Recent content by smithc84

I inherited my pool with the house six seasons ago. I had a new liner installed, but otherwise have followed TFP guidance and have had very little trouble with it. I've been noticing that my filter doesn't seem to filter correctly. It's a Hayward sand filter, and I recently noticed while...

I bought a home over 2 years ago with an in-ground pool that was in desperate need of a liner. While I was getting that worked out I ran across the TFP method. As an engineer and chronic DIY-type, it fit my philosophy perfectly. I've had very little trouble maintaining a beautiful pool and this...

My pool light is burned out, but the cable is too short to get it above the water line. Any ideas on how to replace it without dropping 18" of water?

Does temperature matter much? My water is about 65° right now.

I just installed a Circupool RJ60+ for my 33k gallon vinyl pool. After adding salt, my Taylor kit reads 3200 ppm. The SWG reading bounces around a bit, but seems to settle out around 2500ppm. This results in a low salt error. I just opened the pool and I'm finishing a SLAM to clear it up. My...

Thanks. I viewed it as a minimum, so I wasn't careful about how much I add, just that I keep it over 12. I guess laziness tends to risk equipment :D

My fundamental question is whether the target FC for a SLAM (based on CYA) is a minimum or a maximum value? I've always viewed it as a minimum. Right now I'm slamming my pool with a CYA of 30 and the FC is approximately 18. The target is 12. Should I avoid going over 12? Also, I'm assuming I...

This is my first year having a pool, and TFP has been a great resource. I initially set my CYA around 50 (in May). Now it is about 30. I have not worried about it too much, but why am I losing that much? I don't think splash-out explains it, because (according to the calculator) I'd have to lose...

Update: My wife started a SLAM and it's going pretty well. Green is pretty much gone Sent from my XT1021 using Tapatalk

I'm unfortunately on travel, but my wife confirmed that the pool is cloudier and greener today, so she's going to start a SLAM. Does anyone know if the higher chlorine would hurt the pool robot? I would assume it would be good to run it overnight? If it matters, the walls don't have any sort of...

I test with the Taylor 2006 kit I chlorinate with 10% liquid. CYA is 50

First off, a huge thanks to this site and participants because this is the first question I've needed to ask. I'm a new pool owner (bought a house with one this spring), but I've been following the TFP methodology and found it to be simple. We had a new liner installed in May.I never SLAMed the...