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JohnT replied to the thread Not enough Pressure drop for water flow through Intellichem while using Heater bypass, please help.I think you’ll either have to throttle down the water flow in the line between the taps or increase your pump flow. -
JohnT replied to the thread Soft cushion for grand child.You may think it crazy, but a large plastic cutting board might work. It’s made of HDPE and it should sink. You can easily sand any...
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JohnT replied to the thread Not enough Pressure drop for water flow through Intellichem while using Heater bypass, please help.The odds of a pool store employee being knowledgeable are pretty low. They are almost uniformly worse than clueless. Not only do they...
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JohnT replied to the thread Not enough Pressure drop for water flow through Intellichem while using Heater bypass, please help.Welcome to TFP! If your heater is adding copper to the water, you have other problems than water flow. You have chemistry issues...
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JohnT replied to the thread Soft cushion for grand child.The stall mats are fairly rough on the edge and would stain the pool surface. Have you looked at spa booster seats? They are weighted.
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JohnT replied to the thread Curious pH test question (Science?).Many pool service guys just put a drop of phenol read in the pool and determine pH from that. It’s honestly not that inaccurate, but I...
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JohnT replied to the thread High Alkalinity with Low PH.Add chlorine. About every hour until it holds. Follow the SLAM article. Start adding CYA, but be sure you don’t overshoot. 150ppm TA...
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JohnT replied to the thread High Alkalinity with Low PH.Welcome to TFP! I’d suggest you check out Pool School before adding more chemicals. Pool School I’ll link to specific articles below...
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JohnT replied to the thread Pumps makes intermittent noise.Most likely it isn’t getting enough water. Likely culprits are low water level or a sticky skimmer weir. Watch your skimmer while the...
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I don't know who exactly to thank. Maybe all of TFP? A pool man that I really liked quit on me last summer due to health issues. He was...
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JohnT replied to the thread Sweet gum balls soon to be littering my pool....We have a nice river birch you can have. Beautiful tree, but it drops little caterpillar looking flowers by the thousands in the spring...
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JohnT replied to the thread Sweet gum balls soon to be littering my pool....Look into Florel spray. It can greatly reduce the fruit.
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JohnT replied to the thread Free chlorine not detected with test strips.1100 gallons? You need to clarify dimensions. 10x30 would imply a 10’x30’ oval. Do you mean 10’ round by 30” deep? If that’s correct...
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JohnT replied to the thread Free chlorine not detected with test strips.Welcome to TFP! Tablets are slow an problematic. Test strips are also problematic. Your pool is likely 6300 to 8300 gallons, depending...
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JohnT replied to the thread low voltage reading at junction box when pool light switch off.Welcome to TFP! What wires are you measuring? Does the neutral pass through the switch box or does it go a different route? Measuring...
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