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    New Spa Owner

    THANKS !!!! Should have known there was an answer already !!!!
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    Getting mild shock from hot tub

    Great Catch and response !!! Was going to post the same your different Electrician found... "" Different "" electrician tells me you had someone else come out to install ? I would be on the phone getting answers as the GFCI and grounding is standard protocal and pretty sher its code so there...
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    New Spa Owner

    Hey yall,,,, Just got a Cal Spa model ps5 circa 1995. She an oldy but got it for peanuts. Rarely used. I use the BBB method here in Trouble free for my pool and was wondering if I can treat the spa with the same method liquid bleach method using the pool calculator for dosage ? .. It has...
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    Inactive ingredients in bleach vs chlorine

    ^:cheers: ² ^ Geeks Ahoy.lol ^
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    OK Geniuses

    Above average. Lol. Sent from the deep end using Tapatalk.
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    OK Geniuses

    Update,,,,, I went on a 4 Wheeling vacation in the UP of Michigan last week for 7 days. Showed momma how to & how much bleach to add before leaving. I know the consumption of bleach per my pool and weather so it was easy for her. Talked to her every day and had zero questions so i...
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    Say hello to my little Friend

    My back yard is A channel that leads to Lake Erie do that spider is lunch for what we have here. Never had a bar fly in. That had to be interesting. Lol Yesterday I found a crawfish about 3 inches long or so. Momma may never swim again Sent from the deep end using Tapatalk.
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    OK Geniuses

    Thanks Chem !!!! Don't think this is over the puck floaty did not make it back to the store. Lol Sent from the deep end using Tapatalk.
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    OK Geniuses

    Spot on James. She still dies not think the pool is as clean because of no chlorine pool. She is now going to help out cleaning, adding bleach and testing. :). Sent from the deep end using Tapatalk.
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    OK Geniuses

    LOL,,, Am a Hockey player of many many years so I do have an extra around but if she ever found out it would NOT be pretty.. Then everything I do would be in question.. SRY for the return delay ! On the day she brought the pucks home & I asked for the help.lol She says OH BTW the washing...
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    OK Geniuses

    Found this site 2 years ago ish, Switched to BBB TFP method and ALL is good. Well besides the wife. Even tho we spend pennies on the dollar compared to before I switched to BBB the wife came home today with a 80 dollar bucket of chlorine tablets and a new floaty. I laughed and politely asked why...
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    Mosquitos

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    Big Thank You

    Same Here ! Thanks to all who support this great site !! This years start up was 17 bucks using BBB ! When my neighbor peeped into my backyard as I was cleaning we chatted. Told him about the cost to open and he looked at me like i was already drinking at 8 ish in the morning.lol Told him about...
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    New pool owner……aaaggghhh

    When i used the frog I cut a 1.5 Dia hole in the top to fill with tablets then used a 1.5 tapered plastic plug to seal it. Cut the top 2/3 rd off of the mineral pac removing the mineral BS out of the housing so the chlorine pac would seat correctly. Kept it inline but turned the dial to bypass...
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    Light at the end of the tunnel...Switching to BBB method Question

    Been thinking of installing a float switch on my drain pump for just such an issue. I switched to BBB last year and the old chemicals are collecting dust. Opened the pool up this year and $17 dollars later she is almost perfect. I did have a low PH but adjusted that from 7.0 to 7.5 by turning...
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    Say hello to my little Friend

    Looked like a Baby Fox Snake.... Harmless but still an eye opener at 7 ish in the morning.lol.... We get all kinds of animals around the pool. We are on the western side of lake erie with a canal from the lake about 40-50 foot from the pool.
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    Say hello to my little Friend

    Found this little water snake under the skimmer lid today. Sent from the deep end using Tapatalk.
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    Lurker turned TFP rookie.

    2nd year rookie here. Follow these cats !!!! Fired the pool place cabbage scoopers ! Spent 10 to open the pool This year instead of 200 ish. Am also looking at a inexpensive do it myself chlorine drip system. I have a frogger system installed but since going to BBB she is dormant.lol looking...
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    Cartridge Filter Cleaning

    Thanks,,, Have not found a single site saying its not good for lawns. Going to water the solution down even more and spread it on my side lawn first just to make sher. Called the manufacturer and got someone from India.lol Nice lady but she new nothing, only that putting it on lawns is not on...
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    Cartridge Filter Cleaning

    Thanks,,, I have a septic tank and leach bed that drains into lake erie. Pouring that amount is a no no. But at this point a cleaning agent in Lake Erie would probably help.lol Did some research and will continue this morning but the few sites i found people are saying its good...
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    Cartridge Filter Cleaning

    OK, I used the recommended mixture of cascade dishwater soap & water to clean a pair of filters. 1st THANKS to whoever puts that info on the site main page !!!!!! My filters and PSI are almost at brand new levels.. Saved me $250 large. My dilemma is,, What the heck should i do with the 30...
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    Sand in Pool

    Thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Sand in Pool

    Thanks ,,, I have an idea of what product I am going to use & I did a search within the site and only found threads 2+ years old. Thought maybe someone has used a newer product with success. I will look again. Concrete Issue,,,, I have some paver locking sand & GE Silicone 2 Concrete and...
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    Sand in Pool

    bump.lol
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    Sand in Pool

    Is the question to hard to handle.lol ? Wrong category ? No one cares ? J/K. Ill just keep bumping until someone with an answer sees it. THANKS
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    Sand in Pool

    Nobody ? :)
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    Sand in Pool

    Anyone have a Silicon/sealer fav for pools that would help my issue posted above ? Does not look like i will be able to swing the entire fix this year so I am going after the band aid fix this year. :(