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All, I run my acid pump off the pool pilot. Recently I've noticed that it isn't running daily like it should. I tested the pump and it is fine. The issue seems to be that the pool pilot is no longer switching it on. When I manually enable it I can hear the relay switch, but I get nothing...

My Autopilot is reporting 0 salt in the pool. I happen to know this incorrect because last week it showed 3500ppm. Any ideas on what I can check? I've dealt with salt generator issues, but never an issue where it thinks there is no salt. Is there a way to override this and get it to run...

Today a couple guys showed up to start the replaster work. They spent about 3 hours, drained the pool, chipped plaster out from the two spots that need repairing and from around the tile and returns. Looks dirty but so far so good. Tomorrow they will finish the repair, sandblast the entire...

Anyone have suggestions on good, bad? PMs work as well if you don't want to post. I've contacted Hines already, just looking for others. thanks, david

A couple years ago I noticed a stain in my pool. I tried the typical things to remove it, brushing, chlorine, etc. I finally decided that a piece of asphalt shingle had blown into the pool and had dissolved while I was away and it was stained with tar and moved on. Since then it has gotten...

I need to replace the metal ring that attaches the pump seal plate to the pump face (volute). Don't get confused with the technical terms, I just googled the parts :lol: Is this metal ring part of the seal plate kit? The pictures I see on the web do not show it, they just show the "spacer"...

Does it matter which is used in the pool? I would think that maybe powder would dissolve quicker/easier, but is also more costly. What is recommended? dave

I got the low amp flashing light, it said add some salt, so I did. While the salt was dissolving and going through the skimmer basket the light stopped flashing and read 25V@~6A, if I remember right. After some time the light starts flashing again. OK I get my salt test strip out and wait the...

I figure a lot of people here buy these bags every year. Anyone have a favorite retailer? thanks, dave

I've been wondering about the trade off between pump runtime vs increasing the SWCG power level to maintain the proper FC level. Currently if I just run the pump/filter for the amount of time that I need to keep the water crystal clear it requires me to have my SWCG on the highest power level...

A friend of mine has the Aqua Pure Chlorinator and it is no longer generating chlorine. To test this I tested the pool water at 2.5ppm FC and then I tested with the Chlorinator set to Boost and got water from the return valve and it also tested 2.5ppm FC. I also looked for bubble coming from a...

I'm finishing up yet another winter of frustration caused by my Autopilot chlorinator. I love this thing during the summer and have a sparkling clean pool without issues, but as soon as the weather starts to get cold and it decides to reduce the output my pool goes green. I run my pump...

Background: 1. My pump vapor locks anytime the pool goes low of water (expected), but starting it back up is quite the pain. 2. My pool is about 8 feet higher than my pump. 3. prior to vapor lock, if I remove my pump basket lid, water will free flow from the pool to the pump. 4. after vapor...

Looks like your CC is very high at 4.5 Your PH is low at 7.0 You need to adjust your PH back towards 7.6 Then shock the pool until your CC is <= 0.5 Then add CYA to get it back to 30-50. You can use di-chlor for shocking, but it is more expensive that bleach and stabilizer last time I checked...

I've read good things about this cleaner on TFP so thought someone may be interested that Woot has it for the daily woot today. http://www.woot.com $499 + 5 shipping.

I built myself an acid injection system for MA, but think I may be loosing the strength of the MA as it sits in the storage tank waiting to be injected into the pool. I dilute my MA 50-50 with water and store it in a 5 gallon container that has a 1/8" barbed fitting that is used as an air vent...

I'm doing a nice small 7 lb pork butt tonight. I figure it should take about 14 hours smokin time, hour post smoke rest, and an hour to get all setup to go. So it looks like about 16hour from start to eating. I pre-rub with a little mustard, then liberally apply a Memphis Dry Rub. Its in the...

My timer is wires with 220V and I need to add a 110v circuit. The conduit is 3/4 inch and has 3 12 gauge wires in it now. There is plenty of room to add the two 14 gauge wires I need, but how do I pull the additional wires? There is no pull cord in the conduit at this time. I could try to...

If I have my pump type set to one-speed, will I only get chlorine when the pump is programmed to turn on? I did not read this dependency in the manual, but it appears to work this way. It only took me three weeks of no chlorine, except in boost mode, to figure this out if it is true. thanks, dave

Anyone have a recommendation for an installer of foil based radiant barriers in the Austin area? thanks, dave

I've been thinking of adding a pump for acid injection into my pool. I need to inject about 1 liter of acid per week. I've been trying to figure out how best to do this? Initially I thought of injecting it into the skimmer basket of the main pool pump when it is running on high. I could...

I have a fiberglass sand filter that over the years has had the protective coating blasted off by UV rays. Anytime that I touch it in anyway I come away with glass in/on me. Kinda like a porcupine. Can I paint it with a clear coating of varnish to cover it up and not get the itchy anymore...

All winter I've had to add bleach to my pool to keep the chlorine levels up. I run my autopilot 5 hours per day, it is the 48 size cell in a 15k pool, set on power level 3. I do see it run, and see that temperature compensation changing the amount of on/off time, but I don't get enough...

So I learnt something new today at the PS. If you have a salt pool it is safer, better, recommended . . . To use the liquid CYA, not the powdered form. Something about the power being acidic and lowering PH . . . AND the guy told me this as I was buying 8 gallons of Muriatic acid :shock: I...

I've been using BBB now for a two swim seasons. Prior to that I had to "pool store" it. I've been letting my pool go a little since the close of the pool season. By that I mean that I'm trying to get my 12 year old son to take over :) I had family coming over for the holidays and they wanted...

I have a 280 cleaner and need to buy a new bag. I see several different ones for sale, but don't really know the differences. Leaf bag - is it bigger? silt bag - finer? all purpose - ? zippered - does this mean the other ones don't have zippers? I like the bag I got with it fine, but would...

I had some repair work done on my pool that required it to be emptied, ARGS! I'll tell you it is amazing how deep the pool looks when it is empty, and those steps are tall! So I'm going to be filling the thing on Saturday when the tile is finished and was wondering about the best way to do it...

Can someone recommend a water testkit for a fresh water aquarium? I just had my 6 year old scum sucker (Plecos) die. I've also not been able to keep snails alive so I'm thinking something might be wrong with my water. thanks! dave

What if you were to install a water softener into the pool plumbing, then when the CH gets too high, you run a couple batches of water through the softener to remove the CH. I could then see that if you also ran your auto filler through the softener you should be able to stay on top of the CH...

I just got my test strips and tested my water, but wanted to ask if I did it correctly. Do I leave the test strip in the inch of water until the white portion stops climbing? It says to wait 3-4 minutes and until the strip turns dark. At that point I was a 4.2 on scale, but waiting a couple...