Recent content by Trey9007

OP, I had a very similar situation with my pool. Anytime we had a heavy rain, my liner would float. I initially found a band-aid. I found a spot around the pool where I could access the water. I then purchased a $10 PVC well point, the kind with holes in it, and a $300 pump from lowes...

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Hi All, We had our vinyl IG pool built in 2013. There are 2 things I now regret not having done during the build. I didn't get a pool light, and I didn't get deck jets. Both I didn't go with, due to cheapness, and now I regret it. I especially regret not getting the pool light. Just...

I know this is an old thread. but I had the same issue as the OP. Paper wasps would literally run us out our pool. We would look out the window and see the wasps enjoying our pool more than us. Then I found a product called Viper. Purchased it on amazon. Our Wasp problem reduced by about 97%...

Wow!!! That was fast. TA is now 50 and PH is 7.4. THANKS!!!

I was thinking the same thing. But either way I will have to so some kind of water balancing so Ill probably just stick with adding borax. Ive been doing small dosages until now. I will increase my dosage and hopfully be back tubing shortly. - - - Updated - - - Ahh.. I will use that...

Yes it does turn a color. 'Not getting reading' meaning the color is lighter than the color for 7.0. I will grab a 2 more boxes and continue.

I do apologize for not posting back. But after allowing the pump run a little longer everything was OK. But hearing you guys say Borax dilutes very easy, made me do a little more investigating about what happened to my tub. Found out wifey added a product called Clorox Spa Passion. It an...

Ill post my numbers when I can, a little later. CH scaling was my initial thought as well. But I dont think its a CH problem. For one, my CH was in range, and because now that I think about it, when it happend the first time, I had just added a dosage of Borax. I wonder if Im not dissolving it...

A few weeks ago I noticed a white flakey substance on the surface of my tub. I have since drained the tub and had to use my power washer and vinegar to clear the flakes. In error, the other day I added too much MA when balancing my water and my PH took a dive. So I have started to add Borax...

I should have added that this will not be used in my pool, but in my stand alone Spa. I use MSP, along with Bleach. Thanks for letting me know I got the right stuff.

My local pool store is closed is for the season, and the nearset pool store is abouit 20 mins vs 1 min to the nearest Wallyworld. I needed some MPS so I went to Wally's pool section. To my surprise, I saw a bunch of pool products with the Clorox label. One product 1 saw was the Xtra Blue...

Just wanted to give an update on my situation. Look like raising the CH did the trick. I raised CH to 130ish and thats where I saw the most improvment. I had stopped using the MPS initially, but I saw no change in the amount of foam I was seeing. After a while I then raised the CH and saw a...

Its a 240v set up. Currently the pump is controlled by a simple on/off switch that resembles your common light switch.

My next DIY project will be installing a pool timer with freeze protection. Just wondering if anyone had any advice on a good solid timer. Theres alot to choose from over the internet, and would like to get some suggestions on which brand or brands are known to have decent product. ETA...