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    New Hayward 250 standby and pool light on

    I just installed a new hayward H250FDN its a beautiful unit compared to my 16 yr old H250 that was finally put to rest. My question is when i put the unit in standby both pool ( red ) light and standby ( yellow ) are on at the same time, the flame is off and unit seems to be in standby but...
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    last year vs this years numbers

    5/18 ------- 5/19 fc-15.5 ------ fc-5 ta-90 ------- ta-50 cc-0.5 ------- cc-0.5 ch-50-------- ch-25 ph-7.4 ------- ph-7.4 cya-30 ------- this year cya right to the top of the tube and can still see black...
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    test results after water leak

    I opened my pool sat 5/28 to find it 3 ft lower than when i closed it found a crack in the steps and repaired it with marine epoxy thew in 4 gal of liquid shock and cleaned the pool filled with water took readings today. FC 13 CC 0 CH 350 TA 60 CYA 30 PH 7.34 ( meter ) Im a little concerned...
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    Cracked step how do I fix this

    I found a previously repair in my step that seems to be leaking does any body know if this can be repaired without draining the water.
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    Lost a lot of water

    Opened my pool today and the water level was about 2.5 feet lower than when I closed it the liner was pretty faded so I think I'm gonna just replace the liner and whatever else it needs does anybody have an idea on the cost of a new liner.
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    Pool opened test numbers

    Opened the pool yesterday added 5 gal of liquid shock running filter and heater tested water this morning. PH 7.65 ( I have a meter ) FC 34 CC 0 TA 120 CYA 80 ( was 300 2 years ago ) CH 250 My FC was 52 yesterday after shock everything seems ok to me I owe it all to this website Thank you all...
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    Pool nice and clear

    Thanks to all the advice on this website....!
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    First test with TF 100

    Just received my TF 100 in the mail today and did my first test: FC 2.5 CH 250 CYA 100+ it was between 100 and the bottom of the tube CL .5 PH 7.5 ( 7.58 with my PH meter ) TA 150 My water is very clear I opened my pool on 5/24/15 with 6 gals of liquid shock and adjusted the PH with 20 mule...
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    Hello from Staten Island

    I am looking forward learning from you guys Im so done with the local pool store I just purchased a TF100 as per this forum and can't wait for it to arrive test my water and get some advice from this forum so far i just opened my pool 5/24/15 with 6 gal of liquid shock and threw in the remainder...