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Screen cage door latch rusted solid, anyone found one that lasts When we first put the cage in down here I figured a latch was a latch, didn't think twice about it. Well the one on our pool side door just seized up … General Pool Talk Chuck Weaver Sep 8, 2026 3replies Didn't realize how much sun exposure changes chlorine demand hour to hour been logging levels every few hours this week just to see the pattern and man, my chlorine tanks way faster between like noon and 4pm than any other t… General Pool Talk swamp_tyler Sep 7, 2026 3replies Never expected the replaster to change how the water feels We had ours redone this spring and I knew it would look brighter, but nobody told me the water itself would feel different, softer somehow on your ski… General Pool Talk Marlene Foster Sep 6, 2026 2replies Running the filter round the clock vs a timer schedule Been going back and forth on this one all summer. Right now my sand filter just runs 24/7 from Memorial Day to Labor Day, water stays glass clear even… General Pool Talk Sam Whitaker Sep 6, 2026 2replies Liner's closing in on year twelve, opinions before I order Binder says my current vinyl went in the spring I retired, so we are coming up on year twelve and it is starting to show at the stairs and along the s… General Pool Talk Tom Brennan Sep 2, 2026 4replies Never noticed how much the gas bill jumps just from pilot light season Twenty five seasons of this and it still caught me off guard. Went through last month's statement doing the binder entries and the gas usage crept up … General Pool Talk Tom Brennan Sep 4, 2026 1reply Thinking about an automatic cover pump before I buy one Twenty five seasons and I have always used a floating pump I check on manually after every rain, third week of April opening keeps that habit sharp. N… General Pool Talk Tom Brennan Aug 29, 2026 2replies Site Admin/Claim Business Hey, Can a site admin help me claim a business? It's not working and there is no contact form on your site. Thanks, General Pool Talk poolguy Aug 24, 2026 3replies Finally figured out why my numbers never matched up week to week small win but felt good. kept getting weird swings on FC and pH depending on what day i tested and couldnt figure out why, turns out i was grabbing my… General Pool Talk swamp_tyler Aug 17, 2026 1reply Little fella found something in the deep end I didn't know was down there So the grandkids' robot has been doing its thing every few days like always, and Tuesday it comes up dragging a chunk of old hose clamp, rusted all to… General Pool Talk Earl Simmons Aug 15, 2026 3replies Dolphin Premier fine filter bag lasting maybe two days before it's packed solid Anybody else fighting this right now. My gunite pool sits under some pines and I know pollen's part of it but I'm pulling that fine bag out every othe… General Pool Talk Alan Pierce Aug 13, 2026 2replies Didn't realize how much a liner actually moves in the heat Random thing I noticed this week, was out there brushing around 2pm and the wall in the deep end had these little waves in the vinyl that weren't ther… General Pool Talk Jason Okafor Aug 11, 2026 2replies 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 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