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I have an air leak at the top where the pressure gauge is, causing the filter housing to be about 1/2 full of air in the morning. It that a replaceable part or do I have to buy the entire top half of the filter housing? It's starting to look rather old and weathered so was wondering how long...

My pool/pump is 5 1/2 years old. It has been louder than usual for the past few months and when I started it manually this morning it just sat there whining for about 30-45 seconds before it began pumping. I felt the motor housing an hour later and it was extremely hot at the end. I have...

On ocassion, and have not been able to determine the circumstances leading to the ocassional event, one of my pool returns will shoot some bubbles into the pool when the pump comes on in the morning. If we hear it, I walk over to the filter housing and bleed some air using the valve on the top...

A couple of times a week I notice a gurgling sound when the pool turns on and have some bubbles coming primarily out of one of my 5 returns. I have to go to the filter canister and crack the valve on top to let the excess air out and then everything seems good for a few days. Everything else...

My pool is in balance and I noticed my eyeglasses had a film on them after I got out of the pool. So I happened to be cleaning the garage and found some Natural Chemistry Pool First Aid from the days before going BBB. I broadcast 1/2L on the surface and the next day my glasses were pretty much...

I have not checked my CYA for a couple of months, last time it was 40. I just checked it using a new 8 oz bottle of Taylor R-0013 and it isn't cloudy at all. I did the test twice, carefully measuring the pool water to the bottom of the label and then filling to the top with R-0013 and shaking...

I've been buying the 3 jug boxes of Clorox at my local COSTCO off Rt 75 in Plano and it's taken me awhile to determine the sodium hypochlorite is only around 2-3%, not 6%. I did the overnight algae test to make sure that wasn't my problem. I've been following the recommendations to get my Cl to...

Searching for a local reputable company to investigate my leak and discuss pump replacement options at a reasonable / fair price. Their website and service offerings look impressive, wondering if anyone has used them and what your opinions are? Seem a bit pricey, $395 for leak detection vs $350...

4 year old pool, had a leak repaired 2 years ago and now I have a leak again. 2 years ago the leak was just off the patio where a lot of the plumbing was criss crossed and a joint had a crack that might have been weak since the installation. Multiple pipes were crossing other pipes in about 3...

I've been following the BBB rules and everything was fine until yesterday. I went out to the pool after a rainstorm and found this algae. Assuming it's mustard algae as my CL level has never gone below 4 since solving my initial problem a few months back. I'm shocking at Cl = 29 and checking it...

I'm shocking my pool for mustard algae and the only place in my pool where some might be lurking is behind my light. I have a 500W light fixture connected to a dimmer. Is it safe to get in the pool and unscrew it to see if there is any algae behind the light fixture that needs to be scrubbed...

I finally replaced 40-50% of my water yesterday and the test results from this morning look good: 50 CYA 0.5 Cl 7.5 PH 300 CH 70 TA Water temp 80 degrees - I thought it would have been cooler. I was surprised using the Pool Calculator that my recommended Cl level is between 4-8. I thought it...

I have to drain my pool to lower my CYA level so I just opened the hose drain valve between the pump and my filter and no water comes out. Should I call my pool builder to come and fix the valve or just go buy a water pump? Anyone recommend a good place to buy one (Sears, Home Depot, Leslies?)...

FC 2 CC 0 pH 7.6 TA 90 CH 400? CYA 100+ Temp 54 So it looks like I have some problems, I couldn't get the CH test to turn blue so not sure what that level really was but draining the water to lower the CYA should fix the CH, too. I did not test the CYA last year so I'm not surprised it was...

I was looking around the net for cheap chemicals to start up the pool in a couple of months here in the DFW area and found this website. I've learned quite a lot in the last hour reading the info here and will probably go the BBB route over the summer after the current chemicals are depleted...