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Depending on where you are replacing the valves, you may want to go with a more pool specific valve. Gate valves were often used in the past, but since they don’t have an easy way to indicate open/closed it’s more Read More …

If they are flashing red and green – you have too much salt and need to add water to your pool to dilute the salt. Either take a reading from in your control panel if you have the easytouch, or Read More …

To change from propane to natural gas Pentair does suggest going to a gas/heater professional. I will run your question by Mark and see what his official recommendation would be as well. Stay tuned!

Unless you know when the plug came out there isn’t any way to know if it affected the pool until you start to run the pool. Monitor for water loss- the concern with a plug coming out is that water Read More …

Calcium coming out of the surface of the plaster would be a separate issue from iron staining. Iron will deposit on the surface of a pool when the parameters of the water are “scale” forming. The Langelier Saturation Index has Read More …

Yes, wait the time frame and then backwash – as long as the ferritabs are attaching to the iron the backwash water will be green/orange/rustybrown color – the color depends a bit on what your other water chemistry numbers are. Read More …

Hello! I did my ascorbic acid treatment yesterday and then added 3 FerriTabs in the evening. My sand filter pressure only went up 1 psi. Is it supposed to go up more than that? Do I still backwash after 24-48 Read More …

Yes after you do the ascorbic acid then add 3 tablets, circulate 24-48 hours, backwash or clean the filter and repeat until your backwash water is running clear and you don’t see the discoloration. Then just add one every time Read More …