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I had called the dealer and they recommend freezing a jug of water and throwing it in

Update: Here's what I think happened. When we energized the spa on Day 1.....the factory default temperature setting was 100F. And by the time I got the chemistry right with the pumps running, the tub temperature (initially in the high 80's) quickly got to 100F - the default temperature. I...

I used to live next to the Dynasty hot tub factory in TN and they usually had "seconds" for reduced price and they had minor scratches or such defects. Anyway...it was horrible...leaked and customer service was awful - we went on a short vacation in the winter and came back to an empty...

Just got a Master Twilight hot tub two days ago - got it wired yesterday by an electrician - and my wife wants it about 90-92F as she doesn't like it real hot. I set the controller at 92 and the temperature is at 103F and it stays there. I called the tech support and they think it is the...

I've been using Jesse's spreadsheet for a couple of years now. I went to see if there were any updates and it appears to have gone to computer heaven. Wha' happened?

I am opening my above ground and I just noticed I have a leak in my skimmer. I must have cracked it when I pushed the hose on. I tried putting that vinyl pool patch on it and that didn't work. Now, I'm draining the pool to the crack and I'll let it dry and use epoxy. It is a better first...

Last year I covered my above ground but had no pump. Rainwater pooled and forced water out with a "manometer" effect....draining the pool a couple of feet and the cover water was filled with green gook in the Spring. So, this year, I tried a cover pump --- plus I stoppered the various...

I'm having second thoughts with the 'no cover' idea. My wife reminds me that we get a short winter in TN and there are manny days in the 70's If we have an open pool, won't it be green?

Hmmm--- good idea.

Last year was my first closing. I dosed the pool with slam levels of FC and I removed the pump,winterized the filter , and drained the pool to the pump return pipe. I didn't use pillows or cover pumps and I used a pool cover which was 2' larger diameter plus a leaf cover. Before the rain...

FROM CNN: POOL CLOSED !!!! On Tuesday the diving pool was green. Then on Wednesday, the water polo pool also turned green. Now on Friday it appears that the diving pool has been closed to training altogether -- so as not to disturb the water and help it turn blue again. OMG - Check out here...

Then there is the nearby bay - see link

The report is they ran out of chlorine. Now I read that they are running out of people food

And Brush, brush, brush (just went through this)

Update from the Wall St Journal: Yesterday mid-afternoon there was a sudden decrease in the alkalinity of the pool,” said Mario Andrada, spokesman for the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee. “Obviously, the people in charge of maintaining the pool and of checking could and should have done more...

Rio spokesman Mario Andrada told The Associated Press that the pool at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center changed hues due to "a proliferation of algae" caused by heat and lack of wind at the outdoor venue. - Source NBC (link)

We vacuumed yesterday and the dead algae clouded the pool. I ran the filter 24 hours and this morning, the pool is almost crystal clear again. Maybe needs a little DE again in the sand filter to get it really clear. I started to brush the walls and my wife objected that the "dust" will...

I have the FC at 25 ppm for 2 days now. (CYA=60) Yesterday it appeared nothing was happening but today the algae is almost all gone. I think I'll give it another day. The OCLT was fine before and I still got this "bloom"......Wonder what is going on? Maybe the recommended FC for salt...

I thought so too, but after the test, we vacuumed the pool again - two days in a row, and put the solar cover on. I left the FC at 5-6 ppm instead of the 3-4 I had used historically Today....the green / yellow yuk is back - all around the perimeter As a precaution, I dumped a gallon of...

Vacuumed and brushed the pool - & spiked the Cl- with Clorox from 3 to 5 ppm DPD readings: FC last night at dusk = 5.0 ppm FC this morning at dawn = 4.5 ppm Water is clear and green "powder" buildup on the floor is gone Filter pressure drop has increased 5 PSI overnight - water flow is...

I have a FC of 3 and CYA 0f 50-60 salt is about 3150 ppm and it's been hot here so we left the solar cover off. We have a buildup of a green powder around the floor circumference -- it isn't attached and easily sweeps away like talcum powder. I was able to vacuum it and the pool water is...

My timer stopped working (only 18 months old)..but when I read the above.....I wasn't sure what you meant. I had manually turned on the pump with the switch in the timer and after that it wasn't working. The manual for the timer says the manual switch doesn't affect the cycle. But is it...

Yep... That's what I did.....SLAMMED it with bleach. I didn't know it wasn't producing FC---that was the problem. When I was manually adding, I measured every day

Well, I installed a Hayward SWG last month and just had it to the point where the FC was dead on 3 ppm day in and day out. So I started measuring FC less frequently (every 3 days). I had a leak in the PVC pipe and temporarily took everything apart to fix the leak. Then after 3 days, I had...

Yep...that's what I understood as well. (i've been around here for a year now). There is some controversy on this (I first thought calcium was used to improve the langlier index - but that's not the case) . I'm a chemical engineer and before I retired I worked in the flue gas...

Once in a while I take a sample of water to the pool store and get it analyzed...mostly for metals. Every time they tell me I should have 200-500 ppm CH for my vinyl pool and I ask why and she tells me to save the liner and to prevent the ring around the top at water level. They are using a...

Yep--I found the Hayward cell for my pool (3) and got the next bigger one (9)......probably a bad idea. Now I'm down at 20% with the pump running 12 hrs/day. I'm going to try 8 hours a day now.

I have a two speed pump and normally have it on for only 8 hrs a day at low speed. This is approximately 4 turnovers a day. The high speed I usually use only for vacuuming and sometimes chemical addition. I understand the SWG is only operating when the pump is - so do I buy a Hayward AQR3...

I've been going back and forth with salt. I used to have a cheap-o WalMart pool with salt so I'm familiar with the technology. But now we have a bigger pool with a 30 year warranty that says "No Salt!!! " So I'd have to swallow that warranty. The other factor is we have an RV and we can...