Recent content by Beachkimball

Hey all - I've gotten a bunch of great advice on this site over the last 5 years owning a pool, and just thought I'd support somebody else with what I can. I have a bunch of basically new random stuff. If anybody wants it, totally free, pickup in San Antonio, Texas. It's extra filters and one...

That was it! Back up and running! Thank you, TFP!

Still no luck. I tried the bladder and after a few seconds the water flows just shut off. I don’t have any valves at all on the inbound side other than that one shut off that controls both skimmers. When I put the pump at 3450 RPM, I get maybe psi of 1 showing on the filter gauge. How long is...

When I fill the pot with water, it goes right to the bottom of where the top attaches, but of course not above there. Then when I switch it on, the level stays right there but doesn’t rise up to full the domed lid. Does that make sense? I’ll try pushing water through with the bladder with the...

Hi all, I installed a new black and decker 3hp vsp a few weeks ago and it worked great. Then I just got back from a six day trip to find my skimmer baskets full of leaves from the nearby oak tree. After cleaning the skimmers, and then cleaning the basket in the pump, I cannot get the pump to...

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Hey all, Through poor planning, I accidentally ended up with about 2.5 pints of R-0871 that I'm not going to use before they expire. I'm selling one pint (Lot #B101, expiration 04/21, unopened). $25, and I can leave it out front for pickup in central San Antonio. I'm happy to ship if anybody...

Thank you! I’ll plan to do that in the fall I guess. In the short term, am I doing the right thing just keeping the FC a little higher than I should, brushing, and watching the walls for spots and then attacking those vigorously? Or is that just wasting my time, and I should just accept that I’m...

Hi all, I've had my house/pool a little over a year, and this morning as I was brushing the walls, I noticed some dark green spots. Investigating, I see that they are actually behind the plaster. As I peeled off a little off the plaster just with my fingernail (you can see in the second pic...