Recent content by cwmoody

Thanks for the replies. I usually err on the side of caution, so I will probably end up doing the sand over caulk. I will probably experiment on the deep end with a couple different methods and products. I get that caulk is designed to flex with any expansion/contraction and provide a...

I am nearing completion of a pool remodel and trying to decide whether to use a semi-self-leveling caulk to fill the expansion joint between the coping and pool deck or to just grout it. As background, my coping is 12" by 24" bluestone and my pool deck is irregular shaped marble wet-laid on a...

There should be an expansion joint between the coping and deck so movement in one does not affect the other. That joint should be filled with a product that allows expansion/contraction. Polymeric joint sand may allow for this movement, but I think it would be best to use a caulk-like joint...

Thanks! My main drain line is approximately 45' and my skimmer is approximately 30', so I averaged the two.

I cannot find a model number on the pump itself anywhere. The pump is quite old so I wanted to go ahead and replace the entire unit.

Sorry I did not see this sooner. I had a friend that had a similar thing happen to him. He was running his pump through the main drain only and leaves clogged up the main drain creating a vacuum effect that raised the hydrostatic valve. The springs in the valve were either compromised by this...

I am looking for help in choosing a replacement pump. My old pump is a Hayward 1HP pump (single speed). It has an AO Smith motor Model C48L2N134D2, Serial Number 30508FM, RMP 3450, Amp 18 6/9.3. My pool is 45,000 gallons with an average of 37 1/2 feet of head. My filter is a Hayward 300...

As an update, the particles continued to settle to the bottom. After vacuuming to waste followed by vacuuming through the filter a couple of times over the weekend, the water has cleared up tremendously. Still a very slight greenish hue this morning, but it appears I have the iron (if that is in...

I have not added the cyanuric acid yet. Doing that tonight. CYA of 40 and target FC of 5 ppm has seemed to be a good balance in the past, but that may change since my pool is (hopefully) no longer leaking now.

My pool is in the shade in the morning until about 11:00. I usually average about a 96 oz jug of 6% a day. Which takes my pool up about 1 ppm (makes the math easy!). I wonder if the deeper water helps with the consumption. Thanks again for your help. I will vacuum to waste tonight. And...

Thanks again for your help with this. I usually keep the pool on the higher side of the recommended range for TA (70 to 90+). So I did intend to increase the TA that much. In hindsight, I probably should have stepped it up incrementally. So should I quit adding bleach? Is it better to...

Still no luck getting anybody to answer the phone at the water treatment plant. Just read the article "Metals in the Water and Metal Stains" on TFP. The below statements in that article have me questioning whether it is iron: "Iron is fairly common in well water but rare in municipal water."...

The lady at the water department looked up my account and said that our supply was not from a well. She did not know any further details of the water makeup though and gave me the number to the water treatment plant. I have called, but have not gotten in touch with them yet. I read...

I just finished remodeling my pool, which required draining. I was very nervous about it floating when draining or during renovations. As the water went down, I drilled two 1/2" holes in shallow end, two on the top of the slope, two toward the bottom of the slope, and three in the deep end...

Thanks, chem geek! Jackson, MS 39216