Recent content by cvgnus

I got to your point of understanding the fundamentals and wanting even clearer water the season after I discovered TFP. Although my water was clear, really clear, I noticed lots of visible particles in the water during night swimming around the lights (I theorize that it is mostly dead skin...

If you live near the Nassau/Suffolk border in Long Island, Twin County Pool has 15%+ liquid chlorine for $3.75 per gal. You need to bring your own carboy or buy one though.

When the pump is on it will not float and will eventually form to the skimmer basket. Depending on the volume of debris finding your pool water, the skimmer sock can clog quickly. So check it frequently in the first week or so to get an idea on how often to clean or replace the sock. Using the...

I would like to suggest a pool ladder mat for your replacement liner.

Many of the south shore beaches have beaches on the Great South Bay side and are walking distance from the ocean side beaches. The bay is calm, warm and great for small kids.

Here is a previous thread that explains poolproof. It is essentially expensive borates. Go to dudadiesel.com for your boric acid and save your money.

I have had a good experience with cellulose and have been using it for about three seasons. I find it filters better than DE, evidenced by very few particles visible by the pool lights at night, but your filter may need more frequent back washing due to this. It is safer to work with since it is...

Re: Why so much hate on pool store's water test? I think a lot of the misinformation handed out and used by pool store retailers comes from the chemical manufacturers and distributors. Much of the retailer's understanding of pool chemicals and their relationship to one another is taught by the...

I've had a similar problem. The only simple solution I could come up with is pointing my inlet directly across the pool rather than pointing the inlet to cause the water to move in a circular fashion. This sort of causes the water to hit pool wall and roll down instead of hitting the pool wall...

Hello Rich, based on TFP principles you should not use Cal-Hypo regularly as it adds calcium, raises PH and alkalinity. Liquid chlorine changes the chemistry of your pool the least (adds some salt) when it comes to disinfectants. It will raise PH slightly when added, but will lower as it is used...

Yes the November numbers were just before I lowered the water to below the inlet. May numbers were _before_ I added water to the pool. There was no water of any kind added to the pool between November closing numbers and May opening numbers. If I did add 12" to 16" inches of water it could not...

I bushed prior to filtering to mix the water a bit to see what the condition of my water was after 7 months of sitting under a cover. No water from rain or snow infiltrated the cover as the water level was the same 2" below the inlet.

Hello all. Glad to be back here and I see the forum is buzzing! Overall I have had a pretty uneventful opening this season since closing the pool last season according to the advice given here. But have a few questions regarding my opening test results. The water was a tad cloudy right after...

For those near the Nassau/Suffolk border on Long Island, Twin County Pools Conklin St. Farmingdale has 15%~17% liquid chlorine @3.75 per gallon. You will need your own carboy or purchase one from them. Their chlorine always seems to be at or greater than 15%.

Very powerful controllers. If you could sideload software onto it lots of possibilities.