Recent content by LCMatches

Sadly, no neighbors that can watch it, the ones we actually know travel a lot themselves and are gone for a while. My parents still live about 30 minutes away, so they've gone by to check on things, but they have no idea what they're looking at with a pool filter.

I don't really feel like I can explain the situation in a short paragraph, but I got a message saying the post was too long, so here's the gist. Apparently my filter pressure was at 32, the new service backwashed for 1 minute, then, according to their standard practice, added "2lbs DE per 30...

I just got a brand new hayward De4820 filter, and my wife and I were discussing DE - specifically the fact that there's food grade, and pool grade - and pool grade is known to be hazardous if ingested. Her concern of course was that if it's hazardous when ingested, what happens if some of the...

http://imgur.com/a/dKrjS Not sure how well these came out, the gouge is right near the middle of the pool, so I couldn't really get a close up.

Sorry :oops: As for the gouges - Panic stifled. I'm hoping that's not what it is, like I said, kind of horseshoe shaped, like you took a small cup and kind of unevenly pressed it into the plaster while it was wet. difference between what I see and what's in the second pic, in your pic the dirt...

Re: Gouges and bumps in plaster That second one maybe a bit, but not exactly - may be worth mentioning there's really just one, maybe two gouges - and they're pretty isolated. The main one is kind of a horseshoe shape, and maybe the size of the bottom of a small cup. As for the bumps, they're...

Re: Gouges and bumps in plaster I'll try to post some pics when I get home this afternoon, unfortunately the pics will really just show the staining, since these bumps and gouges are on the pool floor. I found them when I actually got into the pool to attempt to scrub the staining... it does...

Gouges and bumps in plaster This was posted in "Getting Started", then moved to "Under Construction", but didn't get any responses there :confused: I've been battling with a few issues that have made getting and keeping the pool clean and free of sediment difficult for a while now, and now...

My current filter is an old Atlas pa-48, leaking, rusted, and the grids are busted. I've decided to replace it and I'm thinking of a Hayward 48sq ft DE filter. My question is this - I've been quoted anywhere from 12-1500 for replacement plus labor... I can get the filter for about $700... Is...

I've been battling with a few issues that have made getting and keeping the pool clean and free of sediment difficult for a while now, and now that I'm getting there, I'm noticing staining in the plaster. The issue I'm having is that these "stains" seem to be little bulbs, maybe a bit smaller...

One thing I've been told, and I don't know how accurate it is, is that pressure side cleaners don't scrub very well, or remove algae bits as well as robots, is this true? seems like a robot is the most expensive way to go, both up front and in part throughout it's life, but from what I've...

Thanks for this, one of the big problems I'm having is two large palm trees that nearly overhang one side of my pool... they drop a lot of seeds, so I guess I've at least ruled out pressure side and wheeled robots. I think I'm looking at tracked robots, I planned to spend about $800, right now I...

Wow... just checked out the poolskim, that looks amazing.

This is the big concern for me. We weren't necessarily looking for a pool, but it was the right house in the right neighborhood... the pool just came with it. That said, I'm probably not a good pool owner. There are days that I'm gone from 6AM to 8-10PM, I *might* do a quick chem test when I get...

We just bought a new house in November, and it came with the pool. We knew when we moved in that the filter had a small leak, and was pretty old. Now, after a few months of battling to keep the pool clean, I'm looking to replace the filter (possibly) and get an automated cleaner. I'm considering...