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I have a Hot Springs hot tub that I've had for about 8 months. It has the freshwater salt system, which has been GREAT so far. It maintains CL without me doing anything. Unfortunately I ignored it for a while and the FC level went through the roof. It was 30+ last week. Turned the salt...

Brand new tub. 2020 Hot Spring Limelight Flash. It was a floor model, But it was dry. I know that they do the test at the factory to check for leaks and what not, so I decided to purge the first fill. Quite a bit of brown gunk came out and accumulated on the sides. Ahh-some is a great product...

I'm getting a Hot Spring Spa with the built in SWG. They call it the Freshwater Salt System. They don't talk a lot about CYA in the Salt System Owner's Manual, other than to say that you should try to avoid CYA (Chlorine) lock. I did find the Dealer's FAQ that says the preferred level of CYA...

Bought a Hot Spring Limelight Flash yesterday. Haven't had a tub in years and we are excited! Any tips for a newbie? I've read places that a deep clean using Ahh-Some is needed on a new tub is needed. Should I do that? That stuff is expensive at $53 for 6 oz. The tub has a SWG, but will be...

I need to test my fill water and don't trust the local pool store. I've read here many times that home iron tests are expensive, but when I search for them online I get a wide range of prices. Does anyone know of a reliable home iron test for less than $100? I'm looking at buying this one, any...

My pool water seems to have more metal in it this year than ever before. Opened to a green swamp as usual and started the SLAM. Water clear in 48 hours or so but with a green tint and brown stains on the side. My sock of CYA got away from the jet and laid still on the step overnight and the...

My current motor is 1 speed, 1.5hp and old and loud. I was thinking of replacing it with a variable speed motor so that it uses less energy and is not as loud. Replacing it with a variable speed motor that is compatible with my Jacuzzi Magnum Force pump shouldn't be hard. The Inyopools PL1116...

Each year I get some black marks on my fiberglass pool, which might be cobalt staining. CH is currently 60. Would raising CH help prevent these black spots and even remove the ones that are there already? Installed a SWG last week and FC is holding at 6 with a CYA level of 60. I will try to...

Every year when I get my pool opened and the water sparkling, I use a pic of the water as my phone background.

Think I've finally got my kit where I want it to be.

I've gone into settings and changed my Type of Sanitizer Used to SWG. However, the Circupool Core-55 is not in the list of SWGs and it won't let me manually put in 2.3 lbs/day. When I go to Chemical Additions and choose SWG, I manually put in the numbers but it says "Oops! Please enter an...

I didn't want to hijack @jeffpat 's thread so starting my own. I'm considering either the Circupool Core-35 or the Core-55. My pool is 17,500 gallons. Would the 35 be big enough or should I just go as big as possible with the 55? Also, the spot I was going to place it doesn't seem to have...

Odd question, but what do you use for trash cans near the pool? For 5 years we used plastic "step on" cans that open when you step on the pedal at the bottom. They were good because they kept out rain. I had one for trash and one for aluminum cans. They finally got so brittle that a little...

I decided to open a little earlier than usual this year, and the water looks much better. My problem this year is dirt. We've had several torrential downpours over the winter and water ran directly into the pool. Vacuum and SLAM today!

Is the new version of TFP not compatible with Tapatalk? I'm on iOS. Trying to browse forums pops up a message from Lee about TFP being offline for maintenance, but it's been saying that since yesterday. Unfollowed Trouble Free Pool and searched for it again. When I tap it I get a message...

Went on a 4 day vacation. Before we left I put some pucks in like I always do for short absences. When we got back today, the water was way below the skimmer. So I look at the pump area and noticed the electrical connection to the booster pump is loose. Then I noticed the front hose to it...

I have a metal fence around my pool. One of the posts on the gate keeps coming loose. I believe that for some reason the area beneath the bricks where it is anchored is hollow. With the movement of the gate it works loose and the gate drags on the sidewalk. I've tried epoxy, drilling new...

Careful, it’s a bit swampy! - - - Updated - - - Not as bad as I've seen it on opening day in the past. I can actually see the bottom in the shallow end :)

Tropical Storm Cindy, that is. My pool went from beautiful blue to green overnight. Must have gotten 4-5 inches of rain last night, pool was close to overflowing. Before: After:

I'm experiencing inconsistencies using the DPD drop test. Recently did a SLAM and I'm letting FC drop, so it is still high and lots of drops are involved. Using 10ml sample. Yesterday morning at 6:30am FC was 18, and it was 18 the night before so I passed the OCLT. Didn't test the water...

So I've got more iron stains this year. Vitamin C tablets take it off like magic. Apparently our city water supply has iron in it now somehow. After reading on these forums for awhile, I decided to try and lower the pH from 7.6 to 7.2 and see if the stains get better. I'll keep an eye on it...

I have a fiberglass pool and some spots on the steps are flaking off. Is there some sort of kit that I should use to repair those spots? I assume I would have to drain enough water to get the area dry. Another area on the wall above the water has "spider cracks". They don't seem to be...

Each year my opening gets better, and this one is no exception. I went from a green swamp where you couldn't see the bottom of the second step to crystal clear in 5 days. I was shooting for 4 days to try and beat last year's record but I had the flu during the opening and just didn't have the...

I put the suggested amount (actually a bit less) in some socks and let it dissolve. A couple days later I tested CYA and it was double the amount I intended - I was going for 30 and it reads 60. Now I know that the general advice here is to wait a week, but I figured if you tested early it...

Some cracks have developed around the ladder holes and I am unable to get it to go in. I swear the cracks were not there last year, but I can't be 100 percent certain. The pool guy said they had to use a jack to get it out when they closed the pool last fall. The ladder arms are a little out...

Went to turn on the filter and the pump is just humming. It will hum for 30 seconds or so and then I have to reset the breakers (although they aren't thrown) to get it to hum again. Read on here that it is probably a bad capacitor. With power off, Took the filter basket out and couldn't reach...

Last season I replaced the spider gasket and it worked great. Now, when I do a backwash/rinse and go back to filter I lose a LOT of water out the backwash line. I took the top of the valve off and the gasket was sticking up a little bit, but it looks to be in good shape. I lubed it up and put...

Just getting the pool opened and testing out things. Turned the booster pump on and it is making a noise that sounds like hissing water. Hard to explain but it's like it's not getting enough water or something. Seems to be adding the needed output at the return but I haven't tried running the...

It's that time of year again! I'm debating spending some money on a "hard" loop-loc cover that will keep out rain and sunlight so the water doesn't look like this every time we open the pool.

I'm losing an inch of water a day it seems. I checked where the backwash water comes out and the pipe is full and slowly water is coming out while in filter mode. I have a Pentair sm10-3 multivalve (side mount) and my best guess is to replace the spider gasket. Does that sound right...