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Why is my return line making this “farting” noises with bubbles and what I assume is air? I have a video but am not sure how to attach it. Not sure if it’s related but my pump has been loosing prime and it take like 30 seconds for the basket to fill with water each time (red arrow points to...

Recently I was shown an article that recommends draining and refilling pool water every 5-7 years. To my surprise I found more of the same recommendation from other websites. I have never heard of this rule. What are your thoughts?

Three years ago I saw this white substance cover the bottom of my pool tiles. It is rough and gritty to the touch. Is it calcium scaling? (I have IG concrete?/plaster?/gunite?***) At first it was only about the length of 3 tiles, the next year it spread to about 12. All in the deep end. This...

I have a very old DE filter (the name is not very visible any more and the way the top is attached I can't see the whole sticker with info - most I can see is what is in the picture here. I think it is 46 or 48 sq ft. I have been using the plastic 1 cup container (picture below). How many cups...

Hi, We have a 20x40 inground rectangular concrete pool with a diving board. We can only use it 2 months out of the year. We like it but its too big for our small family. We were wondering if it will be cost effective to somehow make it smaller :-) or maybe completely get rid of it (how much...

Hi, Our 20x40 in ground pool seems to have 2 main drains. One is in the shallow end (4ft) and one on the deep end (10ft). I am not sure if both of them are called "main drain". While blowing the lines during closing (in NJ) we saw bubbles/water moving on top where the drain is in shallow end but...

I am thinking of buying the TF-100 test kit (I am new to pool ownership). Do any of the tests in the kit expire? If yes when? If I buy it now, will it still be accurate next season?

Hello TFP! Never had a pool until hubby and I bought a house last year with a BIG pool (20x40 inground). It ended up being more than we were prepared to deal with (pool was not open for 2 years prior and we were not able to test the equipment being that we bought the house during winter in NJ...