a drain plug at the bottom of your filter. What is your process for blowing out your lines? For our pool our return jets are pretty low near the floor. We installed a jandy valve that allows us to airlock the returns. My process is set the multi-port to circulate, drain...

So I'm planning to open our pool in the next few weeks. This will be our third season after buying the house in 2019. This opening makes me the most nervous as this will be the first time opening the pool after having closed the pool myself last winter for the first time. Previous two season...

Pictures and a some more info would help us be of better assistance. The more details you can provide the better like inground/above ground, filter, heater (if you have one), SWG, dimensions of the pool, volume, depth, general plumbing info, electrical info, etc. I feel your pain and sense of...

I'm a little hesitant to remove the pump, I would need to undo the electrical connections as well since it's direct wired. I know people around here who just put antifreeze in the pump, I'm guessing they just put the plugs back in the pump and pour in some antifreeze. Currently the pump is...

Yep that’s how was wishing I had done it. I think was too much in a hurry to get it off. My future self didn’t appreciate that. Only other question I have is I hear some people put antifreeze in the pump, but, wouldn’t you need to re-plug the pump so the antifreeze stays in the pump? Right now...

Got it to work it works it just took a little time to put enough air in my system to start pushing water out. Got everything blown out and plugged or water-locked. Winter cover is on and water bags placed. Thank you for the reply confirming I was on the right track. I kept a log of every step...

Won’t the filter setting blow air through the sand?

Here are a couple pictures of my equipment pad. I realized I had the filter set to waste, hoping that was all it was that I was sending the air to the waste line. I changed it to recirculate, tried again but still no dice. I don't feel air leaking. This is my air compressor...

I’m attempting to blow out my pool lines and I’m not having any luck. I have an I in-ground pool with 1 skinner, 2 return jets, and one main drain. I have the sand filter set to recirculate. I have a pancake compressor with a 6 gallon tank that charges up to 150 psi. I opened the two drain...

Which cover pump do you use? I use a simple Baracuda pump but it's only running when it's plugged in and has power, but have thought about replacing it with one that has an auto on/off so I wouldn't have to keep my eye on it so it doesn't run dry.

Past two seasons we hired a pool guy to close our pool, this season we are going to close it ourselves, and I have mostly everything I need. My one question involves blowing out the lines. We have a Pentair SuperFlo VS pool pump. What fitting should I look for to plug in my air compressor to...

We recently replaced our old pump with the Pentair SuperFlo VS. I will say it was definitely worth it. It replaced an old 3/4HP single speed pump that last season we ran 24/7. We have our SuperFlo wired for 230 but it can be wired fore either 115 or 230. It has an onboard 24 hour clock and...

I would be willing to bet he’s got inventory he’d like to unload. If it’s lack of understanding on his part, he might not be the right PB for you. We just recently purchased a variable speed pump to replace our relic of a pump. It was a single speed. I’m beyond impressed with how much more...

We're trying to get this wrapped up before the 19th when we go on vacation for a week, and have someone house sitting, I'm hoping not to have our friend have to worry about hassling with the old pump till we get back. I did find a Siemens style breaker so if we get that we might end up swapping...

So, I have a new Pentair SuperFlo VS pump. We were originally going to wire it to our existing 115v power that the old pump was hooked to. After some research though we decided instead to run a brand new 230 line from our main box to the pump's location. The manual recomends/suggests a...

I have a new pump ordered and hopefully it'll be here soon. I bought a Pentair SuperFlo VS 1 1/2HP thanks to the advice in my other post. I also ordered a flowmeter to help dial in the RPM's needed to stay within my Sand filter's Max flow rate of 60GPM. We are also going to update al the...

The two speeds on your motor are listed in RPM values. top right 3450 or 1725

Still learning myself and from my experience, you want most of your water pulled through the skimmer line as it's a large part of circulating the water. If you were to have both open 100% your skimmer suction would be weak and that's your first line of defense against floating debris. I have...