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  1. Momma4

    New pool liner - leak?

    Hi, all! What would y'all do in this situation? We had a new liner installed on Saturday. Once they got it in and cut the main drains, they asked us to fill it to about a 5" depth or so in the shallow end (deep end is probably 5' or 6' full of water now). They had a shop vac hose sucking out...
  2. Momma4

    Do I need a new cell?

    Hi everyone, thanks in advance for the help. Here's my situation: I'm losing about 3 ppm of chlorine a day, with the cell set to 100% at 12 hrs a day I've passed an OCLT, so I don't think it's algae. Pool is crystal clear. Inspect cell is solid lit check salt light it lit Salt cell is a...
  3. Momma4

    Best way to brush main drain during SLAM?

    Any suggestions on how to effectively brush around the main drain at the bottom of the pool during a SLAM? I've got algae right in the crack where the drain hits the bottom of the pool, and I need to scrub it. I have a robot vacuum running that kinda has a brush on it, but it's not getting in...
  4. Momma4

    What does this pipe do?

    Hi everyone - thanks in advance for your help! For #1 in the picture -- I think that this is the motor for the robot vacuum that we no longer use. Is it doing any harm by staying there unused? If it needs to be pulled out, is that a DIY job (I can follow basic instructions and I'm willing to...
  5. Momma4

    Can’t get our pool light back in

    We took our pool light out to replace the bulb, and we can’t get it all the way back into the hole. The screw is holding but it’s very loose. Does anybody have any suggestions? Is it just a matter of wiggling it and getting it back in there? Is it OK to swim with it like this with the power on...
  6. Momma4

    Unexpected database error

    If I go click anywhere outside of the forums (Pool School, PoolMath, etc.) while I'm logged in, I get the following error message: An unexpected database error occurred. Please try again later. I'm on Google Chrome on a Windows computer, but I get the same error message when I browse on...
  7. Momma4

    Please critique my iron staining plan of attack

    Hi, everyone - I'm Kim. I'm here because pool stores have let us down too many times. Our pool currently has an iron stain throughout the pool. I'm certain it's iron because the Iron Stain Remover that the pool store sold us worked, it's just that it came back (multiple times - the pool store...