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you are on the right path Beautiful pool Post your numbers when you get the kit Ill save you a little time reading so you can get started quick : Dont trust the pool store or test strips - but you already know that and keeping a steady amount of chlorine from the purest source possible...

you have to have some disinfectant for the pool ... "salt pools" are chlorine pools they just get the chlorine from salt. you just need to find out if chlorine is an issue for you or the bromides options are ... but if you read here you will see that most people who choose a "new high tech "...

A little history here is a picture of my parents filter setup for the 70's era pool trying to get 82 yo mom to embrace tfp method.

While you are building YOUR pool, keep in mind you might include common features that a later buyer might expect in a pool. I know you likely expect to live there forever but ...

Mine is only loud when at or near max rpm Make its a back pressure thing Today was the first day actually waking up at the new house so the fun begins

Is the motor noise here normal ? IntelliFlo VS Noisy at High RPM - YouTube higher RPMs make a ton of noise

Dallas area has had rain the last few days and my salt level is falling ... 2800 to 2500 in last 2 days wondering if if I just leave it alone for now since the water temp is low and the swg is off

Suit and towels already over there - as well as some moonshine from a buddy.... ;-)

Chemistry is holding cya is really slow to dissolve but most of it is now in suspension I'll test cya in a few days moving in Wednesday and plan to use the spa for first time Friday thanks to folks here for help

Chlorine is descending to normal range in the daily test ph remains in normal range salt test shows approx same reading as the swg 2700 ppm swg no longer complains of low salt 80 lbs brought the salt up approx 300-350 ppm - added 160 lbs so far still waiting for cya stabilizer to dissolve in...

While doing some research on Plaster - I think I figured out how my parents plaster has lasted so long Their 70s pool has plaster problems but still looks better than mine It was installed in 74-75 and likely had asbestos in the plaster ....

IM a newbie but I have to turn off the valves on the incoming side of the pump on mine to get mine to refill and prime Here are my steps turn off pump close 3 incoming valves open pump dome empty basket replace basket refill w bucket and reclose with pump dome and lock open valves -...

Well I have about half the jar of CYA in a sock hanging off a gas can full of water, in front of the return - just like I saw here I also took a video of my water feature pump so you all could give feedback on the sound Is it normal for the pump to sound like its struggling at 3300 rpm and...

The pool math said I needed 8lbs of Stabilizer. I bought one 4 lb jar of HTH Stabilizer and Conditioner and only have about a third of that in the floater, now since that's what fit .. Ill just leave the CYA testing for a few weeks till I at least get this 4lbs in ... Since its apparently...

Ill go retest today I added 80 more lbs of salt yesterday as well wanted it to get disolved before I rerun all the tests

Ph is in normal range bought a floater at Home Depot for the pucks and a second for the shop rag full of cya

Added 80 lbs of salt yesterday The pump ran most of the night This morning the SWG shows a 300 ppm increase in Salt Ill test it later today to see what the test kit says .. Ill add some Stabilizer today to bring up the CYA

Thank for the links I've been reading but I'm a experience based learner the past reading was all theorectical and I had no real idea how much would apply to me was also Reading about nest thermostats, and many other new things related to the house I was also running a business and closing on...

Im also very blunt and honest so no worries I appreciate everyones advice At this point its like drinking from a firehose Some info will be stored for later I was regurgitating numbers without understanding them the second round of tests were done with a little more finesse so they were...

Earlier in this thread the pucks were suggested as a good choice to raise cya i don't have floater this yet so where else would I put the pucks ? The plaster is already screwed up - I guess I could just throw them in the pool Not sure if your comment on zero is sarcasm or surprise

I'm only moving 5 miles and am fortunate that I'm not selling the old house till after the move today I repeated the tests with the essentially same results fc 3 cc. 0 total alkaninity 210 calcium hardness 150 salt still 2000 ppm I added a tricolor puck to each skimmer basket and...

Sorry about the format FC 2.5 CC 1 pH over 8.2 TA ? CH ? CYA 0 Thanks for feedback Based on pool math Ill start with : 35 oz acid for PH 180 oz of stabilizer ? I was also planning on adding some salt to see if the SWG was actually working - at least to measure PPM The math...

I reworded the results above I did the FAS-DPD Chlorine Test FC and CC - Free Chlorine and Combined Chlorine looks like fc was 3 ?

The test kit arrived today the visual test showed chlorine and PH off scale to the north EDIT FAS-DPD Chlorine Test FC and CC - Free Chlorine and Combined Chlorine 5 drops and 2 drops I determined that the FC was 2.5 to 3 and the CC is 1 The CYA test was negative - I never lost sight of...

It's 32 here today so I didn't take apart the cell trying to stay warm/dry But I did figure out why none of the lights were working found another gfci- embarrassed and please at the same time. i have 3 fiberstars 6000 units I'm now working on, one has a dead bulb, and at least one has wheel...

The low salt also showed during pool inspection a month ago when it was warmer, owner claimed to have added salt - I bet he knew the generator was the issue. TF 100 Test at kit arrives this weekend I'll know more then

Thanks for reply I've been starting slow Today replaced torn bag on Poseidon 2900 - makes a big difference Still figuring out what works what doesn't and what does what tomorrow, if it warms up I'll unscrew the swg cell and look at it I've read about cleaning it - may try that - have to...

HELLO This is my first pool My parents had one up north but it was a simple one pump gunite pool that was only open 3 months a year They used chlorine tablets I dont know a ton yet about this pool I know it has 3 Pentair VS pumps, a cleaner pump and a swim jet pump. It has a Cartridge...