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Dang, was hoping for some magic solution like fill the hole with some calking or something haha. The drainage is really quite good, there's just those small planters around the fence that you can see in the photo, and we live in an extremely dry climate so I'm not sure what else to do on that...

Our pool is now 2 years old and we’re getting quite a bit of build up in one corner. Best I can tell we have a very small amount of ground water that’s running into the pool from this corner and causing a lot of scale to build up above the water line. The issue is that’s it’s not...

🤦‍♂️Thanks! It’s always the nut behind the wheel

Hopefully the inconsistency in the photos doesn’t throw you off too bad. Maybe I’m just crazy and my PH has suddenly gone crazy, but it definitely feels like this solution is acting odd.

Hi, I recently got a replacement R-0004 from Amazon (see photos). Adding even 2 drops from this new solution makes the color in the comparator way darker than my previous bottle (from TF Test Kits), it also seems to be reading much higher than I expect. Is it possible that my previous bottle was...

What is the "Cheap CYA"? I've been using the chlorox stuff from lowes, but I also have felt that my CYA goes away really quick...

I have a question, partially for my own edification, partially for a potential suggestion to the OP. Is there a reason why draining and a fresh fill is not a less time-consuming and more economical option here? Maybe I'm missing the complexity of vinyl liners, or high ground water, or wells, or...

For what it’s worth, I was sold on the idea of both, and I had excess solar PV that I convinced myself I would make use of. But the second that I exceed my PV output it’s more economical to heat with NG, so in hindsight if I were doing it again I would have done mastertemp only. With that...

Happy to provide insight, but I do have to preface any insights I provide with the fact that my pool is only 5 months old, and I haven’t been through a full year with it yet. My findings so far with the heat pump are that yes, it can definitely extend your season 12 months. But it uses a lot...

Nope. I sent the pentair guy a long detailed explanation of what I saw going on and he said he was headed out of town. I think he's back this week, but I haven't heard from him. I've got the PB coming by early next week to do a quick change-order for me (need to add a sump in my trampoline...

Ok, I just got a message from the rep and he sent me a video of the cell in a bucket with it generating chlorine and a water test before and after the cell ran in the bucket. Ultimately all it shows is that the cell is producing chlorine, which I already knew, but his comment is that the cell is...

Yeah, I originally had this on and it was working fine, but then when it stopped producing reliably I turned it off. In theory as long as the lights on the cell indicate the same percentage with the cover open and closed I'm set right? The lights used to change with the cover opening and closing...

I talked to the local pentair rep today. He said he'd work me into his schedule before Thursday this week and he'd do a 'bucket test' on the cell and replace it for me. I'm not sure what the bucket test is, but I'm guessing I'm going to fail it if it's a 'is it generating chlorine or not' test...

Ok. Results of the overnight production test are confusing, but again low. An overall net gain of 1.5ppm was observed where a gross gain of 4.3 was expected. However if we give the SWG the benefit of the doubt and say the pool used 1ppm overnight (most observed in recent OCLT) then we actually...

Yeah, pool mode runs 24/7 so that wouldn't be the issue, plus the lights on the cell are working as they should be all of the time as well.

Ok, ran an OCLT and passed again 🤦‍♂️ Will keep the SWG off today (I dosed up to 15 FC with bleach this morning), then I will run one more overnight production test with the SWG tonight and see the results and then I guess it’ll be time to chat with pentair.

I can for sure convince my wife for a 1-night period of keeping it open, but I guess the question is how long are we talking about leaving it open? I’d probably have a lot more luck saying we’re keeping it closed for a period than open…

I just finished searching once again for algae, I couldn’t find anything. I took a video, but it doesn’t seem to want to upload (are videos not supported?). I removed all drain covers, speakers, speaker grills, umbrella holders (no umbrella has ever been in the pool), and I scrubbed and...

SWG was running at 60% over the 24 hour period where I lost 5ppm. So in theory (if we assume SWG is working as designed) I lost close to 11ppm. I’m still not really trusting the SWG, but everything I’m experiencing is pointing to something consuming FC. I did t do an OCLT, I will tonight, but...

Ok, so I now believe that (despite all my testing) @Jimrahbe was correct here and there has to be algae or something somewhere still. I honestly cannot figure it out, but the chlorine usage seems to be climbing, with yesterday it using well over 5ppm with no swimmers or sun exposure at all...