Recent content by Urodoc

Thanks, that's what I wanted to know!! :-)

I have an intelliflo VF pump and was thinking of adding an 8 gal liquidator. 2 questions: 1.) What is the minimum flow that I can run the pump to provide enough suction for the liquidator? --I would like to lower my flow as much as possible to minimize electricity use. 2.) Would it be...

turns out that at 33 GPM my polaris runs at 32 RPM. Ugh, but my stainless air bleeder on my FNS plus DE filter was shot, just a few strands of stainless steel left. Which explained the DE in the pool... :-( busy weekend... I'm going to wait till tomorrow to adjust the Intelliflo. Thanks for...

Love it!!! Good logical answer. I'll adjust VSP for Polaris wheel RPM of 28-34. Unfortunately my pool is surrounded by trees. Hopefully after spring droppings stop I can decrease Polaris time. Thanks!

I put an Intelliflo VF in to replace my old centurian. I have a polaris 280 that runs off of a booster pump. The polaris booster is still hooked up to the intermatic timer. I like to run the Intelliflo to turn over my pool once every cycle. Over the winter, I had the pool covered and the...

Here's an update. Thanks for all the help. Pool looks great and I finally feel like everything is relatively stable. :party: 8-) Chemistry result today: FC: 4.6 pH: 7.7 TA: 90 CH: 280 CYA: 35 :cheers: I'm dumping in about a 121 oz of 8.25% bleach every 2-3 days and a cup or two of...

Yea, I'm pretty sure I pulled a third off. I estimated based on time and gph on the sump pump, but I forgot about the first 5" I pulled off with the pool pump and I ran the sump a little longer. I'm planning on draining it 2 more times.

I tried the vac hose in the skimmer thing. I have 2 skimmers. Had to try to plug the other one. Bottom line, no luck. So I bought a sump pump. It looks like I'll get plenty of use out of it. Here's my new chemistry: FC 0.8 CC 0.2 pH 7.5 TA 70 CH 220 CYA 120--So I brought...

Thanks for the great explanation! :-D I used the pump to "waste" the water down to the skimmer, then it stopped. :? Old pool, main drain and skimmers on same valve. So off to Northern Tool to pick up a 1/3 hp Wayne submersible sump pump and 1.5" hose. Pumped around 7000-10000 gallons out in...

Gunite. I amended my signature. I think my water table is pretty high. We resurfaced the pool in 2011 and it took a couple of months for the wee holes to stop. How much can I safely drain at a time? Won't draining and refilling just remix the CYA and result in having to drain a lot more water...

ugh, the pool calculator says 78%. Wow! I'm guessing that I don't add any other chemicals until I refill the pool and retest.

I decided to take over my pool care from the pool guy because the weekly service was getting worse (new employee), and I wanted to save some money. They cleaned the pool for the last time on Wednesday. It looks fine (no algae). I have lots of trees, so I'm putting in a poolskim tomorrow. It...

I purchased a 1.5" male to male connector to connect the vacuum hose to the leaf cannister, and a 3 foot hose (lowes) to connect the cannister to the skimmer suction.

Thanks for the advice!! Regarding the leaf canister. How do I connect it to the pool hose. Do I need to purchase special fittings?

I am considering taking over my pool care from my pool company. Great info in this forum!! I have a polaris 280 cleaner on a booster pump. It works fine, but my pool company vacuums the pool weekly when they come out. My pool is 50% covered by oak trees. Fall is heck! In addition, when we...