Recent content by mommahocker

Thanks for the feedback. I'm mainly making it so I can have a sitting place in the pool, and maybe the dogs on occasion, lol... no littles to worry about. But those repurposed chlorine bottles are always a hit. I use them for my ladder. I may end up doing a bath mat on top of the platform, as...

Considering a platform build like this great one, but it will just be for lounging in the pool. I think I will try attaching suction cup bath mats to the bottom... hoping it will keep it stationary without having to add a weight. Anyone have any updated builds like this? Sooo ready for...

Oh man, I never considered the filter SIZE was a possible issue. That's just what it came with and I was just replacing same for same. And it's funny you share those articles, I read them yesterday AFTER I posted. Hindsight tells me I should have started there, but here we are. And I wouldn't...

Starting my search for a new pump and filter system. So I'm looking for some buyer feedback. Current pump still works (at least it did when I closed the pool last fall), but it's a single speed. I'm gonna go for the 2-speed, hopefully be a bit more energy efficient? And currently using the...

LOL, right?! Made my head hurt trying to figure it out. So, just get it up to SLAM and see how it progresses?

*Warning* You might grab a snack. This is a chaotic post, but I really would like some feedback. Please and Thank you. Pool has been increasingly hazy (now cloudy) since the weekend. SUNDAY-MONDAY: testing water seemed futile, as I had to order new R-0870 But went ahead and started adding a...

Hi! Welcome to TFP! Do you mind giving some stats on your pool? size and gallon? pump and filter system? Those type of things will help all these great folks help you! Good job on getting that test kit coming, and yep, Leslie's is *not* your friend. The gunk in your pool light is eating up...

We also used the 2x4 route for our new steps... Not very pretty, but works like a charm. I have these steps, I really like them.

yeah, he's soooo over me and my pool already! lol Totally forgot abt the chlorine injections, thanks for the reminder. And pulling the steps is always part of the closing process... one less thing to clean when opening.;)

Upgraded my OG steps this season to these Confer steps... nothing wrong with the first ones, I just didn't like them. But, luckily, my friend can use them in her AGP, so it'll work great for her. SO, as I was unboxing and assembling the new steps, I realized I ordered the WRONG ones.:unsure: 2...

well, I was able to get it all out, so that's a good thing. Can start to make out bottom liner design...maybe on the uphill swing:cool: (y)

First post of the season... but I'm here every day learning/lurking.I'm mid-opening and this will be my 3rd yr using the TFP method. I never seem to start out right, but get a clean, clear pool in the end. Today, in one of my sweeping sessions(3rd of the day), I noticed these clumps of muck...