Recent content by Utlmnop

I made my choice on that comparison chart at discount salt pools. The Circupools unit had better reviews, made more chlorine/day, had a better warranty, and the salt cell was cheaper to replace than the IC40. And I liked how people here talked about their customer service being fast and...

**Update** Ordered the RJ-45 from discount salt pool (using the $1 upgrade sale). Ours came missing an O ring but they were snappy fast to send out another set and we were good to go. I convinced the husband to do the plumbing. We went with a vertical install (had plenty of space so we...

It really doesn't look that hard. I'm getting the bypass kit also. I actually went and crowd sourced someone who would do the install and one of the local pool companies contacted me to say they would do it. Truth be told - we've been dying to put in a kill switch for our pool cleaner...

Let's not get carried away. They still won't install anything you don't buy from them.....

So.... here's the deal. We are very luck to have pool stores into our area that get the TFP method. Last year I walked into one to get my first 1/2 season supply of liquid shock (they had a wicked sale going on) - and when the kid cashier looked at me - surprised I was buying so much - I...

We actually run our VS pump 24/7. We know we don't have to - but energy is cheap here and quite honestly, we got lazy after that was installed (2017? 2018? The years are blending together) .. and never figured out how to use the auto timers to program the darn thing. (Shamefully) - we use...

We should have made the leap years ago and just put it off... now with liquid chlorine being a hot commodity going into the summer - it's past time to move to a SWG. Here's my issue. I want to go with the CircuPool Edge 40. My husband really does NOT want to DIY this. Honestly, we're fine...

I picked up 10% at Rural King 4 for $9.99. Not the best price but beats the pool stores $18 for 4 gallons of 12.5% for sure!

OMG YES!!! Could I figure out how the mower works? Sure - its a riding mower - it can't be that hard. Do I want to? Absolutely not!

I wanted the pool when we were house hunting so it because "my responsibility" to maintain it. Before we were even in escrow I was reading TFP pages. I bought the test kit, I established the cleaning routine/process, I deal with the purchasing of chemicals, etc. But very similar to...

As some of you have asked - we did backwash maybe 1x a month - when we saw increased pressures of about 15% or so. It would settle back down to a normal range but would still blow larger items back thru the returns. I swear I vacuumed up the same small - oddly shapped - piece of mulch 20...

The chemistry stuff isn't hard or time consuming. It's the cleaning part that I try to avoid - top skimming, brushing and vacuuming, etc. IMO - If there was a filter that could work harder so I didn't have to - it would be worth a moderate amount of extra hassle. I have opened the filter...

Appreciated the feedback but I don't have a chemistry issue. When the pool is open (it's currently closed right now - which is why there are no current test results in my post) - I test pH and chlorine daily with a full panel test weekly using a Taylor K2006C test kit. We've had the pool for...

This is the end goal. I haven't managed to sell the husband on a robot cleaner yet - as "the polaris works just fine" (his words... NOT mine). <sigh> I've half thought of just going out and buying a new one and asking forgiveness later.

We have a sand filter (deets in signature). It's original to the pool (2002-ish). We fought with it the entire season last year (returns sending back the exact junk I was vacuuming up. All recommended solutions for fixing issue failed). I'm fairly certain we have a bad lateral or two. The...