Recent content by sterk32

Sounds like a plan, I have plenty enough bleach to slam for another day. Should I be concerned with the TA level? What caused the CC to jump from 0 up to 2?

Ok, just need some help finishing up the process and balancing my chemicals. I think I am almost done because I passed the overnight test and the water is crystal clear but I lost a whole lot of chlorine during the day today and have an increase in combined. Here are my last few readings. 6-/10...

We're in the home stretch! For the first time today I know that there actually is a bottom to my pool on day 4 of the SLAM. What a difference it makes to actually be able to see what I am brushing. I picked up 6 more cases of bleach on the way home, hopefully for the last time!

Yup, just replaced the cartridge yesterday as the old one was in rough shape. Take a daily spray down with the hose with the shape the water is in right now.

Thanks for the awesome pics! The filter does work but I dont have a recirc option. I have a cartridge so I suppose if I took the filter out it would basically being the same as recirculating. Is it better to not have it going thru the filter?

Thanks, I'll put that on my list of things to do

Have you noticed a huge difference in quality from a $5 one like that to a $15 or $40 one like I am seeing. Of course my first instinct is to grab the cheap one but I don't want it to bust in the first 2 days either.

I think I've got it figured out. I just opened it without the pump losing prime for the first time ever. Before I was just whipping it open which I think was a mistake. This time I very slowly turned it and could feel the water flowing in from the other suction line. Then I continued turning a...

Just the one

No, I don't, that might have to be my next purchase.

Water is definitely above the skimmer and gets sucked into skimmer when that valve is closed so that leads me to believe the skimmer is coming in thru the side with no valve. Maybe when I plumb in my waste diverter I'll redo some of the plumbing for that valve. Would the main drain have a...

I think so, I have one jet at the far end of the pool opposite the skimmer and then another jet on one side of the pool. Other than that there are two jets in each seat. I'll have to do another visual and try to see if there are any I am missing.

New pool owner here. Working on slamming it now, but that's another thread. In the mean time I am trying to get the basics of my system down. I had to replace the motor on the pump and that is up an humming along now. (Mind you the pool company quoted me over $800 for a new pump since they said...