Recent content by chriszke

I understand how the channeled black mats are designed to work. The radiant light energy from the sun falls upon the black mat, heating it...then the water comes into contact with the black plastic & absorbs the heat...yada yada... I also understand how, if water is channeled through the mat...

Lesson learned... During the past couple of weeks, we noticed our water level dropping at a rate which suggested a liner issue (a hole somewhere). We vacuumed the pool to removed all debris...and discovered a plethora, 10 or so, small punctures in the liner around the perimeter of the pool...

It's called a "wing set". I was given a Kreepy by a neighbor that was moving out of state. While it works fine, a few weeks ago one side of the wing-set (which had hardened and deteriorated) broke off. The replacement part is about $24 locally. I've used the Kreepy since then, and...

Of all of the tests in the kit...that CYA test looks to be the most difficult to learn and interpret. As I read in another thread...as you go up the scale in the CYA test...you lose a certain degree of accuracy. I'm wondering if I've got REALLY good eyes and perhaps my CYA levels are actually...

Jason, Thanks for the response. There is no chance that the pump didn't run, as it was on a timer which still cycled correctly upon our return. The weather was beautiful in Michigan this weekend...so power interuptions were unlikely. The pool is 24' round and has just the single inlet...

Help me figure something out please. I've posted my initial testing results. (see above) Just prior to the labor day weekend, I re-tested the pool. FC had fallen from 19 to 17 ppm, with zero CC. Because we were going away for the weekend, I put three chlorine tabs in our floater, placed it...

We've got a 24' Round pool. We cut the cover into 2 semi-circular halfs & roll each one up when we want to remove them...then lift out of the pool and put on the stone patio. Takes about 5 minutes total. When we want them back on, we lift each roll into the pool...unroll one and get it...

Thanks for the comments Dave. No need for a fire-sale on powered chlorine...we've been going bag-to-bag while the season runs out. We'll stay on liquid for the balance of the season and stay on the liquid diet hence-forth. Got very few of the floater-pucks left as well, we'll save those for...

We've been testing with guess strips for a little more than a year. We've got a pool store with a pretty solid neighborhood reputation that we take water samples to about every other week. They do pH and chlorine readings, but very little else unless we've got a visual problem. My wife...

I've got a Kreepy Krauley that I use to keep the bottom of my 24' AG pool clean. I've discovered as well, that hose length, or more specifically...the number of hose segments, seems to have an effect on the pattern, or area that the kreepy works in. 8 segments (about 32') allows the kreepy to...

I don't think so. Plastic is usually less dense than water...thus...even when it's perforated...it floats. I use a mechanical timer to turn my filter on and off, and had the same problem with the basket popping off earlier this season. I placed a rock in the basket and she now stays seated in...

I bought a GlowBuoy late last season. It's a floating, rechargable lamp (the bulb appears to be a compact fluorscent bulb) that lights up the entire bottom of the pool. The kids (10,12 and 14) have been instructed not to ride, throw or dunk the unit and so far...it's held up nicely...

Help a new pool owner out please. What is DE?

Truth is...our "group whirlpool" most often consists of my 60lb 9-year old son, my 74lb 13-year old daughter and their 240 lb 45 year old dad (me). You might call me "the straw that stirs the drink". My son asked me the other night "how fast would you have to go to get a hole to form in the...

I'll admit...my impression of this community is that of a fairly well off financially (or at least over-extended) and innovative group. That said...I almost feel silly bringing this up...but I'll blame it on my wife as she was the one who taught me the technique. We've got a round 24' pool...