Recent content by linusb212

When playing very active games in our concrete pool, the skin on my big toe gets pretty tore up. I don't think its water chemistry but just too much friction from running and jumping, etc. No big deal in my opinion.

Once the clamp is on the filter, use a rubber mallet every so often as your tightening it down to tap around the clamp. It makes a big difference.

Pretty much same setup...pretty easy job to clean but you definitely need to take em out. A trick showed to me by my builder was when reassembling tank, use a rubber mallet intermittently to knock the retaining ring tight as you tighten the screw. Works like a charm.

My pool was built over the winter. 16000 gallon gunite with 1 hp pump, cartridge filter (4 cartridges), 36" waterfall, 4 returns and an outlet for a booster pump cleaner that has a 1.5 hp booster pump. On the intake side: One skimmer and the normal non-vortex main drain. Generally, I run the...

My TA is on the low side actually...about 70. I figure if my ph is going to run high, that it safer to run a lower TA so it will be less prone to depositing scale. Is that a correct statement?

I know nothing about salt water generators but have had two pools...one was an existing gunite pool at our previous house and we just had our second gunite pool built in our current house. I've used BBB method for both pools and it is for sure the way to go. I can only hope that you bought a...

Our 15,000 gallon concrete pool was just built this past winter. I've been using Trichlor pucks in a feeder to chlorinate but am switching to bleach because my cya is about where it needs to be. My ph stays high...about 8. I can add 1/2 gallon or more of acid and it brings the ph down into...

What type of stains are you talking about?

Thanks for the help guys...I'll quit the feeder use the bleach. Our previous house had no chlorine feeder and I used strictly bleach, so I'm used to the routine. Like I say, was just checking to see if there was another option for the feeder and seeing that there is not, I see bleach as the...

Ugh...I'm comfortable using bleach for my chlorinating needs...but have gotten used to the convenience of the feeder and hoped there was another option.

WHere can I get chlorine pucks to put in my feeder that don't have stablizer in them. Just had pool built in November and CYA levls are about where they need to be...if not a bit high already!

Hi, I'm in South Carolina and just had a gunite pool built. Water has been in pool for about 25 days. I've yet to get the water crystal clear. I'm a former pool owner having had a previous home with an existing gunite pool. Keeping water crystal clear was always easy with old pool using...

Are pool is getting shot on Monday. I was surprised that the builder is only putting in one skimmer. Our last pool which was existing at the hosue we moved into was 16x32 and had 2 skimmers (it was modified kidney). Our new pool is 16 x 32, more of a modified roman style..with the back of the...

We couldn't get a home equity loan in this market but I was able to get a $30,000 unsecured personal loan with a 7 year term through Capital One at either 6.9% or 7.9 (i'm embarrassed i can't remember which rate is correct) and I thought that was a great deal. We did have to come out of pocket...

We're having a pool built that will have a 3' beam wall along the back side. THe pool is being modeled after this one: Instead of the 3 wall sconces as seen in this one, there will be a 3' sheer waterfall in the middle and I'm thinking I want some kind of accent (no water features) on...