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I returned to my house after a renter moved out and the pool has not been monitored for a couple of weeks. The water was completely clear and everything looked good except for what looked like a little algae in a few places on the sides, and some very fine debris (I suspect mostly pollen)...

I need a little reassurance, or confirmation that this is going as it should. I've had renters taking care of my pool with strict instructions to follow TFP protocols. Unfortunately, the renters moved out, and haven't kept an eye on the pool for the past month. I'm not sure what went wrong...

My Aqua Rite SWG (installed June 2008) started acting funny at the end of last year - inconsistent diagnostic readings, flashing numbers, wouldn't generate chlorine. I'm trying to open the pool this year, assuming I'm going to have to repair or replace the circuit board, but I'm getting constant...

I just installed a new SuperFlo variable speed pump, and everything was working perfectly. I've gone about a month with no pump, so the pool was in the worst shape I've ever seen it. The water was about as dark as a Louisiana bayou, there was a fair amount of spring tree debris on the bottom...

I finally pulled the trigger and bought a Pentair SuperFlo VS pump to replace my old WhisperFlo, and going to install it today, but wanted to get some expert advice on a couple of things first. In general, please check my plan of attack below and let me know if it will work, or if you see a...

Surely this question has been asked, but I can't find a forum thread. How does everyone feel about valves? Are there good alternatives to Jandy valves? I'm replacing my pump, plumbing is tight and original installer didn't use unions, I'm going to have to sacrifice one valve.

My 2hp Pentair Whisperflo pump is still flowing, but no longer at a whisper. It developed a loud whine last year that I assume is bad seal and bearings, so I've decided I might as well take the opportunity to upgrade to a 2 speed or VS system. I've read many posts here about pump size, and...

My Max-E-Therm heater is 10 years old and was working fine when I last used it in May, but I have reason to believe it may be adding metals to my water, which I assume means it may not be so healthy on the inside. This relates back to a question I posted in July about my water turning green...

I'm going into third day of SLAM, testing for FC several times a day, and adding appropriate amount of bleach to maintain shock level. Following instructions in "Details" of How to SLAM, I turned my SWG off. Why is this suggested? If I'm adding several gallons of bleach every day, why not...

I've got a problem similar to many other posts, but somehow not finding the answer, or not understanding. My Aqua Rite SWG with T Cell-15 has started giving erratic readings that jump around but mostly; salt around 1300, and 0 instant salinity (I've not tested the salt level, but it's been...

I've read most, if not all of the threads relating to the pool turning green after adding chlorine, I still need help understanding/dealing with this phenomenon, and have a few questions. The facts as I know them: --Pool is in it's tenth year and I've never had this happen before. (pool info...

I've been losing water from my vinyl lined pool (details in signature) at a slowly increasing rate over the past year or so. Late this summer it was up to almost an inch a day (close to 500 gal/day), I decided it was time do something and started looking for the leak. I read all previous posts...

I'd like to revive this question from a few years ago with a few specifics. I'm in Raleigh, NC and I've never closed my pool, I simply run the pump for a few hours (usually at night) when temps drop below freezing. According to historical data, we average 51 days a year Dec-Feb when temperature...

After messing around for a month, with funny numbers from my Aqua Rite control panel...low salt reading around 2000 ppm and cell voltage high >30, and output low 0.0, readings not producing chlorine... I ignorantly kept adding salt :confused:. Finally took a sample in to the big local pool...

Is my chlorine generator working or not? The LED lights on the front seem correct i.e. power and generating are the only lights on, but the diagnostics don't agree. Cell voltage reads 32.0 (too high), cell current is 0.00 (not generating) and instant salinity now reads 0. Pump has been...