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No, I’m pretty sure it was made by Weld-On and was industrial strength. It was a blue and white color label but unfortunately most of there products are blue labeled.

This is actually the one thing done right. The grey cement is specifically for pools. Local pool store sells it and it’s pretty expensive. Can’t find it at HD or Lowe’s.

Just on suction and doesn’t look like enough line going straight into the pump either.

Hello, I have the Pentair SuperFlo VS and my PB installed 2” plumbing on both return and suction sides. However, he reduced the pipe down to 1.5” for the last 2 feet. Would this cause restriction of water flow? I ask because when I use the vacuum port he installed and turn my pump to “clean”...

Thank you all for your help! My PB is saying that keeping my chlorine around 9 to 10ppm could bleach the EcoFinish which he said is most similar to fiberglass. Is this really high enough chlorine to bleach the pool?

What strips do you use to determine it? I’ve had CYA at 60 but I stop seeing dot at 30 to 40 so a test strip to confirm would be great!

Hello, I had a diving board jig put in during deck pour and my PB insisted that 3 or more inches stick out. The jig has four 6 inch bolts connected by rebar (see attached pic). I recently read diving board instructions that state the jig bolts should only have 1.5 inches showing out of concrete...

@bradgray I’m in the market to automate my system and really only care about automating SWG, deck jets, and pump. I am between the Easytouch 8 and the new Intellicenter Lite. As someone new to this, my PB said I should start with Easytouch and then eventually add to this. I do have each piece of...

I see that but it doesn’t have options for variable speed pump. I currently run SWG at 20% (one solid green light) and the pump runs at 2400 RPM for 18 hours, 2800 for 3.5 hours, and 3250 rpm for 1.5 hours. Currently, it seems that I’m having the opposite issue and my chloride is rising each day...

How do I determine the pump time and speeds plus settings on SWG IC40 to create the 3 to 4 ppm chlorine production?

I’m not great at determining the CYA so I generally go just for that. Any recommendations on reading CYA correctly?

Thank you all for your help! I’ll add some chlorine to get up to 6 ppm. Yes, CC was about .5… and not 4.5. One other question about SWG is can I set this higher instead of adding liquid chlorine? I currently have an IC 40 so it’s double my pool size and I have it on the 2/5 setting. Is this...

Hi all, I’m new to SWG world and could use some help. Here are my numbers taken from Taylor Kit: FC: 4 Cc: 4.5 PH: 8 Alk: 110 CYA: 77 CH: 200 When I go to Leslie’s they are reading my TA as 62…So I read the post on TFP about SWG, CYA, and TA/PH relationship. The post says the following: “In...

I decided to go with Sense 2 but won’t start using it until pool deck is complete…likely in 2 weeks👍

The Sense 2 measures: fc, ph, CYA, Alk, and hardness while the Crystal measures ph and ORP.

I forgot to change my profile as I just got a SWG but have yet to use it bc we had a pipe break! We finally get our pool back up and running in next few weeks. I’m glad to hear it’s easier tho! This Sense 2 measures: fc, ph, CYA, Alk, and hardness while the Crystal measures ph and ORP. Does it...

Hi all, I know the best way to measure water is with a test kit but with 2 small toddlers and a busy work life I’m unable to measure as often as I’d like. Local pool companies charge a ton and often don’t balance chemicals correctly, while Leslie’s is just a pain and they always talk me into...

Thanks! I was using a Pentair Rainbow offline chlorinator but took it out due to it always getting clogged. I know use a floater. I was told by the person who installed Ecofinish that I shouldn’t get chlorine past 5 to 7ppm due to the finish. Is that incorrect? Lastly, I have the Taylor K2005...

Hello, I’m struggling with chlorine in my pool. I’ve spent the past few weeks clearing up some algae that developed after using Pool Rx mineral system. I’ve taken this out, got rid of all traces of algae and balanced chemicals. The issue now is that my pool won’t hold chlorine levels above .1...

Hi all, Need some help identifying what’s going on with my pool. I have a 16k gal underground pool with Ecofinish on it (professionally done over the fiberglass). We have a Bio Shield UV light and a 4 cartridge pentair filter. This is the first year of using pool Rx minerals that instruct to...