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Hi all, I am a constant battle with my pH and TA :) I am using Leisure Time Spa Down and not MA. I understand I should be testing before I aerate as they naturally increase pH. The problem is, I need to run the pumps to mix the dry acid. How long do I wait before retesting each time? Thanks!

I have a 2003 Marquis Euphoria. See video below. IMG 3944 - YouTube You can see on low and high speed I seem to get more pressure and jet action on one side of the tub. Especially with the high speed pump. Is this normal? We had the high speed pump replaced few months ago.. maybe there is...

Is there a vendor you guys recommend? My tub is a bit odd shaped though.. dimensions are 90" x 92" x 35"

Hey all, so this AM hot tub was fine.. left and came home after about 4 hours and noticed 2/3 of the water gone and no power. What is perplexing is the water loss. Makes no sense to me. Tub is on an elevated deck and there is no sign for water loss underneath it. Even took of the panels and...

Just want to make sure I am doing this right. I added 10ml of spa water to the larger cylinder with two scoops of the 870 powder. I counted out 20 drops of the 871 reagent before the water turned clear from pink. This means my FC is 10ppm correct?

I decided to go chlorine instead of bromine. Hope this isn't a stupid question.. But I understand I need to use Dichlor first to get CYA in the spa before switching to LC. Pool calculator says to use about 1oz to get to 8-10 FC for my 400gal tub. I am trying to determine the best way to...

Hey guys.. new spa owner but been a member for a long time as I have had pools. I filled up a new spa the other day and added a bromine tabs\floater last night. I checked the FC this AM and it was 0 so I added some granular chlorine. The spa water immediately turned brown.. yikes! Just curious...

I have a sport pool which means my returns are at each shallow end.. I am wondering if I should continue adding LC over the returns on the shallow ends or maybe add it directly to the skimmer?

New liner and fill a month ago.. attached is my progress so far.. CYA is at about 40 so now is probably a good time to switch to LC correct? We have a well so I am thinking 1qt a month of metal removal should suffice. PS only has this PoolStyle stuff.. this ok or should I switch to Jacks or HTM?

Currently have a very old Polaris 380 and it sucks.. I am just tried of dealing with and want to move on. Any suggestions? I found a Pentair LL505G Kreepy Krauly Legend local, 2 months old, for $200. Thoughts?

Anyone using an iOS app for tracking pool chemistry and/or doing calculations?

Got our new liner installed this week.. Love it! I was a little apprehensive on filling the water from our well, but I am 3/4 of the way there (12 hours at a time) and so far so good. Notice the stained steps.. I figured I had some metal issues, but I had the water tested today at PS and no...

We are getting a new liner installed and I wanted to take the opportunity to remove the brown stains on my pool steps due to well water.. any product suggestions? I prefer something I can pickup at home depot. Thanks!

Just looked outside in my backyard and this happened.. Yeah cover tore and ripped the aluminum guide rails right out of the concrete. My thought is it must have a leak or multiple leaks in the liner an/or the bottom drain line is broken underground. It was full when we closed it. I may try and...

Hey all.. my pool generally runs 12-18PSI.. I noticed my heater shows LO (not enough flow I am guessing) and the PSI gauge on the cart filter canister is only readying about 3PSI. I did buy a riding mower recently and accidently blew a bunch of grass clippings in the pool.. cleaned out skimmers...

What are the prices where you live? I can't seem to find anything under $3 a gallon. Fleet Farm has .99 a gallon but its "lavender". Lol

Does anyone know where I can get this black clamp that goes around the cartridge filter? This one works, but it’s a real pain to remove as it’s next to impossible to get a ratchet or wrench on the left side\top of the bolt! I believe to model on the filter is C2020L

We bought this house about a month ago, haven't switched to BBB yet, just using 3" pucks (two in each skimmer and they last 5-7 days approx.). Water has been crystal clear.. until today. Water is extremely cloudy which I am guessing is high CYA. Only recent change is I tool the four filter...

Hey all.. been on TFP for awhile now. Love this community! We sold our old house that had a pool and bought a new one with a little different type of pool.. I am told it is a sport pool that goes from 3ft on each end to 5 ft in the middle. My questions are: 1. Any idea how many gallons it is...

Hello all, I am having some trouble with my Polaris 380.. it sort of just floats around dumb and spends a lot of time leaning on it's side. Now, this is usually normal with the water is cold 45-55.. however, pool is now 75 and it is still doing it. I did a little research and read that the...

It's ALMOST spring here in MN. Ha! Opened the pool today. Water is a cool 45! LOL. Other than normal dirt on the bottom from being closed for six months, pool is as great looking as when I closed. BBB rocks!

We used 150 gallons this year. 150 * $1.50 (average) = $225 Not bad :)

I need to replace the plastic flap that sits in my skimmer.. any idea what size that is?

First keep in kind I live in MN. Is it really necessary to remove the diving board when closing the pool? It's a pain and I have noticed other pool owners do not.

Hey All - I am fighting a little bit of algae this year.. nothing major.. but I am seeing algae when I brush the bottom and my water is discolored. I am curious about using my solar cover.. I want to keep the bleach from being used up, but the solar cover also heats the pool which I assume makes...

Stupid question.. I am using the sock method.. 1.75lbs of CYA at a time.. do you wait a week to backwash AFTER all of the CYA has dissolved, or do you just not backwash the week it is dissolving, or both? I had zero CYA in my pool and have added 3.5lbs over the last two week and I am still...

Thanks BBB!

So glad I no longer have to manually turn the pool on\off everyday! Also installed a new switch for my booster pump.

Opened to a clear blue pool! Let me start by saying last year was rough to keep my numbers balanced due to a significant leak in my deep return line.. I was going through 2-6" a week easy. I happy to say the leak has been fixed and I am excited for 2010! Opening numbers: FC = .5 (added 192oz...

1. Should you hold the dropper completely vertical when adding drops? 2. The white pad for the pH test. How close should you hold it behind the plastic vial? 3. The reagent on the R-0010 reagent comes out really fast.. normal? 4. Do you really have to swirl after each drop? Thanks!