Recent content by newman4ever

Thanks Jason. Can you point me to any good tutorials on how to do that repair? I'm thinking it's probably not that difficult, but I tend to underestimate job difficulty. Thanks.

Hi Everyone, I need advice regarding my sand filter. I purchased my home a little over a year ago. The home has an inground pool, around 26k gallons. The existing filter is a Pentair TA60 sand filter. The filter had 2 issues... I can see sand in the pool during last summer, so I'm...

Thanks. That's what I figured. Guess I'll be doing a drain and refill.

Hi Everyone, I have been trying to locate a company servicing NJ that does reverse osmosis treatment on pools, but as of now, I haven't had any luck. My CYA levels are higher than I want them to be and I'm looking for an option instead of a drain and refill. My CYA is around 100-110 and I...

o.k. Thanks for confirming it's safe to swim. Wouldn't make for a very good 4th of July party if all my guests were getting sick. Appreciate the speedy replies. Have a great July 4th!!

Thanks for the input Richard. My primary concern was having my chlorine level so high. At 17ppm, will it be safe for swimming in. There will be small children in the pool, so I was worried about potential problems with skin irritation or burning eyes. I plan to test again tomorrow...

Hi everyone. I am a first time pool owner having recently bought a home with an inground pool. After having tons of frustration and getting a lot of bad information from pool supply stores, I was lucky enough to find this website, and I couldn't be more thankful for finding it. I have been...