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FC 3.5 PH 7.4 TA 100 CH 825 CYA 60. Been hoping my CH and CYA would come down miraculously but no dice. Think I'm just going to have to drain most of the pool and start fresh unless yall have any ideas. (and yes, by FC is low and liquid chlorine went in after testing).

Hot tub is connected to the pool. Last few days, after using the hot tub, I noticed the waterfall from the hot tub to the pool that runs when pump is on high speed has looked weak. Cleaned baskets, cleaned filters, water level is good. Maybe a clog in a pipe from the skimmers to the pump? Also...

Found these online: PA137 Unicel C-7490 Hayward C-5500 CX1380RE Filter - $49.76 They are about half the price from "normal" unicel filters I am looking at buying.

Cleaned the filters about 45 days ago. Cleaned out the plastic basket in the pump housing. Pressure still at the max. Water level in pool is normal. Is it time to buy new filters? They are approx 5 years old. Any suggestions?

Nautilus CC Cleaner Plus. Lasted 18 months before the power cord from the box to the robot broke. Have to ship it back for warranty repair - $130 for shipping! Time to find a new brand.

*I have not bought the Circupool RJ60 yet* I'm trying to do my homework before I make such a big purchase. Going with the RJ60 to make sure I have a large enough system. In a previous thread - Really dumb SWG question - some recommended I needed to change by board and upgrade it. Doing some...

First two guys I’ve called her won’t return a call. If anyone has a contact in San Antonio to work on some pool equipment - let me know.

Just noticed a crack in a fitting that goes in to the filter housing. Leaking pretty bad. Going to call a pool guy tomorrow as I’m leaving town for work for 4 weeks. Is there anything I can use as a short term fix?

Anyone have issues with the speed stir not stirring? Cleaned it good but it’s almost like the magnet has lost some of its magic. Video:

Sorry for making you all dumber with this question - can I install an SWG for a freshwater pool? With the price of bleach skyrocketing, I'm looking for other options. (bleach is $7.50 a bottle now...yikes)

Under my skimmer float valve, there is supposed to be an O-ring that fits in the body of the skimmer system, within a groove in the plastic. It appears the small plastic part that keeps the O-ring in place has broken, and now the O-ring refuses to stay in place. I'm sure this is affecting the...

NOT MY POOL. Trying to help a co-worker who had a new pool installed and it appears the company has gone MIA. Also, I have encouraged her to join TFP so she can post on her own and get educated. Attaching some photos of her equipment and it’s showing an error due to no water temp sensor and I...

NOT MY POOL. Coworker had a pool installed and she thinks she’s missing a part. Her controller (I don’t know what brand but am finding out) is reading an error that it can’t sense the water temp and thus she can’t program her controller. So Coworker went to a neighbor who had the same...

I'm in San Antonio where it's been stupid hot (43 days over 100 degrees) and we haven't had rain for almost 2 months (other than a sprinkle here and there). I've been having to add water to my pool every 3-4 days to keep the water line at the normal mark (so the skimmers will still work...)...

Was out of town for a week, Ph was high and wife misunderstood me and put in too much muratic acid in the pool. (and this was COMPLETELY my fault, not in any way shape or form my wife's fault, no way). Sunday: FC 4.2 TA 40 CH 420 PH 7.2 CYA 45 Monday FC 3.0 TA 40 CH 400 PH 7.2 CYA 45 Can I...

Brother in law showed me some print-outs from Leslie's after he took some samples to get tested from his pool (freshwater, 20000 gallons). Leslie's recommends his FC to be 1-2 ppm. IS THIS RIGHT? I have found the TFP chart and the lowest target FC is 4-6 (with CYA at 30). I guess I'm a little...

33 months old so out of warranty. Found a very similar old thread to my issue: https://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/maytronics-dolphin-nautilus-wont-start-then-will-then-stops-help.214385/ Basically - turns on them runs for about 30 seconds then stops. Took it out of the water and turned...

15ish year old pool and I have close to 6 tiles that have popped off. I've had zero luck getting anyone willing to come out and it's an eyesore. I do have tile. Can anyone point me to a DIY site/forum/video on how I can do this myself? I've search TFP and haven't found any real step by step (but...

Anyone have a a cheaper alternative to magic lube? I use it on the seal of my filter housing and seems like there should be a cheaper alternative out there.

Thanks to some other users on this forum, I think I fixed my 2 year old Nautilus CC plus cleaner. I had an issue of tracks coming off and went ahead and got the tune up kit. Below is a video that will help - but this doesn't tell the whole story so thought I would share my tips and tricks...

I cleaned my filters today but one of them Is showing signs of wear and I think it’s smart to replace them. But I have no idea where I should buy, which brand or even the model. I’ve attached a photo of the filter housing and inside there are 4 filters. They are 7” diameter and 32.5” tall. They...

We’ve gotten a stupid amount of rain and my pool is overflowing. Can I use the hose spigot in the attached photo to get water out. It’s located between the pump and filter.

Hope this is the right forum section. In ground plaster pool and it appears I missed brushing one day and now the plaster in my deep end on the bottom is stained. We have oak trees on our property and they drop these nasty green strings and stain everything. I have tried scrubbing with a wire...

Noticed the lid to my waterfall pump is leaking. Pulled it off and put some magic lube on but didn’t change anything. Is there supposed to be a rubber gasket of some sort? Here’s a video:

Walked out and found my hot tub (which empties in to my pool) was pumping more than normal, there was more water in the spa than normal (above the tile line) and something wasn't right. Checked my filters and went ahead and cleaned them, also checked the basket in front of the pump. I noticed...

Our 14 yoa pool is in need of a re-plaster. We should have done it last fall but for multiple reasons it didn't happen. 3 quotes so far: Keith Zars - $20k David Nava pools - $12k TX pools and spa - $13k Keith Zars includes: all existing surface, replaster in "blue granite pebble sheen" (5 yr...

I have switched over to a robot cleaner and no longer use the ray-vac. However, there is still the return line the ray-vac plugged in to located in the side of the pool. Is there a universal cap I can buy or is it model specific?

I've 2-3 days off my SLAM, here are the results this morning: FC 4.5 CC 0.0 pH 7.6 TA 170 CH 280 CYA 35 (estimated bw 30 and 40). Per the app I need to lower my ph and that will lower my TA. App also wants me to add Calcium Chloride (16 lbs) to raise my CH. Do I get my TA and pH stabilized...

We've struggled with our FC and TA. I was taking care of the pool this fall and this spring got busy and wife paid a local guy. I'm now trying to get everything back in check and have decided I need to drain it. Current test results from 5 minutes ago: Using K-2006 FC - I can't even get it to...

14 year old pool. The decorative tiles (approx. 4"x4") are beginning to come off the inside of the pool where the water line is. I was going to work on repairing them but it might be time to replace them all. In the meantime, is it ok to leave them off or is this something that needs to be...