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Hi, I was curious to see if this has happened to any other pool owners that own a Hayward cartridge filter. The filter is approximately 3 and a half years old. Over the past year, the tie rod has become very rusty. Any explanation as to how this could have happened? Here is a link to the...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows the aftereffects of Leslie's Fresh & Clear. For example, using calc hypo increases the calcium level in the water. The active ingredients are 36% potassium peroxymonosulfate. Thanks in advance.

Leslie's Pool was selling 3 for $5. I went to Walmart to buy a square yard of the material from the fabric department and cut a small piece of it to fit the skimmer. I put a rubber band around the opening to keep it in place. So far, it works great and it's a LOT cheaper. My two cents.

From what I can tell, you have an air leak someplace. I have a very similar problem and I tracked it down to my chlorinator lid. Actually, this is my second air leak. With the help of a coworker, he showed me how to do it. We took duct tape and tape all the places where air could get in...

Hoboat, I am considering buying Fafco panels in the near future. Where did you buy it from? Was it online? Thanks in advance.

Hi, currently I have the Hayward inline chlorinator CL200 and it is about 3 years old. Right now, the O ring in the cap needs to be replaced. I talked to a couple of the local pool stores about buying an O ring replacement. They mentioned the Pentair Rainbow 320 is a better chlorinator than...

Hi, can anyone recommend an online store to purchase a 3 way valve? Any particular brands to avoid or any recommended brands? Thanks in advance.

When my fiberglass pool was installed three years ago, the pool builder waited 2 - 3 weeks before pouring the cement. He said he wanted the pool to settle before pouring. Hope this helps. Good luck.

Hi, I have an air leak someplace in my inground pool. I am hoping that it is aboveground. I have placed duct tape around most of the PVC fittings and placed heavy plastic around the valves. So far, no luck. I recalled reading on one of these posts that sometimes air leak may occur at the...

whoozer, how long did you have your fiberglass pool?

Thanks for the reply. Have either of you noticed the blisters getting bigger? Or maybe more blisters appearing? Besides the feel of the blisters when you run your hand across the surface, has it caused any other problems? Thanks in advance. I will be calling the manufacturer tomorrow.

Hi, This is my third year with my fiberglass pool. This past weekend, I feel some areas of the pool wall had dozens of small bumps. I just goggled on "blisters on fiberglass walls" and from reading some of the articles, it sounds this will happen to every fiberglass pool sooner or later...

Thanks for replying so quickly. Usually, how many drops do you usually use before the solution turns clear?

Hi, I bought a Taylor FAS-DPD test kit last week and I was testing the chlorine. I put two dippers of the DPD powder and the water turned reddish. Afterwards, I added the R-0871 reagent drop by drop. I counted 30 drops before I stopped. The solution still did not turn clear yet. Is this...

Hi, I have a question regarding the liquid chlorine burnoff. I don't know if burnoff is the correct term. I am interested in buying a Liquidator. However, I live in Florida and the sun hits the pool a good ten hours of the day. I was concerned that the liquid chlorine would lose its potency...

Hi, I bought two jugs of liquid chlorine this weekend at Leslie's to shock my pool and the salesperson told me that using this much liquid chlorine would increase the pH. Therefore, I had to use muriatic acid to offset the pH increase. I have looked through various posts regarding BBB and...

Hi, even though I live in Florida, I got an Ocean Reef pool. The model is a Royal Palm. It will be two years in May. http://www.oceanreefpools.com/pool.cfm?pool_id=12 I believe they are located in the Daytona Beach area.

Thanks for everybody's input. I appreciate your feedback. After reviewing this website, it appears to me that Fafco is one of the manufacturers of solar panels that Sungrabber sells. http://www.solar-discounters.ca/products/sunsaver.htm Pooladdict, NWMNMom - can you tell me where you...

Hello, I am planning to install solar panels for my inground pool. Does anyone have any recommendations? Or which ones to avoid? Seems like sungrabber is pretty popular judging from the posts that I have read. How difficult was the installation? I have read the sungrabber manual and it...

Hello, I was wondering what exactly is a skimmer sock... Where do you buy one? Thanks in advance..

MeSue, How do you know that the ebay seller is selling you authentic SunGrabber solar panels? What were the reasons you picked SunGrabber? Was cost your main concern? Thanks in advance.

Hi, MeSue. Kinda curious. Why did you buy it from Ebay instead of buying it from a distributor? Was it cheaper? Thanks.

Keithw, Besides the solar panels, what else did you need to buy? I looked at the link you posted in your reply but it does not go into any great detail as to what is needed to get the panels working? Thanks in advance. Ray

Keithw, May I inquire where you bought your SunGrabber panels from? How difficult was the installation? Thanks in advance. Ray

Solar Panels Hi, MeSue. Once you get everything installed and working, can you post your findings out on the forum? I would love to hear them since I am also considering solar. And the cost doesn't look too bad, either. Thanks in advance.

Hi, Does anyone know what the shelf life is for liquid chlorine? Occasionally, Leslie's runs a sale on chlorine. Refill 2 jugs and get 1 for free. Instead of having the chlorine sitting inside my house go to waste, I rather pour it into the pool. Thanks.

Hello, My pool has a Hayward filter. I am using a Unicel filter and the pressure is getting close to 20 after running the pump for a couple of days. I bought this filter about 11 months ago. Most of the time, I spray down the filter every week or so. I was curious as to what the average...

Hi, This message is for Dave from tftestkits. If someone else knows the answer, please feel free to answer. Is shipping still $4.60? Also, I understand that order refills must be a minimum of $15. Does this requirement still hold true if I purchase an individual test along with a refills...

Hello, I found my air leak last night. It is in one of my three PVC valves. In my limited testing last night, I did the following four times after waiting 3 - 5 minutes after turning off the pump. When the valve is off, the pump will prime when it starts. I would be curious to see what...

Hello, I was in the pool store over the weekend and I heard one of the employees telling a customer that cyanuric acid never changes once it is in the water. I am relatively new to pools but I have browsed through many of the posts here on this forum and the posts on poolforum.com. I have...