Recent content by BB

Dudek - if you go ahead with the chlorine - make sure you look closely at the shock level for your pool size on the pool calculator. I tend to error on the higher side. I also have a large Hayward 6000 DE filter and I usually start with a 1/2 load of DE under the assumption that the captured...

This is now day a day 4 photo. You'll note the difference. The first couple of days, it always feels like no headway. Today, big improvement and most of this has happened between 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM. I'm not really a slave to this. While I got the pool water "generally" into balance on...

If it's of value - This is what my pool looks like today - 2 days into its cleanup: It was far worse last year - really black/green and not green black. I'm guessing that Hurricane Sandy helped with evergreen needle and leaf removal - sending away much of the crud that usually sifts...

Dudek - Draining a pool can be a big undertaking. Before doing this, you might also want to read about draining your pool and the problems you might encounter if you happen to have a high water table and hydrostatic pressure. While not common, you really don't want your pool to pop. I have...

I'm on Long Island with a 33,000 gallon free-form in-ground pool (it looks like a large koi pond). The pool is surrounded by 30 foot pines, junipers, maples, azaleas, etc. - a true Japanese garden. If this isn't enough, I also have a weeping blue atlas cedar stretching across the center of the...