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For a not so going DIY person how tough is a salt water generator to install?

Backstory: Bought house in Las Vegas with Pool 6 years ago, immediately started using BBB and learned as I go. Did that for about 3 years and what was happening is I would always have pool issues, no algae that you could see but tests would show issues with the water. I would shock with tons of...

2HP is what came with it when I bought it, I have been looking into Pentair Variable Speed Pumps recently. I am using the solar and I did think about it, when it turns on in the morning it pushes all of the extra air out of the system, system has large bubbles for 10-15 seconds. The pool is...

Interesting, There is 0 aeration going on in the pool during this timeframe and the bleach is Walmart brand. So could it be Walmart brand Bleach?

Yes I am going through 2 gallons of acid per week, Every other day it seems to be up to 8.0.

Hey everyone been awhile since I posted. In Feb I drained my pool, it has taken me awhile to get everything right as far as balancing goes. I finally have everything in there including borates and I can't understand why my TA is constantly dropping. TA was down to 30 and raised to 100 about 2...

Well how do you make the stains and general spotting go away? Ph is about 7.8 high right now. The Main issue the pool looks bad and the CH is over 1000. Everyone acid washes in las Vegas. I had no idea plaster only lasted 10 years.

Plaster. I am also wondering how to go about the acid wash. Just pour acid on the walls and scrub? Would using a pressure washer be needed or ruin the plaster?

I think it's about time for me to do my first drain of my pool. Had pool for 4 years and been doing the BBB thing, water has been great. Well anyhow the pool has lots of staining and I want to make it look nice and new again, the only way I know to do this is to drain and do acid wash. I heard...

25ml water 20 drops R-0010 5 drops R0011L add R-0012 till turns blue. The R-0012 is clear solution so each drop dilutes to R-0011L to be just a little bit more clear. By about 60-70 drops it is almost completly clear and very hard to tell if it turned blue. this would say my calcium level is...

nothing, the most drops I have added is about 70 though.

Okay this summer the pool chemistry has sucked. I know I need to drain but need to wait for another month for weather to cool down. Currently you can see lots of white buildup on the blue tiles by the waterline. I am assuming this is calcium buildup. BUT the strange thing is it appears to be...

With the current state of my pool I am unable to test the Calcium level with the TF100 test. The color turns clear before anything else. Is there a way to test a higher amount of calcium? like double the red drops? half the water?

How do you take it down to the sewer? ours is all the way down 2 blocks. I might have to ask a neighbor or something.

Cartridge. I have cleaned them bedsore and that let's our a lot of water but I just let that go in the yard but the yard can't handle all that water.

Okay this is probably a really dumb question but I am thinking about doing a partial drain to lower CH levels and the salty taste. But I am not sure how to drain it? where does the water go? I live in Las Vegas and know how to turn the big levers to drain it but if I wanted to drain 3,000...

Solved! It was the A-frame.

I have cartridge filters, they are brand new, the issue was happening before and after new cartridges. The hoses are just fine. I hook and manual vacuum and it works awesome. Let's say I am holding the navigator and it is working, pods are moving when it is in my hand. Now I put my hand in...

I have had this Navigator forever, it came with the house. Last year we replaced almost all the parts (ebay was cheap). I am now having an issue with it that I cannot fix. I hate bringing it to leslie's because their parts are EXPENSIVE! Issue: Plus it in and turn it on, works fine for maybe...

I will try tomorrow, that white stripe should be touching the blue tile, it is separating from the blue tile and there is a gap between the tile and the concrete. I assume water is getting in behind there as well.

Okay so my pool is odd shaped, right in this section it bumps out for a low palm tree, the palm tree hangs over the pool. I noticed that the concrete around this area of the pool is buckling. Check out the picture, any ideas what to do? how to fix?

Yeah borates are in and been perfect for 4 months, What I mean by bright is lets say it is 7.6 ph, before borates it was like red, but more transparent, now it is the same color but very bright color, can't see through it at all.

I have to say by far the BEST addition to my pool as been borates. This is the first summer and in Vegas we have EXTREME heat conditions. Last summer was impossible to maintain pool. This summer is incredibly easy to maintain, have never had an issue with organics or algae or anything even when...

Mine have an automatic Jandy valve, so the temp is set and if the pool temp is less than 2 degrees difference from the panels it turns on, currently I have the panels set to on all the time. So the auto valve opens fully. If I only open it half way it makes LOTS of noise, running water noise...

Okay this brings up an interesting topic. So I do have solar and I am currently running them and hopefully will b e able to swim by the end of March, since the water is already 66 degrees. So I am currently running a Hayward Navigator and Solar Panels. I have a dedicated line for the cleaner so...

I have been trying to figure out how to most efficiently turn my eyeball returns. I can't find anything on here that this has been talked about before. I have a fairly odd-shaped pool and the water all goes in one direction, it is generally clean but I was wondering if there is science related...

How hard and expensive is a SWG to add? Is it something I can do myself?

I just finished my first summer with a pool and it seems winter is pretty easy since my Chlorine level like never drops lately. So I did BBB last summer and it was okay, What I want to know is what equipment is out there to make maintaing the pool easier. What is your favorite product/addition...

So I should not run the solar at all during the day? The pool temps changed dramatically overnight, so in the morning temp would be upper 70's low 80s, solar panel runs when the pump runs if the water is not within 2 degrees of desired temp which was about 87. Thats what happens most days. My...