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Pool has gas and power to it, just all the equipment needs replacing and new pvc plumbing joining the components to the pool. What do you think the fair ballpark range to install a new filter, pump, heater, and salt water system should be? My total quote for all the equipment installed was about...

My CYA is about 30 based on the TF-100 tests. I usually keep it there so I don't have to keep FC levels higher than 6 and use too much bleach, but I noticed that by the end of the day my FC is about 1 or 1.5, and then I have to put about 1.5 gallons of 7.5% bleach in per day to restore my...

Hi, My pool guy opened my pool and because the water level was below skimmers did not put DE in. I just figured this out after it's been running 24/7 for the last couple of days. Is this something that will have damaged my filter in any way, or can I just backwash, put in DE, and business as...

I usually keep CYA at 40 during season. When I opened this year it was 0 with the test kit. Is it normal for it to disappear that much over a winter? I have a loop loc so snow and rain do get in it.

Hello, This is the the first year I have opened the pool since we moved in. Before we closed it last year, CYA levels were pretty high. I opened to a somewhat murky pool, but two gallons of shock got it crystal clear when I opened ast week. CYA was basically zero. We have had torrential...

I have a 1.5 hp Hayward Tristar pump that I run constantly on low speed. When the filter is clean, it reads 0 psi on low speed, 20 psi on high. If the psi rises to 5 on low, it barely pushes enough water through the jets to notice it on the surface of the water. Meanwhile, if I switch it to...

Hello, I was trying to get some guidance as to what sort of levels I should be aiming for with my pool. It's a 28k vinyl pool that receives full sun from sunrise to almost 7pm at night in NY metro area. I'm finding it difficult to keep the green from coming over the course of the week. Just...