Recent content by tyoder

I have been trying that too, & nothing seems to heat the pool like it did the first summer I owned my house.

Hi guys, I have a 23,000'ish gallon in ground oval pool & recently replaced my solar cover this year with a brand new cover. I have had the cover on for about 4 weeks 24/7, & the water temp is still in the mid 70's. My friend also has a solar cover on his in ground pool, & his water temp is...

You can get a timer that can run 2 outputs at the same time. I have an intellichlor IC40, and recently installed a timer that will turn my pool pump and power center to the IC40 on and off at the same time. This way, you dont have to worry about the flow sensor in the cell working correctly or...

That seemed to do the trick. I took the gauge out, and it still read 38 psi once completely disconnected, so it was definitely faulty. I got a new gauge for $6, and now it is running around 8 psi. Thanks for all the help. I love this site!

Should it read 0 though when the pump is off? Because technically, it is a sealed system, so as long as there are no air leaks, it doesnt seem like the pressure should drop, because the whole system is still sealed and pressurized.

I didnt plug any of the returns. I drained the water slightly below the returns and skimmers for winter. The air pressure gauge does not drop to 0 when the pump is off; it only drops to about 40-41 psi. Im not sure how to post pics in my repsonse, so I attached a picture of the pad and...

I have a sand filter that ran at 28 psi all last summer when clean, and would increase to 32-33 psi when dirty and flow would essentially stop until I backwashed. Then it came back down to 28ish, and flow would be back to normal. During the off season, I plumbed in a saltwater chlorinator...

i am going to try floc once i get my CC down and pass the overnight FC test. theres 2 pool stores near me, and 1 carries Bioguard Power-floc, and the other is a branch of Ace hardware and they carry O-Ace-Sis Super Floc Out. I can find reviews on the bioguard floc, but i cant find any reviews...

yea, im still shocking so my FC level is going from 30 to 21 on some sunny days. I dont know for sure that im passing the overnight test, because I havent tested it properly. I just know that it is holding pretty steadily overnight, because I will test once the sun is almost down, add enough...

so if a pool should be kept around 3-5 ppm FC under normal conditions, and i am losing up to 9 ppm currently during the day, how do I keep the FC from dropping to 0 during the day? am i supposed to add enough bleach every morning to raise the FC to 13, because isnt this technically considered...

ill vaccuum and test the CC before floc-ing. i know the pressure building up means the filter is filtering, but given 3 weeks, and seeing no progress in the cloudiness actually clearing, i think i want to try the floc at least once. like i said, the filter can sit for at least 3 days without...

I rasied my FC level to 30, and have kept it there as consistently as possible for nearly 3 weeks now. The water is very milky, and looks to be a turqoise color, which I think is due to the color of the liner. However, the water does not seem to be clearing up. I have left the filter running...

i backwashed once yesterday given normal filtering. i also vacuumed again yesterday, which resulted in me having to backwash again. so should i raise it up to 28, since i am not sure if my CYA is at 60 or 70?

I havent noticed a difference in the color or any progess in the pool water since yesterday morning. the water is still a milky green color. currently, im keeping the FC level at 24, because my CYA level (i think) is 60. the lines for 60 and 70 on the CYA tube are close together, so it was...