Recent content by sunshineleah

Do you have a recommendation on what type of grout to use? Thanks!

I have big gaps between the top of the pool tile and the coping - decking (not sure of the proper terminology). You can really only see it when standing in the pool. I can tell it was once filled with caulking but lots of it has disappeared and some mold has grown in on one side. I am attaching...

I was just cleaning some stray leaves and tree junk and marveling at how clear the pool looks. I could even see the two spiders in the deep end that needed removed :) Ten days ago I was ready to throw in the towel on this pool and now look at it! Thanks for all your replies and help as I learn...

I thought I would give an update if anyone is interested :) So after all this concern about about a clog with the stabilizer, we've determined the skimmers are still plugged, lol. I went to a local pool store, showed them my pictures and talked to them about what the skimmer looks like. My...

Re: Should it pull this skimmer plug? Thanks for your help, guys. The skimmer article was very helpful! It looks like we have the common skimmer set up but instead of the hole closest to the pool being plugged, we have the hole on the outside plugged with a square head plug. I felt all around...

Should it pull this skimmer plug? Ok you guys have been so helpful with me and what might be a skimmer blockage (see my thread from yesterday called "frustrated - I think the pool is beating me"). My husband and I have been working with this quite a lot, he was going to try to snake from the...

I think it was, yes. I know I could turn the valve at the pump to run one side only (I think it was just the skimmer side, they were not marked) and it would run water. Now when I do the same thing, I am pulling nothing but air. - - - Updated - - - Yes, first air bubbles then the pump basket...

There is a definite hole there, I can put the garden hose in it. There is a second hole that is capped, I left it be when opening after reading that normally the second hole stays with the plug in it. I was thinking about this on my drive home tonight, I have never successfully gotten the...

I have been doing exactly what you suggested JesseWV, so far it does seem to be helping.

Here is a pic of my skimmer, it has a lot of granuals in the bottom and I can scoop some out of the hole 7000 Gal IG pool, gunite construction, intellichlor SWG, Hayward sand filter, 1hp pump

@jblizzle I have no problem adding bleach to get my FC level up but would like to get the SWG going since I have added all this salt I guess I just don't how to transition from bleach to SWG. THE pump is running, pulling from the floor drains I assume. I will take a pic of what my skimmer looks...

Water temp is about 68 degrees F. My pump is running with plenty of water - as long as I keep both lines open. If I close the one I think is skimmer I lose water. 7000 Gal IG pool, gunite construction, intellichlor SWG, Hayward sand filter, 1hp pump

New pool owner, it came with the house. I am trying to get it into shape after opening it almost 2 weeks ago. I am having a frustrating day and to top it all off, my favorite Crocs flip flops busted apart while trying to skim with the leaf rake :mad: Here are my readings: Chlorine - >.5 PH -...

I am new pool owner, we just moved here in Feb. The previous owner left us with a pool full of leaves and pollen as well as a Polaris 280 cleaner in the shed. I am having the darnedest time figuring it out. The easy disconnect part is too big for the eyeball return jets (even when I remove...