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recently based on some advice I was reading here I turned my main drains 75% closed so that I could have more skimming of the pool surface. This worked but for the same rpm I was running prior 1800-2300 I’ve noticed some air bubbles at the top of the pump basket. At 2300 it’s just a few but at...

I've been reading the wealth of information contained here and from what I can tell I should backwash When my filter pressure is 25% above baseline. I have 1.5 inch plumbing with a 1.5 hp VS pump. I use 3200 rpm to gauge and post backwash pressure is around 18. Based on that I should be...

Due to the location of my equipment I am looking to switch from sand to cartridge. I am unable to deep clean my sand due to the location of the filter and no easy way to let water overflow the tank. Moving the filter for deep cleaning would not be feasible. Due to this I suspect with time I...

I have an automatic cover which is recessed in a vault. Given my need to RESLAM I am going to give the top of the cover a good once over with a mild detergent and scrub, as well as clean out the vault of physical debris and scrub it down with some bleach. I'm just not sure how to tackle the...

My first slam on opening went fairly smooth (or so I thought), I passed all 3 criteria for 2 days so had let the SWG maintain FCL around 9 most times cya 40) covered pool unless swimming). (Plan to eventually raise to 60) I tested everyday with tft smart stir. FCL always 7.5-10 range. Didn’t...

New pool owner - first season, trying to figure out how to position my return jets. 16X32 sports pool with 2 main drains, 1 skimmer and 2 returns. Outlined below roughly for positioning. Skimmer slightly more on steps side as opposed to half way. Two drains in the middle of the pool as...

I recently had some slippery sections of liner so decided to do a SLAM and brush aggressively before I had a bigger issue to deal with, Cya 40, FC level aiming for 16. Not sure why that happened because my FC levels have been > 7 the whole time, but I am wondering about my autocoder needing to...

Need some help on the best way to clean our our auto cover. Have been through a big backyard Reno and the vault and the top of the cover I'm sure are covered in filth potentially algae etc. I am worried it basically is entering the pool every time I open and close it. What is the best way...

Curious how much FC at 10-12 range will affect the ph test in terms of shade color. With SWG and CYA 60-70 ranges, if you run hot you can be in the 10 or higher category at times which my readings says will affect the ph test and make it look higher than it is. Will it be very significant at...

I would just like to start with a big thanks to the community. FOr a new pool owner this has been a great resource of information. I have a raypak 266 natural gas heater for my pool, I believe it's a copper exchanger. I have an aquarite low salt system running at 1700-1800 ppm salt. Most...

I was at one of the local pool stores today and usually they were using the drop method previously seemed like Taylor kits. Today they had this new setup Xpress Flex Xpress Flex by Taylor Technologies. There was some info I read there when I found it. Anyway I wanted to see how it would do...

Hello everyone, new pool owner hoping for some advice. The pool was finished end of last swim season so was not really used. Basically took some time to try to balance the water chemistry ( though used store testing at that time) and then closed it up for the year. Thankfully this year it...