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Hello all, I had my pump go out yesterday after a power outage and am going to look at it tonight to see if it is the capacitor and if I can turn the impeller easily. I am guessing my bearing are locked up though. In any case I was looking for new pumps yesterday and am overwhelmed by the...

Hello everyone! I was talking to a guy at the pool store (in Denver CO) about the light in my pool. At normal water height it is 18 inches below the surface. If I take it down to 3 inches below the returns the light will be at 5 inches above water. He said when they close pools they dont...

What is the general stance on adding clorox directly into the skimmer basket? Good idea? Bad? My only concern would be the high levels of chlorine passing through the pipes. Any suggestions?

Ok, so I got a new pool :mrgreen: and I am adding CYA to my pool. My pH used to be at 7.6 but now, after 3lbs of CYA, it looks like it is around 6.9. I am wondering if I need to highten the pH or if the CYA throws my test off. Should I wait to test for a couple of days after I am done...

Ok, so I just started up a pool. Its an IG Vnyl 25,000 gal. pool My pH is 7.7 TA is 160 (but doesnt seem to be causing any spikes in pH or scaling) Since it was a freshly filled pool I realize that my pool has no CYA. I was told by the pool people to buy some pucks and some "Shock it" and I...

I also have a question about my pump. I have a sand filter and a 25,000 gal IG Vnyl pool. The pump usually throws out 80 gal/min. With a sand filter do I need to leave the pump on all the time? Also, it looks like a 5.5 hour turnaround. If I don't need to run the pump all the time would...