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Trying to help a neighbor replace a bad light. The cord apparently has swelled in the niche and it will not budge. Also, no J-box was installed so I have to pull from the equipment. I'm out of answers and nothing I've tried will loosen the cord. Any thoughts?

Thank you for your suggestions. I shocked the pool and let it run over night. Water was clear and foam free.

Just cleaned very dirty tiles in spa/pool with an acid based tile cleaner. Tiles turned out great but when I started the pool back up it created massive foam from spa to pool. Looks like a gigantic snowcone. Any remedies?

Split off of No Chlorine / Phosphates. JasonLion I just saw your post, so by now you have probably solved the problem. However, if not let me say that phosphates can be a serious problem. A lot of these pool mavens dismiss it as as a non-issue, but depending on your region they can indeed be...

Has anyone have any thoughts on how sulphuric acid is used in the control of pH and alkalinity in pools.

Re: Little white flakes Topics Merged by Moderator I have asked this same question, but did not get any response. For me, the flakes are quite heavy in the pool and do not reflect the simple answer of the cell simply reversing polarity and cleaning itself. There is a large amount of flakes...

Pool store guy said if your pH and Alkalinity are both high you would use muriatic to bring them down. If only pH is high you use sulfuric, as it has little impact on Alkalinity. Any thoughts?

Can someone please define what "vac to waste" consists of. Is it simply backwashing or cleaning your filter?

Thanks, but doesn't a low TA require bi-carb, and a low pH soda ash?

What's more important to correct when your pH is 8.0 and alkalinity is 80? Also, will sulfuric acid reduce pH while leaving alkalinity stable?

Hi All, Recent member who is from the Sarasota, Florida area. Have had four pools over the years and have experienced quite a few of the problems that others have described. Right now I am finding a large amount of white flakes coming into the pool. I am figuring that it must have something...