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i'm going to drain my pool to change out my hydrostatic valve. I wanted to make sure with you all, how long can the pool stay empty. My pool guy told me that it didn't matter since I have a hydrostatic valve. is that correct? Anything else I should know before I drain it??

All- I was wondering if you guys think that it would be worth it to paint the walls of my gunite IG pool? My pool guy suggests that I do it and told mt that the result are worth it! I spoke with a friend who's pool was painted and she said it was a nightmare; paint would "bubble up" and had to...

I have recently just noticed that I had lost some water and it seems more than usual. I tying to figure out whats going by monitoring the water level and isolating each zone (i.e. skimmer, main drain etc..) trying to figure out if there is a leak and if so, where it maybe coming from. i just...

Just finished SLAMing the pool and its crystal clear. So, now what? When should I start testing the other readings and when would testing become accurate again after the SLAM process. I have a FC reading of 6 and according to the CYA chart I should be at a FC reading of eventually of 4. It is...

I plan on SLAMing my pool tomorrow; as there is a slight allergy growth. The water is mostly clear with a very slight haze in the deep end. I plan on starting to SLAM the pool tomorrow and just took a series of readings, which are: P.H. = 7.5 - 7.8 FC = 2ppm CC = .5ppm TC = 2.5 TA = 120...

I just purchased my TF test kit and I'm glad I did. I took an initial test using the K-1000 for my PH and Chlorine. I also tested my CYA, which was very different then the readings the pool store gave me. I have a slight allergy growth on the walls of my pool, so my question is if I should SLAM...

I was wondering what is the best times of the day to run your SWG and filter? After reading several posts regarding the burn rate of chlorine due to the sun. Would it be better to run the SWG during evening/nights hours? Would this allow the chlorine to be most effective since it won't be...

i recently purchased a home with an inground, gunite pool that was originally bromine. This season, I converted my pool to salt water. I'm using a Hayward cartridge filter and a Hayward salt generator with a T-15 cell. I have been having issues getting my chlorine levels up. I had my SWG set to...