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Follow up to stuck Weir door Pool builder/service guy stops by and ends up hacksawing a black horizontal polypropylene sheet (about 1/8 inch thick) out of the area above the Weir door! He tells me it was left in there from the construction of the pool (10 years ago). there is now a strong...

Yes, the piece above the Weir door is bowing and has chipped - it looks like a flat piece of sheet metal but it isn't metal - it's rigid like a flat piece of PVC (I hope I make sense here). I noticed it when I was trying to figure out why the filter was increasing in psi shortly after...

Hey Everyone Just talked with the pool builder and they have no idea what the flow rate is for the filter. :| They did tell me that if my chems were correct and I was keeping the pool clean that running the filter 4-5 hrs will clean the water (depending on bather load). Note: This pool is 10...

Thanks for the thoughts. We are very private people and just don't feel comfortable socializing with our neighbors while in swim suits - jeans, shorts and t-shirts, yes, but the summer here is way too hot) thus the house with the pool appealed to us. We are not anti-social, too religious, or...

If this topic has been addressed please redirect me - if not then I would appreciate respectful suggestions (don't get me wrong, I totally enjoy the sarcasm on this site but it just won't apply here - I have to live next to these people) We moved into a subdivision of well-kept houses with 50%...

NCFlyers Fan, You're right, I posted the wrong reading - the pH is 8.2+ -

Oh - and water temperature is 82 degrees

I'd like some input please - here are my new numbers after draining over 80% of the pool: (these numbers are from the TF-100 test kit) FC: 1.5 TC: 2.5 CC: 1 pH: 190 CH: 180 CYA: less than the tube can register Water is clear and clean of debris - color is more aqua than blue Thank you

Finished draining nearly 80% of water from pool (commercial sub pump = 1 hr.) and have been filling for the last 24 hours. I probably won't get a reading until tomorrow morning since the fill won't be complete until tonight. It is hot here so the water is heating up as it fills. Rescued baby...

Svenpup and coloeb - you guys are right - I'll wait to get initial test readings and then go from there... Thanks for the clarity

Hi All I have a super sub pump and just started draining 3/4 of the pool to reduce the CYA levels - it will be filling in less than 3 hours so I'd like to ask about the new chemicals I put in. I just received the TF-100 today and already familiarized myself with all the tests on the old pool...

Originally I thought the tech had a lisp (lol) but it is a Weir door - where did the name come from? Thanks for an awesome, relevant site - very savvy :P

Ok - Pool supply store is giving me a sub pump so I can remove 60% of my pool water (according to your calculator Jason -thanks) Until I can plan the drain I've added 5 gallons (actually 1.42 gal) of 6% bleach and watched the numbers rise and then fall back - I just added another 5 gallons and...

Schertz, Texas Local WallyWorld Great Value Bleach 6% Sodiumhypochlorite $ 2.54 per 1.42 gal. bottle FYI: This product was in the grocery isle and not with the pool supplies in the garden area

NO. Absolutely NO. Now they offer a pre-printed direction sheet that explains what you need to do to correct the results of the tests - they can hustle more people in a shorter period of time this way - and guess what? You will spend $$ in their store on those corrections. I have had near...