Recent content by Mark237

We have mild winters so winterizing isn't a given if you can suggest some way of automating the heat to come on so the pipes don't freeze on the few times it happens over the winter. I'd love to have this hooked up to support both the pool and spa without having to manually turn it on and...

I call it my yellow highlighter house:) It's hard to believe but that was the color they chose about 5 years ago. I'll be changing that this Summer too.

Hi All, We purchased a house with a 1980's pool recently and I'm looking for ideas on how to update the pool deck and surround to be more of a backyard oasis. It's a bit like a 1980s parking lot currently with concrete aggregate (which is popping off), bricks (coming loose), river rocks...

Hi All, After having a great experience with this site last Summer and fixing the chemistry on my pool I'm back with some renovation questions. We have an attached, spillover inground spa/pool combination from the 1980's and I would like to make the spa work better. My goal is to utilize the...

Hi folks, Just a quick note to say THANKS for your help! Took me about a week to drain/replace and SLAM to get the pool back to working order. Here's some before and after photos.

Retested the CYA with the extended test instructions (Thanks Richard!) and it came out approx 160. No wonder my SLAM wasn't working - too low for that CYA. On a side note, I think the Home Depot employees might think I'm Dexter with the amount of bleach I was buying. Started the drain and...

I was afraid you would say that. Thought I might get by with the SLAM to normal and then slowly lowering the CYA over the summer through the rain (Pacific NW) and evaporation. I'll start the drain today. I'm concerned about having the pool float so I thought I'd drain a few feet, refill and...

Hi all, Dealing with an algae bloom and need some advice to confirm if we're following the TBFP method correctly. Cleaned out all debris that I could see and started to SLAM the pool on Friday after having a new filter installed (old one went belly up at the end of last season). My CYA...