Recent content by andrew_guam

I would start by getting a test kit so you can check CYA and other levels yourself. That sounds like way too many tablets though!

Thanks in a large part to all of the helpful articles and forum threads on this site, I have enjoyed taking care of my own pool for almost a year and a half now. I just thought I would post a little location specific information, which could be helpful to others getting started in Guam, with...

I saw some stats today in a US National Weather service presentation, and was reminded of this thread. Here is a link to the study they referenced: https://www.weather.gov/media/safety/Analysis06-19.pdf Of particular interest: "Figure 3.511a shows the breakdown of water-related fatalities...

Thanks to the OP for coming back to update this thread, and to the others who chimed in too! I had been searching for the right weir door for my skimmer since there wasn't one when we bought the house. Thanks to this post I was able to correctly identify my skimmer as the Pentair Admiral S20...

Thanks for the great thread, I learned a lot and was also glad to see others using some of the same tricks as me. I had been wondering what the rock left in the skimmer by the previous owner was for (prevent it from floating and/or hold down filter sock), and now have a reason to buy hair nets...