Recent content by armystud0911

I agree there is no need to run any pump 24/7 but why does every marketing piece seem to rely on camparing to a single speed pump that is on 24/7?

This post is partly a rant and partly me wanting honest answers from knowledgeable people here. I am ranting because I hate it when companies achieve a better product through better marketing, I hate this market speak and the mountains of BS that is hauled on the consumer as it trickles down the...

A friend of mine just purchased a house with a spa, we are trying to figure out if its worth fixing or if the whole thing just needs to be taken out. The spa was put in about 7 years ago but the previous owners didn't maintain it or seem to use it for the past few years. It wasn't turning on so...

I have a Leslie DPD test kit, my TF-100 is on the way. The pool is on the small side ~20,000 gallons, since I started at 0.5, I should be right around 8, not sure what is up there but it could be the couple tablets I put in the pump to help raise my cya, I just checked and they were completely...

So after filling the pool, I shocked it since I knew I wouldn't be doing much with it for the next few days. I used the pool calculator on this site and found that I needed 394 oz of bleach to accomplish this, I didn't put that much in though, only about 300 oz or so. Afterwords I tested my...

Funny you should mention that, I just noticed a couple wolf spiders in mine with legs spanning the better part of my palm, creepy buggers, especially considering that their fairly venomous.

Hmm, that seems a little redundant since they plug it all anyway, oh well. I took the pipe out, I didn't think it came out at first because I couldn't get it to turn with the monkey wrench, I put some vice grips on and it slowly started to cooperate. Now the skimmer basket fits and the waterline...

Thats what I thought, the owner told us otherwise though, I guess I will have to pull the spa apart. Any ideas about the skimmer issue in the first post?

I edited my above post with a little bit more information I just found about the skimmer (the top has been taped down while the liner was being installed so I couldn't look at it). Good to know about the drain issue, the plumbing is extremely simple, one pipe goes from the ground to the pump...

Ok, so here's the deal, a friend of mine just purchased his first home with a pool and I offered to maintain it for him. Since we just replaced the liner, I don't see a point in having the pool professionally opened. I have a few plumbing questions though as the pool/spa combo don't seem to be...

I'll get some pictures up but it sure doesn't look like there is any kind of switch or timer, I did find one junction box in line with the cord and it held a GFCI socket, that was all. The cord was actually run above ground from the pump all the way back into the house and interestingly, most of...

Alright, so I spoke with the inspector today, he is going to refund the inspection fee, I just wanted to clarify a few things though. First of all, this was a visual inspection, so as he described it, he looks at the pool, and even if the cover is on, there is no need to pull it back as long as...

I am looking into installing pool lighting into an 18x36 foot rectangular pool that currently has no light mount. We are replacing the liner this year so this is probably an ideal time to do it. First of all, how much does it typically cost to have a light installed and is it possible to do it...

A very close friend of mine just purchased a home with a pool, since I am anal about pools and love swimming, they asked me to maintain it for them in exchange for usage. I advised them in the buying process to have the pool professionally inspected before closing, which they did. The inspection...