Recent content by Debby's Cabana Boy

I was told by my pool installer to use my pressure washer (1500 psi) to clean out my filter. Seems a little extreme to me. I thought the hose nozzle did a good job and it didn't damage the media.

Thanks for all your replies. Debby has plenty of dishwasher soap so I will give it a try.

I have washed out my cartridge now 3 times and it is time to "soak" it to get rid of body and tanning oils etc. that regular washing won't remove. I know the local pool supply would be more than willing to sell me their soaking product but is there something stashed under the kitchen sink that...

We had a 16 X 38 Viking installed last fall. The excavated hole for the shell was very close to the actual shell profile. Pea gravel was used to backfill the area around the shell as water was filling the shell. The installer used a small track dozer to profile the areas concrete decking was...

We are very pleased with our Viking.

I continue to have to login twice. Apparently the problem has not been resolved.

US Borax seems to be pretty tight lipped about their products. Probably why you can't get generic Borax at Wally World :wink:

I have found the site to load slowly as well as the slow scrolling others have mentioned. Possibly the loading issue is because I am still on dial-up...no DSL out here in the sticks. :( I really liked the original site layout but as a former BBS SYSOP I understand the desire to update, revamp...

I thank you for your help!

I have access to unlimited supplies of the sprayable agricultural boron product called SOLUBOR. The label says this is Disodium Octoborate Tetrahydrate. I realize 20 mule team is relatively inexpensive but am curious if this SOLUBOR could be used in pool maintenance. The URL of the data sheet...