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Hello, Have a Pentair SWC now entering it's 2nd season. The cell builds up calcium and twice a year I clean it out per Pentair's instructions. The issue is I cannot seem to keep FC levels up and am shocking the pool once a week now to keep the algae bloom from going crazy. The salt level...

Need a reference to a new solar pool pump. Features I am looking for: 1. Direct connect to panels, no batteries 2. QUIET 3. 1.5 to 2 HP THank you

Hi All, I have a Maytronics Sprite utilizing NastyBags. The robot works great most of the time BUT after it's 2.5 hour clean at night, it sits on the bottom of the pool. If I go to restart it, I get a plume of dirt out the top exhaust for about 5 seconds upon restart. This also happened with...

Hi Guys trying to get this dialed in, close but very high CH FC=4.0 CC=0 TC=4.0 PH=7.5 T/A=110 This is parked at 110, cannot get it lower no matter how much MA I dump in CYA=30 Salt=3440 Borates 80 CH=3000, I was in disbelief, re did the test, same result. Using last years chemicals...

Hi guys, Do I use borax if I have a SWG pool?

Hi Guys, Just picked up a Dolphin Sprite as my last robot died and out of warranty. I only have one issue, when the robot finds it's way to the main drain cover the robot gets hung up (beached) and I have to pull it off manually. Any ideas how to resolve this one? thx

Hi guys, Have a Nitro Wall Climber was new at the beginning of the season 2012. Has worked great on a weekly basis. Just came back from a trip and went to use it. Started fine like it always did, then for some unknown reason quit. Did the usual inspection and cleaning, could find nothing...

I have a 2 speed 1.65 hp Eco Pump which was originally installed at one speed, high only. This pump runs for 8 hours from 8pm to 4 am daily when I am off peak power from my electric company. In 8 hours at full speed, I circulate 13,000 gallons twice. Question, Is there any benefit at all to...

Gents, I've got CH reading of 300+, in a SWG 13K gallon pool A. Do I need to worry about it? B. If so, how to reduce? Thx in advance steve

Thanks to Meg, I received my new (correct) CYA test tube. My question is: Putting in drops at waist level until the black dot goes gray or is completely disappears? SWG pool at 13,000 gallons and 2 LBS of dry Cyanuric acid via the "sock in the skimmer" method (so far) Just need a...

" Drop in solution until the black dot disappears" Here is the picture of my CYA tube, I do not see a black dot on the bottom. What am I missing here to measure CYA? Thank you steve

Hello, New Pentair IC-20 salt system. 13,000 gallon pool, NEW pebble tech, SCP counter guys said "no problem, dump in 400 LBS (10 40 lb bags of salt) will not damage new pebble. Before I do this, need a second opinion. Don't want to wreck this new pebble if by chance this is wrong advice...

Hello All. First I'm glad I found this site, thank you. My wife and I just purchased a home here in Cave Creek, AZ and inherited the pool that came with the house. The folks that lived here previously had a pool service, so the pool looked clean anytime we saw it prior to closing. The pool is...