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Hi all, I have a 17000 gal pool, I want to try some solar heating. I want to connect a spare 110v 1/2hp pump I have to 2-28"x20' solar heating panels separate from the main pool plumbing. The panels will be on the opposite side of the pool from the main plumbing & I would turn it on & off...

Good afternoon, I finally have my water clear, pool has passed the ofcl test since Tuesday night/Wed morning & the sand filter finally cleared the last of everything out today. I am wondering in what order to start balancing things Cl 8 CC 0 Ph 6.9 TA 20 CH 240 CYA 20

Hi, I left my TF-100 test kit out all winter, can I trust the CYA test? I just tested for the first time this year & filled the tube all the way & it did not obscure the dot at all. No chlorine loss over night & no CC's. I was expecting the level to be 40 like last year, but it has been 10...

Hi everyone, I just wanted to say thanks. This is my 3rd year with this pool & I went from green on Monday 6/20 to perfect on Friday 6/24 & I owe it all to this forum & some hard work. Thanks again Bob

Hello all, just got home & went to turn on the pump & there was a dead mouse in the skimmer, it may have been in there 36 hours, I checked the skimmer Sunday 9 am it is now Monday 4 pm My question is how long should I shock for? Thanks Bob

Hi all, I have a fiberglass pool, installed aprox 28 years ago, the gel coat has seen better days. Do I need a special gel coat for a pool, would gel coat for fiberglass boats be suitable? I am in Seattle & boats out number pools here. If anyone can give me an idea of how hard it is to remove...

Good morning everyone, This is my first pool, I have cleared it & have been enjoying it due to this forum for a month now. My pump is not on a timer & I would like to install one, the problem is that my sand filter is getting air in it & when I shut the pump off, the air pressure is blowing...

good morning, I am running low on my TF 871 fas/dpd reagent, is the Taylor 871 reagent what I want, that is what the pool store has. Thanks Bob

Hi all, My TA is currently at 100 (I want to get it down to 70-80 so I can add borates) and my pH is currently 7.2 & I am currently aerating, can I add acid now to bring down both pH & TA or should wait until the pH up higher before I add acid? Thanks Bob

Hi everyone, My pool is finally clear & cc<.5 & fc is holding overnight FC-12.5 CC-0.5 TA-110 CH-80 CYA-50 pH-7.2 I know the pH reading may not be correct with my chlorine level but it will drop by 1 tonight & probably 2+ tomorrow with the sunny day, so I will retest pH tomorrow night What...

Hello again, My pool floor drain has what looks like a shower head with 3 triangles in it(picture the radiation symbol), I will take a picture of it when it stops raining. I have 1 skimmer & 1 floor drain & I think the floor drain is plugged or turned off at the drain, only 1 line comes out of...

EDIT My test kit showed up & showed NO CYA??? so I took a sample to a different pool store & they verified the results no CYA Test results posted in new post below Hi all, I have been trying to clear my green pool for the last week, pump running 24/7 while I wait for my test kit, which I...

new pool owner here, I have a sta-rite sand filter, older unit & a green pool curently trying to clear the algae, my question is, should the sand be flowing out when I backwash? I also know there is sand in the pool, when I brush in the shallow end I can see sand floating up with the algae...