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I have a tile mosaic on the bottom of my plaster pool. Its basic ceramic tile set in to the bottom. A couple of the tiles have come loose and I need to re-set them. Since they are on the bottom, I'd have to drain the pool to do it traditionally... Is there some sort of epoxy or something I...

So I've successfully (except for the return of the dreaded black algae) gone BBB for a year and half on my pool...my dad finally got his swim spa leak fixed (after 4 years) and is ready to get it up and running again. Surprisingly, he has kept what little water was in it pretty clean, so its...

The hose for the Zodiac T5 Duo (that came with the house/pool when I bought it) is starting to show some deterioration from the sun/water. Its still working fine, but I thought I'd look into replacing it before it went bad... Then I discovered how expensive the hose sections seem to be. I...

A friend in the car wash business grabbed a 30 gallon tank for me...it fits perfectly inside a rubbermaid-type dock box that has been sitting next to my pump pad. I kept some acid and few random junk pieces of pool things in it before. Its cleaned out and ready to protect my chlorine from the...

I thought the pool water looked a little yellow yesterday evening. There were some clouds, but a bright sunset, so I thought it could have just been the ambient lighting. I hadn't fully tested the water in about a week, so I decided to take a look at it. I got a CC reading of 0.5, which is...

I need to re-do the electrical around my pool pump. I have a rotted out box with what amounts to be a light switch that turns off the power to my timer/pump. It won't take a switch cover at all. Its just taped up with electrical tape now. The box for my intermatic timer is also rusted up...

So Erika is on her way to visit South Florida.... What do I do to prep the pool? First time with a pool and a potential hurricane. Most likely scenario: -Multiple inches of rain over a day -Lots of leaves blown in to the water -Some gravel off the roof into the pool -6 hours of no power Most...

I finally realized the couple dark spots in the pool (that had been there since we bought the house last year) were black algae. It really didn't look a lot like the pictures here and never grew...so I didn't think thats what it was. It appears to have etched itself into the finish a bit, but...

So where do I want it? After taking over from the pool guy (9 months ago?) my CYA tested at 25 today... South Florida Pool, solar heated, and we keep it in the upper 80s as much as possible (solar controller is set just under 90 degrees). My chlorine use has noticeably increased over the past...

The chlorine feeder was installed by the previous owners...I haven't used it, but water is still flowing through it. While replacing my pool pump motor over the weekend, I touched the plastic nut that secures the feeder's supply line to the pool plumbing (its connected via a tap, secured to...

My pump motor is starting to make noise that I think may indicate the bearings are going bad. The house/pool are new to me, so I don't have any background on the equipment selection (listed in signature). Its a single story house, with the solar panels on the roof. The pump is controlled by a...

My pool has been pretty much algae free since I fired the pool guy and started the TFP method. I probably didn't brush it as often as I should, but it probably got brushed every 1.5 weeks through the summer, and that has continued through the winter. The last few weeks I have started having...

TF-100 Test kit... CA stayed stable around 275 for most of the summer...its drifted down to 250 for the last month. TA has dropped to around 65 (only a slight color change with the 7th drop of test reagent) So I'm at the very bottom of the CH recommended level, and a little under TA. TA is...

I didn't end up doing my water test yesterday until after dark and knew I'd be up by sunrise this morning, so I thought I do an Overnight Loss Test just to see. Upon testing this morning, I had a loss of 1.5ppm (5.5 last night, 4 this morning). I was not SLAMing the pool at the time, I just...

After finding that Chlorine at the local pool store is cheaper than bleach for me, I'm going to pick some up today. The store does double-stamps for their buy 10 get one free card on Wednesdays, so I'll try to make Wednesday my restocking day. I assume I'll need to buy the 2.5 gallon bottles...

My CYA level leads me to having a target Chlorine level over 5...which exceeds the top measurement on the K-1000 included in my TF-100 test kit. I was looking around on a pool store's web site and came across the Taylor 9056 test block that seems to go to 10ppm chlorine. Is there any reason...

Using the TF100 for the first time. Pool has been maintained by the same pool guy for years...house/pool is new to me. The pool is at least 11 years old (based on what I can see in Google Earth). I haven't seen him put chemicals in, so I don't know exactly what he is using, and I haven't been...