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Thanks again for your help. I replaced the seal plate and that did the trick.

Would magic lube work for this?

I’ll give that a try. Thanks!

Hi James- I installed the PS- 3867, but that leaked worse for whatever reason. I went and got the PS-200 and installed that again. It’s not leaking as bad, but still leaking. I’m installing them in the correct position. The ceramic piece is touching the bumped out part of the sleeve. The only...

Hi- I bought another shaft seal and installed it. Unfortunately it’s still leaking. Do you think it could be the plate the ceramic seat sits in?

Hi Everyone, I bought a Pentair Superflo VS pump in May of 2018. I’ve replaced the shaft seal 3 times now. Since I installed the last one I can’t get it to stop leaking. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled 2 separate seals. Inspected everything. The only thing I can think it would be is the plate...

Hi Everyone- I bought a new VS pump at the beginning of the 2018 season. I ended up going with the Pentair VS Superflo. I installed it myself, ran great, no problems with it throughout the first swim season. In 2019 I go to open up the pool and noticed the pump was leaking pretty bad. I looked...

I just installed a Circupool RJ45 this year. How long does it take to get FC levels up from 0-4? I turned the chlorinator on for the first time yesterday. I put it at 15% since my pool is only 18,000 gallons and this one is for a larger pool. I left it running for 24 hrs and checked levels...

Ok thanks! Yes, it's about 10-15 feet from the pool. Also, do I need to worry about the saltwater panel being exposed to sun/rain? I don't have an area with an overhang or anything.

Hi just bought the Circupool RJ45. I'm looking at my timer and I still need to check the voltage, but I'm pretty sure it's 220. I'm not an electrician by any means, but I feel like I know enough to get this wired. Do I need to "bond" this? I can't tell if it was already bonded or not...

Also, I should clarify that my FC was at 12 because I just brought it up to shock level. It was at 1 before I did that. So I feel like it could be organic.

Thanks! I'll try Vitamin C. Here are a couple pics. I meant to post them before.

Hi, this was the first year I opened my pool. I hired a company to come out and get it started for me, but I took over getting the pool chemicals balanced. The pool was green and filled with algae. It's been a few weeks since it has been open. The water looks great, except for these stains...

No, not yet. I'm going to adjust when i get home from work. Then I'll start the SLAM process again. I know it's getting better because it's holding a lot more FC then it was. I think it's close. Hopefully!

Would rain effect the FC levels? I did my OLCT test last night. FC was 12.5 at night. I checked this morning and it's 9.5. I realized it rained pretty good last night and wanted to make sure that wouldn't effect the test results.

Ok, so I pulled the light and sure enough, there was a good bit of algae on the bottom. Checked my chlorine levels FC- 2.5 CC- .5. I checked my PH levels as well and I was surprised to see it was so low. It was at 6.8. Is that normal when Slamming? It was at about 7.6 when I started, so...

Is it safe to get in the pool while I'm Slamming it? There's some spots I need to get in the pool to get with a toothbrush. Mostly it's in the holes on the side and around the light. Also, the stabilizer is in the skimmer via "Sock Method". Is it safe to get in while that's in there as well...

I just ran out and tested again about 2 hours after I added another 222 oz of bleach. My readings said FC- 2.5 CC- 2.5. Is that normal when you're shocking your pool? I thought I would get really high FC readings after adding that much bleach. Somewhere closer to 7 or 8? Also, I'm supposed...

Thank you! The kit is great! So I got my PH down to about 7.6. I added bleach and the stabilizer around 2 PM. I just got home from work to check the chlorine levels and they're now: FC- 2 CC- 4 Does it make sense that my CC's jumped up? Was that from the stabilizer? So now according to...

Thanks for the reply! I went into Poolmath. It said I should add 23 oz of Mutriatic Acid. Once I add that how long should I wait to retest the PH? I assume that once I get the PH between 7.2-7.5 I should raise the FC. Once I'm ready to raise the FC should I add stabilizer at the same time...