Recent content by edcoates

Yes, I do have the copper bar hooked up because the manual says that it puts the copper ions in to the water to help combat the algae.

Sorry, I had to wait to get off work and run a sample up to Leslie's Pool Supplies. Here are my readings FC - 0 TC - 0 Salt - 2700 CH - 510 CYA - 50 TA - 90 pH - 7.4 This last Saturday, I added powdered Super Shock and Swim and also have a floating chlorine dispenser with a 3" tab in the pool...

Thanks for the tip. I'll try that and see what happens. I can't imagine our water being worse either. Maybe I should start using water from the inside water softener lol

I guess that I can chime in on the Ultraframe side of things. I too have the Intex Deluxe Over the wall pool skimmer and I've screwed on the adapter over the strainer so that the skimmer hose can be attached. Unfortunately, the strainer itself doesn't screw off, it's one piece that use a...

I started off pouring vinegar into the system with the caps on the ends like the manual say, but when it started becoming an every day thing, I just soaked the cooper bar assembly in a small cup of vinegar and used an old electric tooth brush to dislodge the buildup on the edges and a thin...

I wish that it was only once a week and that it would actually make a difference in the chlorine levels in the pool. Right now, it looks like I've wasted the money on something that doesn't perform at all lol

Hi Everyone! I'm new to the group and this is my first year setting up a pool and I decided to go with a Intex CS8110 SWCG so that I wouldn't have to keep adding chlorine and other chemicals to the pool all the time. I live in San Angelo, TX and we have some extremely hard water here and I'm...