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SaltWater Pool - Which meter/tester?

by HardTrance9 » Fri 02 Oct, 2009 17:06

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Hello,

First post over here.

I have been doing some extensive theoretical research on which water testers (electronic/digital) from TDS, Hanna,...

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I also am looking for a meter that would accurately test and display Pool water results.
I find the test strips to hard to estimate the actual...

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Sun 01 Aug, 2010 13:23
Help, new pool owner, no drain valves?!

by corsara » Tue 04 May, 2010 10:57

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Hi everybody,

I am a proud owner of a new to me house with a pool. The pool is old though---built about 35 years ago. It is an 18 x 36' pool with...

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you should have some sort of skimmer plate that will have a hole in the middle where you can turn the cover to either cover the main drain hole to...

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Last post by floridapooltech
Thu 29 Jul, 2010 09:10
salt chlorinator

by soup-spoon » Sun 24 Jan, 2010 19:52

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Hi!
I have a problem!!!

I've just moved into a house with a pool, my housemates where shown how to maintain it but have forgotten (for the last...

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you may have some calcium built up on the salt cell blades. Have you tried taking it off the plumbing and cleaning the blades with myriatic acid? If...

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Last post by floridapooltech
Thu 29 Jul, 2010 09:02
New pool

by mamadurf » Sun 25 Jul, 2010 00:01

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I just filled my 1700 gal pool today and I need to know what to do next. Do I need to shock the pool first or add the chlorine. My ph is 7.8 so i...

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This guide should help you with keeping the pool in good shape.

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Sun 25 Jul, 2010 06:17
Backwashing question

by cab » Mon 19 Jul, 2010 20:39

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i just got a newly constructed pool. it is getting dirt in it from bare ground around the deck therefore dirt is getting blown in the pool. question...

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24/7 filtering for 1st week is normal. with enough dirt blowing in then increased backwashing is required. Normal vice excessive backwashing would...

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Last post by lbridges
Mon 19 Jul, 2010 20:48
new pool

by kaylie » Fri 16 Jul, 2010 22:12

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hi...just bought a little blow up 8 ft across and 3 ft deep pool with a filter pump..know nothing about pools...what chemicals do i need to put in it?

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You can read the Pool School to learn more including the article on Recommended Pool Chemicals.

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Last post by chem geek
Sat 17 Jul, 2010 00:03
Starter Chemicals after pool resurfacing

by el scorcho » Fri 16 Jul, 2010 10:38

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Greetings- The resurfacing of my pool will be complete today. I know that I need to add starter chemicals and that they cost between $100-150. The...

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The company that made the product they used to refinish should have something that explains how to treat the surface. Read that and you should be...

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Fri 16 Jul, 2010 13:17
Salt vs liquid chlorine vs tablet chlorine

by saltorpepper » Thu 18 Feb, 2010 20:47

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i am a new home buyer out west and i am going to have a pool installed. what i have found, asking around at work, is the debate vs a salt based pool...

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The main reason to go with a saltwater chlorine generator (SWG or SWCG) system is convenience. So you could start out doing manual chlorination using...

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Sun 04 Jul, 2010 02:08
nebie help pool slide

by dom4moz2 » Tue 29 Jun, 2010 18:07

We just bought a house with a pool. It is an inground pool with a slide. We would like to keep the slide, but are worried about saftey. We have a...

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Tue 29 Jun, 2010 18:07
HELP!!!!!!!! mistakenly put in a 40 pound bag of pool salt

by JohnB2009 » Mon 07 Jun, 2010 18:24

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my 18 foot round pool which holds just over 5 thousand gallons of water . it is a new pool and i thought my pump / filter also included a salt water...

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Agreed with mas985 here.
40 lbs of salt in a 5000 gal pool is not a big deal at all.
My 20,000 gallon pool took 400lbs of salt to work the...

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Sun 27 Jun, 2010 07:19
Need HELP opening our pool

by Kimberly » Fri 11 Jun, 2010 10:48

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My fiance and I bought our house in August. Swam a few times and had a pool company close our pool. We've tried to open it with the same pool company...

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We actually got it going a couple of days ago. Thanks!

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Fri 25 Jun, 2010 10:42
newbie, needs input, pool not used/no water for 6 months.

by epoy2 » Wed 23 Jun, 2010 21:29

hello everybody, im new to this site.
we are about to buy a house (short sale) with an in ground swimming pool which is average in size. we are here...

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Wed 23 Jun, 2010 21:29
What is a Solar Collector?

by kamala » Wed 23 Jun, 2010 02:21

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The solar collector is the device used to collect all that energy from the sun so it can be transported to your pool water. These collectors are...

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Search on the net for FAFCO or Heliocol. There are many other brands, but either of those will serve the purpose of pictorially and textually...

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Wed 23 Jun, 2010 08:08
The Swimming Pool Library

by kamala » Wed 23 Jun, 2010 02:20

The Swimming Pool Library is proud to present the most useful source of Pool information online. Every article, FAQ, instruction manual, product...

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Wed 23 Jun, 2010 02:20
Hayward Heater: Millivolt vs. Electronic
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by coldmark » Fri 16 May, 2008 08:38

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My dealer sold me a Hayward H200 pool heater with millivolt ignition. He said that's the only ones they sell because you don't have to hook it up to...

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HAS ANYONE HAD THE PROBLEM OF THE PILOT LIGHT NOT STAYING ON AFTER YOU RELEASE THE
PILOT BUTTON?
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Last post by rich
Sun 20 Jun, 2010 08:08
best way to shock a pool?

by tan8856 » Thu 17 Jun, 2010 15:55

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Hi

Ive just purchased a 15 foot above ground easy-up pool and am getting a bit confused over what chemicals i should add and when. Can someone give...

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Many of the answers to your questions may be found in the Pool School including the Beginners Guide for Seasonal/Temporary Pools .

Any source of...

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Thu 17 Jun, 2010 19:21
Thinking on doing my own maitnance

by psyclonejack » Fri 28 May, 2010 22:19

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Howdy,

I found myself a new pool owner recently and have been using a service for the last year. Frequently they bill me for work above and beyond...

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I found a great DVD called Pool School that showed me all I needed to know about maintaining my new pool. I didn't know ANYTING about pools, and this...

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Last post by anonymous0001
Sat 12 Jun, 2010 21:48
Filter Pressure

by Jerry Lee » Mon 07 Jun, 2010 17:03

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I have a inground gunite pool, 19,000 gal, de filter. Everything that I have read has said that a starting psi should be between 5-7 psi. When I...

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Everything that I have read has said that a starting psi should be between 5-7 psi.
What have you been reading?

"Normal" filter PSI is...

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Last post by mas985
Mon 07 Jun, 2010 21:05
Above Ground Pool Questions

by sjazama » Sun 30 Aug, 2009 19:54

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I want to get a pool. In-ground pools are nicer but, where we live, a house with a pool is hard to sell. I think we might move when we retire in 7-8...

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Hellooo,

Above ground pools are much better then inground even for diving. People who enjoy diving tend to extend one side of the pool to 72 inches...

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Fri 04 Jun, 2010 12:53
Tiles falling off of inground Pebble Tec pool

by Phlimm » Wed 02 Jun, 2010 18:52

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I have an inground PebbleTec pool and at the stairs to the shallow side, we have lost three square tiles and one corner piece. They did not break,...

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They are tiles that look like ones you would find in a bathroom.

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Fri 04 Jun, 2010 01:02

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