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Muriatic Acid is hard to find this year In my area. I can drive to a lowes 10 miles away but then I remembered there Is a pool store .25 miles from my house. It’s in a plaza with Chik filet so Sunday is a good day to go. $12 a gallon, but so close to my house, Lowes is $20 for two gallons...

My first ideal technique was a 3d printed water collector I bought on amazon for $11 in 2018. This actually worked very well for a few years, then the shape and bottles got more difficult to align and the device finally broke. One of the best $11 I spent on my pool. Fast forward to this...

Hello TFP, just got back from FL and hope everyone is safe down there! When I got back, my pool pump is screaming, thinking it is the bearings? I checked it for any blockage and can freely hand turn the pump with the basket out. Anything else I should check? It's a Jandy two speed Century...

Teleworking has become a grind, needed different areas to ”concentrate” from and also it’s 5 o’clock somewhere. my pool is old, nothing fancy, but still enjoy it. In pool furniture is crazy expensive and heavy, started to design my own pvc furniture based on furniture no longer available...

Hello and Happy Friday! Doing research as I want to wire my 2 speed pump to be on a timer so I can schedule times for both low and high. Currently I have it hooked up to a T104 and a toggle switch to control the low and high. Instead of adding a T106 I bought the Intermatic T1353ME, planning...

My pool isn't ready to be cleaned yet! :sad: My big plans are a bit derailed by this last Nor'easter, finally getting snow in N. Virginia for the first time this year, on the first day of spring. After reading all the great information on pool cleaners here I pulled the trigger and gave...

I must be Ryobi's prime target customer...I can't resist buying every ONE+ tool they have. Just when I think my collection was completed this Christmas, they release something pool related! I totally don't need this, especially with a Dolphin S300i purchase imminent. But there is always...

Hello, this spring has me really excited for the swim season here in VA. I really need to replace my pool pump and have been learning and posting trying to figure out what to buy. At the same time pool automation sounds really cool (I like my technology) and the Jandy iAqualink iQ904-p sounds...

Hi all, I am hoping to get some help to replace my pool pump. I currently run my pump 24/7 and it does OK, but the lid doesn't seal very good and might possibly be cracked. Hard to tell my pipe diameters and lengths to calculate the flow. I am pretty sure they might be 2" thick from the...

Here my are numbers today. FC - 6 CC - 0 PH 7.8 TA 70 CH 200 CYA 40 Should I do anything with the TA and Ph before closing (plaster pool with plaster in bad shape)? Thanks!

I have bought several tests, replacement tests, and obviously the TFP test kit...all through TFP. I now have 5 test tubes with ml measurements on the side. Of the 5, 3 are equal measurements when I fill it with 25ml. The 25ml poured into the other 2 tubes are closer to 30ml. 1. Am I crazy...

Learning about the bonding wire and have a question. My heater (although need to reattach the screw), polaris pump, and pump all have bonding wires. When adding the SWG can I just connect that bonding wire to an existing wire attached to the heater or one of the pumps (sharing one of the...

Pool has been good for a while (thanks to what I learned here using BBB :) ) but having to travel too long my test numbers are now a bit low. Trying to get it back in order so I can comfortably install the compupool cpsc48 that I ordered today. What to do first?!?! So here are my test...

I am having trouble getting the pump to prime so I think I need to replace the lid gasket? I've only had the house for over a year and I think the pump is at least 10+ years. On the lid cover it say Wet Instrument and Environmental Tech. I can't find anything when I google for it. Here is a...

We bought our house in Oct 2008 and have been trying to figure out what I need to do! After checking out the posts here I immediately bought the TF test kit and received it yesterday. My pool was winterized in November and has a mesh loop loc cover on it. I went ahead and tested the water...