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If you are interested about how an actual heat pump works, here is a youtube video illustrating this nicely (I'm more of a visual learner). This video shows how a heat pump works as both a Heater or an Air Conditioner for the house. The concept of heat pump for the pool is exactly the same as a...

Hello fellow Canadian, welcome to the site and congrats on the pool.. and the house (or is the correct order: congrats on the house.. and the pool) :confused:

Nice pics, I can totally see myself trying to put my Aquabug into that Skimmer. I'd be sitting with my right leg in the water, my butt on the pool edge, my left hand holding on to the deck ramp while I lean forward trying to get the hose into skimmer. I can also see myself falling into the pool...

I don't know if it's a Canadian thing or just the specific brand in that store. You've peaked my interest, next time I'm at a different hardware store or a pool store, I'm gonna check their muriatic acid and see if their bottles are sealed in a plastic bag as well.

Usually the municipality will have written rules about things like that. I'm in the Montreal area, and on my municipality website, rules explicitly state that if an above ground pool wall is 1.2m or above on all sides that I don't need a fence around it. It also states that a "removable pool"...

Hey there, I know you said you wanted an IG robot, but I have the Hayward Aquabug specifically for Above ground pool. I've been quite happy with it. Amazon.com : Hayward 900 Wanda the Whale Above-Ground Automatic Pool Cleaner : Swimming Pool Maintenance Kits : Patio, Lawn Garden Here is a...

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Thanks a lot Chem geek for all the info and the threads you recommended. Really good info. I might just stick with dry acid for now, it just makes my heart beat at a nice slow regular rate. I've been researching a bit about dry acid, so the downside to it is that it adds sulfates to the...

Bam!!! Finally fixed. Bought a new pressure gauge for 5$ from local pool store. Let's see how long this one lasts. (sorry can't post a picture because I've exceeded my size limit. Is the size limit per thread?) So now that I have accurate reading with the filter clean (it goes to 5 psi when...

Alright, I had a bottle of pH minus from last season that I've been using to bring my pH down, and planned to switch to muriatic acid when it's finished. When I was in Canadian Tire this past weekend, I decided to get myself some Muriatic acid. I get to the paint section and I see this plastic...

Hey Rob, Only place to buy the k-2006 in Canada is from their exclusive distributor. That's where I bought mine, and I just ordered more FAS-DPD reagent because I've almost run out. You have to email them and they will send you an order form, you fill it up and email it back and they ship it to...

Thanks for all the replies. I finally got a bit of a breather from work and got around to cleaning the filter, and got the pressure gauge out. It's still full of water and I don't know how to go about troubleshooting it. I did put it back in after cleaning the filter and it is reading 12psi, so...

Hey fellow Canadian, Don't be intimidated by the K-2006. I bought mine this year and I love it. You probably closed the lid so fast when you saw all those reagents, that you didn't notice the instructions on the inside of the lid. The instructions are pretty nice, and those are all you need if...

Well in Canada, I haven't tried this one yet, but this chlorine at Canadian tire is what I have my eye on. Listed on the website details as 10.8% Aquarius Liquid Chlorine, 5 L | Canadian Tire

Hi everyone, I've attached a picture of my filter pressure gauge which is always full of water. I've been ignoring it and haven't had time to troubleshoot it. I can still kind of see of the numbers, and I do clean the cartridge filter on a regular bases, but I plan to troubleshoot it when I get...

I concur with dustbin3. I have a wrinkle almost in the middle of my pool. It's only really visible when all the dirt accumulates along it, and I end up seeing a black line along my pool bottom. More importantly for me is that my Hayward aquabug automatic pool cleaner does not get stuck on the...

I'm a new pool owner and I was asking myself the same question when I stumbled on your post. I have a 2 speed pump and I've been running it 24/7. I have it on the lowest setting, which is 6 hours on high speed, and 18 hours on low speed. I've been running it 24/7 since early May without...

Thanks a lot for all the responses. Please correct my chain of thought here about TA. Because my pH was always crawling up to 8, I decided to have the TA in the 100-120 range (the higher limit of normal found on the back of the TA+ bottle that I had bought from pool store), thinking that if I...

Looks awesome :D I want to jump in.

Richard thanks a lot for quick response. Here is another questions specifically about increasing TA, because I had to play with TA and pH adjustment when I first opened the pool. This is what I've read online, is any of this true? I've read that increasing (or decreasing) TA is a slow...

Hello everyone, I'm a new pool owner since last fall. I've read a lot, but I got a few basic questions. Disclaimer: I am experimenting using trichlo tabs this year and I am well aware of their downside, so please don't "SLAM" me about it :p 1. So in general, how important is it to keep water...

Hi Polar_girl, I'm not sure what you mean when you say "buying direct". I live in Montreal area and I bought my Taylor K-2006 through Lowry and Associates - Pool, Spa and Industrial Testing Products You have to order by sending them an email and then fill up an order form and send it back...

Hello everyone, Great forum, I've read many threads since last fall, and I finally decided to join. I'm a new pool owner of an above ground pool as of fall 2014. Got a good deal end of season, installed the pool last fall but haven't swam in it yet. I opened it early May, adjusted the...