Recent content by nphaskins

Thanks! I honestly thought the thing was done for. Actually amazed it came clean as easy as it did. I just hope I don't grow a 3rd eye from cleaning the experimental funk left in the bottom of the pool.

Last year was the first year I ever owned a pool. 16' above ground Intex. Made the mistake of letting it go in September of last year, and there it sat, full of water, for 9 months (hey, I'm a professional procrastinator). After a few subtle hints from the lady, I had to take action...

Ok last night I rigged the return to empty over top of the pool. I let it go for about 6 hrs and the ph is now at 7. How long should I aerate? Until it hits mid 7 s? What am I looking at time wise?

Thank all of you very much for explaining all of this. I completely understand now and just needed some detailed explanation. I've read about all this stuff but hearing it and reading it over and over...I completely get it now. Thanks again for the advice. Off to find something to build. :)

OK so I'm a bit confused. In order to aerate I need to build something? What's even more confusing is, just what it is that I'm supposed to do. You say don't add muriatic acid, but the pool store tells me to add muriatic acid. I'm really torn between who to believe, and what to do. These are the...

ok this makes more sense now! I did this test about 5 times so I know what I'm looking for now. The stuff definitely turns completely red and is really noticeable. TA is 300. I'm going to take a newbie guess and say add more muriatic acid?

Hi Lana! Had to go back and read again. I did the test right, but I posted wrong here. It is three solutions. The third is added until the color changes from greed to red, but it just never changes to red. As a site note, before the storm I had a normal PH and Tc of 1ppm (I hope I'm saying all...

So I went ahead and purchased the TF-100 test kit based on recommendations here. I've tried to perform the TA test because we have well water and we're trying to get that down. However, when I do the test, it says add drops of the 2nd solution until it changes colors. But, the thing is that it...

Hey Mark thanks for the response! Ya know the day after that the Intex SWG we ordered came in and have had that running in cycles. The water has cleared up A LOT and is nearly crystal clear. So.....the sand filter/pump that's an add-on that I can replace the stock one with right? I have noticed...

That's actually a question on my list about taking it down during the fall. :) Not sure really. We're in Houston, TX and although freezing is not something regular, it does happen. Do folks usually take down their pools in the south during the winter? If it's recommended to come down for the...

Thanks for the response I appreciate it! Measured and it's exactly 1" off. OK I do feel a bit better but just needed some re-assurance. Is it generally OK to place it on sand like we did, or would it have been better to use pavers like I've read? Folks seem to go both directions on that one...

New pool owner as of a few days ago. I've read through a few things here on the forum and on other places about having the pool extremely level. After about 6 hours of manually leveling the ground with a 4ft level I was sure the ground was level. I used sand, despite Intex's warning on their...