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I was on vacation the last two weeks. I did my latest tests today. Everything looked good except FC has dropped from 11 ppm to 5 ppm. A drop was expected since I lowered the output from 45% to 30%. I'm still trying to dial in the SWG for this time of year. When I checked the iChlor 30 display, I...

When my gas heater is running, there is a high pitched whistling sound coming from the gas meter regulator. Other than being an annoyance, is there a safety issue? Is the solution just to call up the gas company and tell them of the problem and let them fix it?

Don't take the thread title literally. We (SWG users) know how heavy a bag of salt feels when we carry from car to pool. It's 40 lbs. That is how much weight I have lost so far. I would like to lose another 30-40 lbs.

I have a couple of concerns about my equipment. At the pump at full speed, the pressure reads 19.5 psi on the sand filter. I don't know if that is high or not for clean conditions. When I run on recirculate, the pressure is 16 psi so the pressure drop across the sand is only 3.5 psi. I deep...

My wife ended up in urgent care yesterday. Her lip blew up like a balloon. The staff were so concerned that they took her back immediately ahead of everyone else in the waiting room. They were concerned she would go into anaphylactic shock. They couldn't tell what caused it. They asked about...

What would be causing all the blank space below my signature? I went to my signature to be sure there weren't any hard returns at the end of my signature that would be causing this. I did not find any blank lines after the end of the signature.

I'm going to need a sump pump. The pool on the new house doesn't have an overflow pipe like my old pool. I pulled back the mesh safety cover to see the water level is within an inch to the top of the fiberglass and we're getting rain most days this coming week. I don't need this pump for any...

I've had Loop-Loc covers on my pool at my old house. At the new house, there wasn't any covers on the pool. The previous owners just ran their pool through the winter. I thought about it for awhile until I found my new puppy loved to swim even in cold water. I didn't want cold, wet dogs coming...

I guess my pool wanted to send me a goodbye gift. The bearings on the pump went bad 15 days before the closing on the sale of my house. Fortunately, I found another pump and replaced it on Monday. In the last two months, I have also had to replace the MPV on the sand filter and the salt cell...

How do you find the model of skimmer that is installed on a pool? I didn't build my current pool so I don't have any details. For the skimmer, the only clue is CMP (custom molded product) logo on the skimmer cover. I may need to replace the weir door, basket, or cover in the future. Right now I...

I inherited an Aquabot Rapids XLS with the purchase of my new home. The previous owner said the robot worked fine but the power supply was broken. I have no intention on resurrecting this robot. Should I just toss it in the dump or put it out there for free on craigslist for someone who may want...

Since there was a different thread asking about sand filters, it triggered a question about my pool. I know sand should never need replacing unless someone gunked it up with clarifiers and floc. How can you tell if sand is gunked up? I just moved into a house with a pool that has a sand filter...

I'm just getting used to my fiberglass pool. My previous pool was vinyl. When I entered my test results in PoolMath, it says the ideal levels is 350-550ppm. I tested 280ppm. I was under the impression calcium wasn't important unless you had an older fiberglass pool with calcium in the gel coat...

I just took possession of my new home. I bought it back in May but let the owners say two months. My current pool is a 17x37 Grecian vinyl pool with Hayward equipment. The new pool is a 15x40 fiberglass pool with Pentair equipment. More details will come. No, I have not yet tested the water...

One week ago, I replaced the multiport valve on my sand filter. During the process, I took the time to replace some of the PVC piping to remove a Nature 2 mineral cartridge and relocate the unions so it would be easier to remove the valve for deep cleaning and also easier to replace the valve in...

The Hayward MPV on my Hayward S244T is cracked. The current valve has 2" openings. Hayward SP071620T is out of stock everywhere I look. The SP0714t has 1.5" openings. My piping is 2". Can I install this valve on the system? My reason for the question is that I am putting the house on sale mid...

What is the freshest liquid chlorine you ever bought? I needed some and stopped at Walmart for Pool Essentials brand of bleach. It was 5/27 and the date on the bottle was 5/10. Only 17 days old.

My Hayward Aquarite SWG is acting up. I have done a bunch of different tests and I think I narrowed it down to the flow switch. I have a T-15 cell. In past years, the SWG would stay on down to 1000 rpm on my VS pump. This year, it's been a random speed. I would lower the speed to see when it...

It looks like I have to change the multiport valve on my Hayward S244T sand filter. Today I noticed cracks on the neck of the filter. I'm guessing lasting 16 years is pretty good. We'll see how hard of a job it is when the new one arrives. I hope I don't have to do too much PVC work.

I am now the owner of a second home with a fiberglass pool. It will become my primary home but I don't take possession until the end of June. We did a quick walkthrough of the home on Sunday before closing today. While there, we noticed a while film on a ledge where you could see footprints in...

I tried to find in old threads the amount of bleach needed to neutralize an amount of ascorbic acid. For example, how many gallons of 10% bleach are needed to use up 1 pound of ascorbic acid? I tried the ascorbic acid method for getting rid of rust stains. I lowered the FC to zero and pH to 7.2...

Not my pool. I was talking to my neighbor behind my house (our backyards meet). He was pointing out a series of holes in his cover. He said it was due to the sun reflecting off his new windows on his house. I thought it was kind of weird since it was a series of holes about 6" apart in a...

When selling your home, what stuff is supposed to stay with the pool? We're talking pool stuff that isn't attached to the pool like pumps, heaters and filters. I was talking with my real estate agent during the pool inspection at the new home I'm building. When I said I didn't like their robot...

I have an accepted written offer on a new house. I have been an owner of a vinyl lined pool for the last 16 years. The new house has a fiberglass inground pool. I'm moving from Hayward to Pentair equipment. I have a pool inspector coming Tuesday to inspect the pool and equipment at the new...

The temperature of the water in my pool has finally fallen below 60F. It was 58F last weekend. Therefore, I'll close the pool this weekend. My closing is simple since all I will do is drain all the equipment and put gizmos in the skimmers. The solid cover has already been in place almost 2...

What changes were made during this latest update? I do see some changes with how new content is listed. Just curious if that is the only change.

I wasn't sure where to put this post. I've been browsing the housing market for the past year. My wife and I may consider a move if everything is right. Things on the list to convince us to move - first floor master bedroom, 3 car garage, and a good sized backyard that has a pool or a pool can...

First, let me start by saying I love my VSP. It runs a lot quieter and saves a lot of electricity. But I have noticed that the bottom of my pool looks dirtier. There is more dirt and debris than when I was running a single speed pump. My theory on this is that most dirt and debris gets a chance...

Is there a test similar to the OCLT except you determine the chlorine demand during the day? I've thought about this. If I can determine the chlorine demand during the day, I could use that information to set my SWCG. Occasionally, I run the OCLT just to see if everything is running right. I...

Ugghh .... capacitor decided to fail right when the coldest night time temperature since last spring. I got the solar cover back on the pool until this gets fixed.