Recent content by donniedarko

Yes, thank you, the link from skurys, that is the one I have. Still trying to decide whether to winterize it and leave it up or take it down for the winter. I'm not sure which is riskier - the potential for damaging it while dissembling and moving it, or the potential for ice damage if I leave...

I've read quite a bit and gotten a lot of great info from here about winterizing our pool. But I have a few questions (we'd like to leave it out during the winter but want to do it right so as to avoid damage). Climate = Iowa, so can get very cold in the winter Pool = a 3800 gallon AGP, Intex...

Thanks for the idea about bleach. Will do. And thanks too for the reminder that stabilizer = CYA, last thing I want to add after this ordeal. I do have a floor drain and it seems to be helping with the circulation. I was testing with an HTH 6-in-1 test drop kit, but I ran out of the CYA tester...

Thank you again. Yes, I would like to get the CYA lower because from what I've read it's nearly impossible to lower it other than by draining and refilling, so I figure I might as well bite the bullet and nail it now. I will likely do at least one more 20% drain and refill, and more if needed...

Wow, thank you so much for the quick reply. Appreciate it.

Hi - had a vicious case of algae and insanely high CYA (the CYA was around 300). Thanks to the advice in some great posts here, I have been doing a series of 20% drain and refills to knock it out. That part is almost done. After today's refill, I could see the bottom of the pool through the...

Hi - we just got an above ground pool (14'x48" Intex) this year. First time we've had our own. The pump (Intex Krystal Clear 637R, 1000gph) that came with it seemed a bit undersized for the pool. So we got a Intex Krystal Clear 635T (1500gph, plus a timer) that I thought would work better. But...