Recent content by chuckdog

I am in Massachusetts. I actually may end up using a Flexseal product like Flexseal tape or Flexseal caulking. The other product I am considering is Aqua Bond. Do any readers have any experience using those products?

Unfortunately, I am unable to upload a picture. The website keeps giving me an error message ... says I exceed quota by 172KB followed by 3 lines of code that I dont understand. I am ready to take a bulldozer to my pool. Extremely frustrated. I cant find anyone to come out and take a look...

Hi forum members, Unfortunately for me, my inground pool is leaking 4-6" of water a day. Leak expert came and identified several sources of the leak at various points where the fiberglass wall meets the plaster floor. At those points, there is a caulking/epoxy compound that seems to have...

Just opened up the pool and did my first test with my Taylor test kit. Pool is murky green and I needed to add about 2-3 feet of hose water to the pool with garden hose to get pool water to correct levels. So, here are the test results. cc = 0 fc= 0 ph 8.2 ta = 80 CH = 120 cya = 0 I know I...

Thanks for the reply Jason Lion. I used the BBB method for the first time last year with great results and I used this forum on many occasions to have questions answered. Awesome website for someone like me who inherited a pool in a home purchase. I'm going to partially fill it and measure...

I took off the mesh loop loc cover off and water mostly gone except for the last 3 ft or so in the deep end. Up here in New England has plenty of snow on it this winter. My fault for not checking under the cover until now during the winter or early spring. Where'd the water go? No issues with...

I don't have well water.

isn't it recommended to keep the ph between 7.5-7.8? PH of 7.2, as you suggested, seems a little low, no?

the bottom picture..the dark blue is the fiberglass wall and the darker rounded image on the left is the reflection of trees in the background. Its an overcast day here in new England..

Hi all. My pool has been open for the season about 6 weeks now and the water is crystal clear. I am using the BBB method for the first time this season and I have a Taylor K2006 test kit. I use 12.5% bleach/"shock" to chlorinate and I religiously use the pool pal app on my phone to enter my...

thanks

I am a new converter to BBB and have been loving my taylor K2006 test kit! I have learned more about my pool in 2 weeks of finding this website than the previous 5 years of owning the pool. I typically run my pump on a timer that runs 10am to 6pm and that's always worked fine for my pool...

what does it mean when the calculator says to aerate the pool. My PH is at 8..says to lower to 7.0-7.2 then aerate? not sure what that means. thanks

yay! after 1 week, I have finally completed shocking and pass OCLT. Now, I need to lower the PH... FC 8.5 CC 0 PH 8 ALK 110 CH 400 CYA 40

here is a photo of the pool light. To remove the light from its niche, do I remove the inner or outer most screws? In doing this, won't water start leaving the pool. excuse my ignorance, I have never done this and never seen what is behind the pool light and the niche. Just don't want to...