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I'm not sure if this is the correct thread but the title sure hits it... for the past 3 years I end the winter with 60 parts per million to cya I use the trouble-free pool method for opening and closing and everything else straight bleach. nothing else. yet every spring my cya is back to...

As you can see from the pictures, I have a fiberglass pool, with a concrete collar, with coping that was "glued" to the collar and pool lip. I have quite a few "tiles" that seem to have actually pull up the concrete somehow and the glue/concrete is stuck to the coping and the concrete below is...

Been following and using the TFP method since day one of new pool....and though I got it. However in reading a few threads I am not so sure. Specifically do I need to worry about my "low" CH. Water is TFP Clear of course... I have a fiberglass pool, with a heat pump FC - 4.0 (end of day...

So frustrated, but figured I would get some feedback as maybe I have unrealistic expectations....or I brought the wrong Brand Robot. I leave in NE, so pool season is 5 months. I am starting year 3 with my Nautius Robot. The day I bought it, it already needed a warranty repair around the power...

So...I happened to have my original pool builder over for the first time since finished. He was amazed on how clear the water was, but then I happened to ask him what is the slight "variation in color" on the fiberglass walls. My pool has always been maintained via TFP and my chems have been...

so for the life of my pool, IG - Fiberglass, my pH would hover around 7.6-7.8. I think I used acid once or twice I its life. NOW, I can't seem to keep my pH above 7.2 - 7.3 no matter what I do. I've added enough Borates to where my pH should be above 8, but it still (even with new reagent)...

So I made a mistake and let my FC drop for a few days below the minimum...and now I have a SLIGHT Algae issue, so slight that the water is super clear, but it is not up to my TFP standards, so did a OCLT and lost 1.5PPM, time to SLAM. HOWEVER today I have exactly 10 hours before I have to leave...

I follow TFP religiously...but this year I am struggling to keep my pH up. FC - 6 CC - 0 TA - 80 CYA - 60 pH - 7.2 I've followed the calculators and have added enough pH to go 7.8 three times over and it keeps dropping to low 7's I use Borax 20 to boost. Any idea or any thing I should...

So once again, I struggle with a "clear pool" yet I have a TON of dirt/hidden algae/pollen etc....that keeps it from being crystal clear. FC 7.0 CC 0.0 CYA 70 (overshot a little but I have automated dosing via a stenner so I am not too worried) PH 7.4 TA 90 I continually pass the overnight...

I tried searching and could not find a 100% surefire answer...so here I go. Been using TFP method for quite a few years and super loyal to it, and I have not had a green pool in years (well ever, other than wacked out issue a few years ago) Anyways....since then I have my Stenner dialed in to...

So normally my PB winterized for me, but this year he has not been available, plus I would love to save the $$ Only question I really have left is the plugs for the skimmers, I seem to have 2 kinds...the big black rubber plugs, and then these. These look like they were used for the "return"...

Water is crystal clear, but my pH like to peg round 7.8 I can lower, but it raises back up....I do have a slide and a 5 year old that swims a ton (2 hours a night) No eye irritation and water is lovely. Should I worry about anything, or is this totally ok. If I had acid, the pH slowly goes...

So I am an avid TFP guy, and my pool is perfection. Helping a buddy who just bought a house with a Hot Tub....been doing reading in this thread, but I can't quite see what is most recommended. What are your thoughts ?

Ok, tough title... I had an issue with my setup and my pump/filter supplying enough "back pressure" to allow my heat pump to run on low. The PB basically said he adjusted as low as possible, I finally put the smallest return jets on the three returns and I got enough "back pressure" to run my...

so got my new robot (named mr. button by our son) into the pool for the first time. only issue is it NEVER makes it up a wall...not even close. somewhere I read (but can't find it now) that there are rollers made exclusively for FG pools, and the combo roller it comes with will NEVER climb a...

So I could not find a thread exactly asking this, if I screwed up just let me know and lock this. My new Dolphin came today and on it was a BIG WARNING not to run in FC above 4 PPM ? REALLY ? I assume Maytronics has no clue on CYA vs FC levels...thus this warning might be for pools with no...

Well...here we go yet again- MOTHER TRUCKER (can I say that) Cool spring, opened pool to perfect water, CYA was 20, (now 50ish) been dosing 2 PPM per day on Stenner and then adding manually as needed for conditions such as massive rains, etc. I left on Monday AM, with a perfectly clear pool -...

So I was about to pull the plug on this, but then I read some reviews on Amazon that the "black" housing causes black rubber marks on the walls when it bumps into them. Has anyone who has one (or experience using them) had this problem ? I have a fiberglass pool, and I know that the walls can...

So I am a loyal TFP advocate...trying to convince my brother to rethink things. He has always slightly struggled with his water. He has a vinyl in ground pool, 16 x 32, cartridge filter, NE Ohio Located. He has been using trichlor pucks for the last 10 years and has never tested for CYA nor...

Hopefully this makes sense... My Waterco pump has a "rounded indentation" for a gauge and a o-ring. All the gauges I find have SQUARE ends and when I tighten it the o-ring does not seat. This has leaked since day one and I would like to fix. Any ideas where I can find a rounded back end to...

50% Algaecide contains 49.8% dimethyl benzyl ammonium chlorides and .2% methyl benzyl ammonium chlorides. This is all I can find locally....is this is "same thing" Thanks in advance!

Ok....so 1 1/2 years in I am still fighting my pool builder with the performance of my new filter. From day one dirt always poured through the sand back into the pool...I started with "glass" media and ultimately replaced with "sand". With the glass, the water NEVER filtered, and lots of...

So if you see in my signature...I have a 1 HP (uprated to 1.33 HP) pump with a 30" (soon to be converted back to sand) filter. I am fighting with ECOsmarte / Pool Builder and now they are claiming my pump is under powered and will NEVER EVER work in a sand filter as large as I have. Of course...

Unexplained FC Consumption - it's back again! So for those that have great memories...I am struggling to keep by pool clear this year. I totally understand the TFP methods and they rock...problem is my FC is all over the board. I am at my last straw...meaning I am totally confused...thought...

Ok, so I will start by saying I know this is WRONG but I have no choice. Due to my travel I am never home more than 2 days in a row. I CHART by chems religiously and use the Stenner to keep my pool perfect. UNTIL THIS YEAR - opened pool in cold, SLAMed it - perfectly clear and passed OCLT on...

Just so I am clear....if I am having ISSUES with my sand cleaner not filtering fine enough dirt - this clean doesn't have any aux filtering ability, just relies on the filter ?

So I won't go into it, but I am still fighting some filter issues from my original build...in the meantime I figured I would try a 1 micron "slime bag" over the returns to see just how much dirt is actually being missed by the filter. Well, guess what...the bag is catching some of the dirt, but...

I really wish PB would listen... Ok long story, but I will avoid all that...I have an issue with my filter not filtering and my PB insists I need PHOSFree to help my filter. I tell him NO NO NO NO, but guess what he does. Adds nearly a gallon of it to my skimmer. He says it is supposed to...

Ok, so I have a high water table and over the weekend, ground water was somehow gushing up my sump pit and flowing into the house. PB said I should NEVER have that issue, but heck I did. NOW I am trying to get the correctly sized sump pump and I know enough to be dangerous. PB wants to load...

I will try and give key details.... Had a mess cover and open to a super clear pool with a TON of silt on the floor. SLAMMED right away, and passed all tests, yet left silt in bottom as I had some issues with my filter that needed addressed. Silt was a mix of construction dust and dirt over...