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With the pool leak detection, some settings are still wrong on my pool. I have my pool builder coming on Monday to help me, but in the interim, my fountain is not circulating water. The water is green and murky. I’m uncertain if I should use a bucket to empty it or try to slowly mix it with...

Hi Y’all! Think that the leak on my pool has finally been identified — the back flow valve. https://www.poolsupply4less.com/Pentair-263080-p/263080.htm?gad_source=1 I’ve ordered a whole new assembly. I know that I could have just ordered the internal parts, but I’ve never done this type of...

Thank you Drew and Jim for your thorough explanations!! I think that I chose the correct selection since the valve turned positions and started filling the spa. Yay!

Hi Y’all! Need to understand the different selections on a pool valve toggle switch. I’ve had a leak on my pool. The leak detection guy has been here several times. I know that one time he toggled this switch to neutral when he was working on the pool. He was here again today. Found the leak...

Haha! I definitely shook the CYA jug last time and then rinsed it with water to get the good stuff! FC: 9 CC: 0.5 PH: 7.6 TA: 110 CH: 225 CYA: 40 Salt: 3650

Well, the pool is either seasonally losing water or replacing the back flow valves solved the water loss. The pool leak person can’t find the leak and we haven’t been seeing a ton of water usage recently. Scratch that — just checked pool and it’s down again. So, who knows?! Need help with...

After adding about 6lbs of Chlorox hardness increaser, my CH went from 175 to 200. Thinking that I should add another 12 lbs to bring it up another 50. Thoughts?

Any problems with adding salt today?

Just added 6lbs of Clorox calcium hardness increaser. When should I test CH again?

Also, should I add acid to bring the PH down before I add the calcium hardness increaser? Or add pool conditioner?

Looked up info on my SWG and know how to turn it off. Yay! I'll try to do the overnight test tomorrow. Found Chlorox calcium hardness increaser at Walmart, so I have that to add instead of the Ace Hardware calcium hardness increaser. My city water CH is 150 ppm. To increase my CH to 250...

I don't know my city water CH. I'll test it. I suppose that will tell me if the CH will go up as the pool is refilling? Thanks for the rec on Amazon. Think I found a source locally for a similar price. Is this the correct stuff? O-ACE-sis Granule Calcium Hardness Increaser 25 lb - Ace Hardware

Looking at the pool math app and it shows a pretty wide range. How do I determine where I should be? I also need to figure out where to purchase calcium chloride or CC dihydrate. Googling that also, since its not in stock at my Lowes.

Upgraded to premium. Posted a couple tests, but need to run full numbers. Read the info on overnight test. Like I said -- I'm new to the maintaining pool process. Not sure that I understand the first two steps: "1. If you have an SWG, tablet chlorinator, or other chlorine feeder, shut it...

Just updated signature again! LOL. Should have pump and filter info now. Thanks for guiding me on providing on all the needed info. :)

Plaster. Just added to signature. Will need to get other info to add to signature. Tested CH and its 175. I haven't added stuff to adjust CH yet. Need to figure that out, because the prior pool person hasn't said anything about adjusting for CH.

Signature updated. Getting up and going on PoolMath, so that information can be linked. Is CH Calcium hardness?

Our 8yo SWG pool has a leak. It’s likely been leaking for a year, but the pool maintenance person in our family didn’t notice that the chemicals were constantly out of whack. The leak is also likely under the deck/house, so we haven't noticed the excess water. And, also thought we were just...

Just reading about the upgrade to the TFP website and realized that I never sent an update on our pool. Here is a photos of the finished project and an update on the questions we asked. 1. No sealer on the rebar! 2. Installed an in-floor cleaning system. However, after 2 years and several...

Great information about equipment and heaters. I think that we need to do some serious research on that issue! I think that we are going to decline the sealer. It seems to be unnecessary. Isaac, good question about the pool. Yes, I agree that its a pretty basic pool. We are adding onto...

Hi Folks! Such good info. Thanks so much!! On the sealer, its called aquron CPSP/curing agent. It has a cost of approximately $1k. We've had two companies come out. One company mentioned the sealer and one company did not. The same company that mentioned the sealer mentioned the in-floor...

Thanks so much for the welcomes! When I was referring to the steel, I was thinking of the rebar. Steel might have been the wrong word to use. One pool guy today mentioned spraying a sealer over the gunite to protect the rebar. I can understand that salt is corrosive but sometimes it's difficult...

Hi Folks! We are looking at installing a 16x32 in-ground pool, in the DFW area. We are planning to have a 7'x7' hot tub at one end of the pool, that is flush with the pool water. We are currently deciding between pebble-tec and a plaster finish. Our house is stucco, so are fine with the...