Recent content by gugarci

Today we will use our pool for the second time this season so I know exactly what you are talking about. Get a solar blanket. I keep my solar blanket on throughout the work week and it keeps my temperatures in the sweet zone. :mrgreen: Update: My water temperate was 83 degrees today. :mrgreen:

No my pump and filter is behind the pool and it sits on a small wooden platform very close to the ground.

Great, Thanks for replies. I just wanted to make my actions were not causing any danger to my family. Specially for when I test indoors and dump to the sink.

I recently bought a TF100 Test kits and I was wondering where do you guys perform your test??? I've performed most of my tests inside my garage. The garage is next to the pool. But I've also done some test inside my house. Also after I complete my test I always discard the water in a corner of...

Quick question since this is another weekend where the pool is not going to be used due to the weather. I think I'm living in the rain forest. We opened up the pool on Memorial Day weekend and due to cold temps and now rain almost every day, for the last 2 weeks, we still have not used our pool...

That's how I usually have mine set. But to aerate point up, other wise I should leave it down and to the right. Thanks.

But if you don't need to aerate which is better??? Down or up. I usually have it down. Thanks for the link Waterbear, bookmarked and printed. :goodjob:

I plan to add more chlorine tonight. I added a little bit of PH decreaser right now mainly too empty a bottle for recycling but it was about 4oz only. I'm aerating the pool right now. Is it better to point the jet return up all the time??? I usually have it facing down. I know you guy don't...

Sorry screw up with the math 20 drops x 10 = 200 not 300. :mrgreen: I just redid the test like you mention and got 200. The water looks good right now. Although when I took off the solar cover this morning to clean it there were a couple of green spots on the bottom. We are getting lot's of...

Just finished testing for the first time with the TF100. Have never used this kit before until today. FAS-DPD 1.0 TC 1.0 PH 7.2 Total Alkalinity 300 second try, first test got 380, question coming up. CYA 38 A couple of weeks ago my pool store told me my alkalinity was too high and had me add...

That could work but since I dump the water to the street I would need to stick a 50ft hose in pool. I'm going to pass. It's raining again right now. :| I'm starting to think we will never used the pool this summer. :blah:

The only problem with this solution is that I can't pump out water while its raining without risking electrocution since the outlet to my pool pump is outside next to the pool. That's why I use my pool pump cover which I can plug inside my garage. Do they sell manual pump devices???

Thanks for the replies. I'm not worry about the overflow damaging my landscape since the yard needs major work. We are upgrading other part of the house first. So I'm guessing the overflow will not collapse my pool??? Also I've never had luck pumping out excess water without the aid of my pool...

I'm a fairly new pool owner. This is going to by fourth year. I'm still a very inexperience pool owner. But I was wondering when do people normally pump out excess rain water from their pool. I'm pumping out more water again tonight since we've been getting thunderstorms almost every day and we...

Thanks everyone. I just placed an order for the TF100. Also my water temperature is now 65 degrees. I put the solar blanket on earlier today and as long as it's 65 degree + by next weekend the kids and I will be happy.