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I have a Jandy PLC1400 & Jandy iAqualink system which were both installed in March as part of a pool remodel. I’ve adjusted salt to 3000 ppm and used a new Taylor K-1766 to verify my levels. The Jandy believes my salt levels are at 3700 ppm as shown on the Jandy app & on the display at the...

Our pool was remodeled over the winter we went with a Wet Edge pebble liner. The pool was filled up on March 26th and the initial startup steps were performed by the PB. I followed the start-up instructions to the letter and 30 days later the PB returned to add salt and turn on the salt...

I find the Taylor chlorine test always gives me an immediate answer, but by the time I wander around the pool and finally make it inside to clean it, the reading has changed. My most recent test showed 0.5 ppm and less than 5 minutes later it was 2.0. What gives? Am I supposed to give it time...

My pool remodel is done and we put water in on Friday so I should be really happy, but I'm not. I have had several issues during the build and feel that if I wasn't walking the job daily most of these issues would not have been dealt with. Remaining issues: 1. Drains are crooked 2. "rope...

I'm still in the planning stages for a pool remodel and I got the first design back from the landscape architect. She's got this small little space in the corner for pool gear and it made me start to think about requirements for the pad. I think my county requires 3' of clearance from the...

We're starting down the path of pool remodel. Here in California we've had terrible air quality for almost a month and my pool has filled up with ash. I've run my pump to filter the water and the booster pump to get the Polaris 280 to pick up some of the debris, but admittedly even with the...

I asked a PB a question if during my pool remodel the pool would be “bonded and grounded (new or existing)”. I put his response below. I figured bonding and grounding my pool was the PB’s job. Thoughts? ====PB’s response==== Pool must be bonded in a minimum of 4 places. We will provide a “...

I have an old booster pump that runs rather hot (176 F). Its been running for nearly two hours and is in mostly shade. If I remember correctly its wired up as 220. The pump making any noises that would concern me, its just hot - is 176 too high? It may not be fair to compare it to my Pantair...

I’ve lived in this house for nearly four years and for most of this time I’ve assumed someone painted my pool’s surface. Last year my neighbor remodeled his pool and tore up a fiberglass overlay on his concrete pool which I didn’t even know was possible. He had a crack that needed repair and I...

I've killed two solar covers (bubble covers) in three years. I purchased a clear solar cover with I think a 7 year warranty from Dohney's in June of 2016. Originally I figured I could keep the cover on all the time. Pull it back a few feet to add chemicals or remove it entirely to swim...

My wife and I bought a new house last August with a 19,000 in ground pool. Our last home had a 7,000 AGP so I know enough keep the new pool from turning green. A few months ago, I heard a strange noise coming from the pump after a strong storm. It turned out the pump was cavitating and very...

My brother and his wife just bought a house with a pool. Since I own a 7000 gallon above ground salt pool, I'm supposedly the "expert" on pools and I've been asked to fix his pool. Oh the joy of it all. ;) I need to take my TFT kit over this weekend and get a good read on what the chemicals...

I've been a bad pool owner and ignored my AGP all winter long. Well the days are warming up and I've decided that its time to get things going again. During the winter, I kept my pump running, but the SWG was complaining about low salt, so I turned it off. A test at the pool store in November...

I picked up an Intex 2650 sand filter for my AGP a few months ago. Its been running well, but this morning I realized its running with really low flow. I turned the pump off, and move it to recirculate and turned it back on to see if it was the pump or something else. The flow almost doubled...

I've just purchased a new Intex pump (upgrading the 2650 GPH sand filter) and a Hayward skimmer. I figure if I'm going through the upgrade process, I should get rid of those restrictive Intex plunger valves, but since I'm doing THAT upgrade ... well, I'm just going to hard-plumb the pool and do...

I have an Intex UltraFrame 18' round pool. Let me say for the record, that I love it. I'm using the pump/filter combo that came with the pool and I've coupled it to the Intex SWG. I love the SWG, but I'm not a fan of the pump and I hate the type "A" filters. They're expensive (Intex expecs...

I got Wanda as a Birthday present from a friend and I went to hook her up this morning only leave for work frustrated. Wanda and my Intex frame-mounted skimmer don't get along. I can't figure out how to hook her up to the skimmer. I even tried removing the skimmer and using the blue adapter...