Recent content by mrluckies

Just out of curiosity, can I use washing soda to raise pH or will that also mess with other things? I built an aerator using soaker hose like mentioned in the article, but then found I have a container of washing soda (pH up) and wasn’t sure if I could use that at all.

Ok thx for the clarification! I’ve been doing it wrong the last couple years and wondering why it didn’t drop. What’s the best way to aerate the pool? I have four return jets. I assume I just point them up so the break the surface of the water? Any other tips for aerating?

I need to reduce my alkalinity from 150 down to about 70-90 for a salt water in ground pool. According to pool math, it says to decrease pH to 7.2 and then raise the pH by aerating the water. My pH was already at 7.2 from opening it and the alkalinity only dropped from 150 to 130 in a week...

I don't know why I didn't think of that! The shallow skimmer is about 50ft from the pump and the deep skimmer maybe 10 ft. So it must be too much suction for the long run. Thx for putting my mind to ease!

thx! I did all that and it seems to be working fine! I have a 48sqft filter. Since it was clean from winterizing I added the full 6 lb bag of de as recommended by the filter instructions. Pressure was about 15 psi which is what the previous owner said it should be. Pressure got high...

I've got a Hayward de4820 de filter. I cleaned the whole thing before putting it away for the winter. I opened it and looked at it before starting the pool this season, it looked ok so I closed it back up. I started vacuuming the pool to waste and had problems with the vacuum (there's another...

Thx. I bought a new vacuum hose and the vacuum is working! Although I did some more diagnostic and found that when the shallow skimmer is on and the deep skimmer and main drains are closed, I get a huge amount of turbulence in the pump basket compartment. If I open the deep skimmer and leave...

I just bought a house with a pool in August last year. We enjoyed it for another month or so before closing. I'm trying to open the pool this week and having issues with the skimmer vac. It's an in-ground vinyl pool about 20x40 lazy L with a 6ft deep end a 3 ft shallow. It's probably...