Recent content by mikemass

My experience is quite the same in Jersey. Every Spring I open my pool from winteriztion to find a CYA near 0. I raise it rapidly to 60-70 using pure stabilizer. (I have a SWG). By the time I close my pool in Oct I have dropped down to about 50 for whatever reason. Splash out, water loss...

You are remembering that 100% correct. Dissolving tablets in standing water for a prolonged period of time is disastrous. It won't happen overnight, but over years it will. I know from experience. When I was growing up, this was the only way we knew how to chlorinate. After many years, the...

First and foremost, make sure you are reading the bottle correctly. Are you sure you are looking at a 20% concentration and not a 20° Baume? Because 20° Baume IS 31.45% Once confirmed, the factor is very simple: Use 31.45% as you baseline. Then divide it by the %'age you can get your...

Thanks for the replies and discussion. I don't recall asking about a "maintenance-free" or "no-maintenance" solution in my original post. Nor would I ever expect that. But hey, people interpret questions different. Nonetheless, good suggestions. I like the idea of LC every other day or even...

This is going to be a long post. So for the TLDR crew, here it is in a nut shell: How do you guys in the south, who: 1. Still sanitize with "pucks" and 2. Don't close their pool for the winter manage to not send their CYA levels to absurd levels? Now for the detailed version: A buddy of mine...

Hey ramsfan. Thanks for alerting me that you posted on this topic. Yup. Exact same problem I had back then. I see all the links to my old photos have been broken in the earlier posts, but hopefully you watched the youtube video I posted, because that really showed what was going on. I don't...

Big fan of my Dolphin as well. As a matter of fact, my Polaris 280 has been in retirement since the Dolphin has come out of the bullpen.

because of this comment: you would be better off just buying a new cleaner. As for the pump, unless the motor is shot, it would be more cost effective to replace the seals. the leak you are describing between the housing and the motor is usually an easy fix with a new seal kit.

You are correct that the only way to lower your CYA is by doing a partial drain. The most important thing you should concern yourself with after refill is keeping the pool properly sanitized i.e. your FC level. After that in order of importance, the CYA and pH, and finally tweaking the CH and TA.

POOL MATH will tell you how much CYA each puck will add to your pool. POOL MATH will also tell you how much chlorine it will add. if you stuff a floatie with as many pucks as you can fit, you will stay well sanitized for 1 week.

lantanapoolbuild Your thread caught my eye last night. I really enjoy watching in ground pool construction pics. Thanks for sharing. Looks great. I have nothing to add other than how great it looks. But I noticed your location under your name and wanted to just say my thoughts and well...

Love the fire pit incorporated right into the edge of the pool. Very unique design there! Is that NG powered?