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single speed Hayward 1.5 hp pump died... now were replacing it... should I get a 1.5 dual speed or can I get a 1HP? Do I need a dual speed if I already have a booster pump for our Polaris? I know they save money- just not sure if dual speed will interfere with the booster Looking at getting a...

I'll try to make this short... our hayward pump died, and this winter we were planning on changing over to salt water when we had a bit more time. In the mean time we NEED a pump before we have a swamp! Im already going to have to SLAM it im sure. My question is..If I replace my Hayward SP 1.5...

Should I keep my CYA on the higher side, its at 40 now, if my pool is in the sun ALL day? Or is the CYA number just relative to were you want to keep your chlorine number? I had CYA at 40 last year and it seemed like the 4 chlorine read didn't keep the algae away. I had to keep my chlorine at...

I was away and DH thought he would help by adding cal hypo to shock the pool. I've returned and the water is milky blue- I think he added some clarifier- but he wont admit it :p So heres my readings" PH: 7.2 TA:100 CH: 10-- Cal: 180- I know this is low but I am adding a little calcium at a...

Greetings! After a long battle with algae last summer, thank you pool store for not telling me about the CYA in the tabs!!!.... I have found you all and very happy with results. Now we are looking to buy a cleaner. I see the Polaris 360 does not need a booster pump, can one be added later if we...

I'm part way thru slamming my pool - it was cloudy because of too much CYA from what I can figure. The CYA was at 180 and I've gotten it down to70- I know that's high but I couldn't drain the pool any more for fear of drying out the new Gunite. So I started with a CYA of 70 and reading the CYA...

Add chemicals or drain first... Been having algea trouble all year... biught a good test kit and found the following: FC 7 PH 7.6 TA 60 CH 130 CYA 100 I assume the high CYA- plus high chlorine is leading to low calcium- not to mention the algae I've been fighting Which do you suggest I do...

Re: How did the CYA levels get so high in my pool ? Thank you so much!! So glad I found this site. I've been fighting algae all summer - I'd test the water - chlorine and PH were fine. Then I splurged and bought a test kit with CYA test in it. Found the problem... CYA was over 100!! And I had...