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Salt cell reading low output but cell itself looks clean Got a customer's SWG throwing a low salt code even though I tested the water and salt's sitting right at 3200, right where it should be. Pulled the ce… Ask a Pool Pro tampapoolguy Aug 5, 2026 2replies Weighing dosing FC by hand vs a peristaltic pump on a timer I've been hand dosing liquid chlorine for years, few gallons every couple days depending on what the FC test tells me, and it works fine but it does m… Ask a Pool Pro Alan Pierce Aug 5, 2026 4replies Customer's pool light housing had a colony of tree frogs living in it Pulled a niche light out this week to check the gasket, customer said it flickered sometimes, and there were three tiny tree frogs living in there dry… Ask a Pool Pro tampapoolguy Aug 9, 2026 2replies Pulled the bond wire clamp off my ladder, wasn't expecting that much corrosion Been out here four seasons with the same setup, feet in the tub tonight typing this actually, and today I finally popped the clamp off my ladder bond … Above-Ground Pools Rick Dominguez Aug 9, 2026 1reply Caught a slow FC drift before it turned into anything, thanks to trend data Small one but felt good. Been logging daily and noticed my FC was drifting down about 0.3 a day for four days straight, nothing dramatic, pH and TA bo… Water Chemistry Priya Raman Aug 7, 2026 5replies Skimmer basket saved me from a bigger repair this week Small one but it made my week. Went out Tuesday to backwash and noticed the pressure gauge crawling up slower than usual, like it was taking its time … General Pool Talk Tom Brennan Aug 9, 2026 2replies pH keeps crashing a day after i dose liquid chlorine, alkalinity's fine so the swamp's clear now, been running good for a few weeks, but every time i dump in liquid chlorine to keep FC up in this heat my pH drops like a ro… Water Chemistry swamp_tyler Aug 8, 2026 2replies Running the heat pump steady all week vs only firing it up before I swim Been going back and forth on this all winter. Right now I keep the Pentair UltraTemp set at a steady 84 and let it just cycle to hold that, rain or sh… General Pool Talk Chuck Weaver Aug 8, 2026 2replies Vacuum to waste vs through the filter, still deciding for spring cleanup so last year fighting the swamp i just vac'd everything through the filter and it worked but i swear it clouded things up for a day or two after and m… General Pool Talk swamp_tyler Aug 8, 2026 1reply Multimeter told me my pressure gauge was lying the whole time Had a weird thing this week, pressure gauge on my sand filter has been reading about 5 psi higher than it should for who knows how long. Only noticed … Pumps, Filters & Equipment Jason Okafor Aug 6, 2026 3replies FC won't hold overnight, pH steady, algaecide already ruled out Got a weird one, and it's my own pool this time not a customer. FC at dusk reads 4, next morning it's down to 1 or lower, every single day this week. … Water Chemistry tampapoolguy Aug 7, 2026 3replies Sand base vs crushed stone under the liner, next time around Liner's on year six and starting to show its age so I've been reading up before I redo it. Original setup was just sand, tamped down, standard stuff. … Above-Ground Pools Sam Whitaker Aug 5, 2026 2replies Didn't expect a dirty flow switch to short cycle my heater Gas heater's been kicking on and off every couple minutes this week, figured it was finally the exchanger going after all these years near the coast. … Pumps, Filters & Equipment btu_frank Aug 6, 2026 5replies Cloudy pool 'fixed' by three bottles of clarifier, actual problem was 30 bucks Had a customer last week paying a pool store for clarifier every week for a month, water still hazy. First thing I did was pull the cartridge filter a… Ask a Pool Pro tampapoolguy Aug 4, 2026 3replies My own pool's CYA crept up to 90 and I never added a single tab Kind of embarrassing since I test this stuff for a living on other people's water and forgot my own. Been topping off with liquid chlorine all summer … Water Chemistry tampapoolguy Aug 5, 2026 2replies

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