Recent content by Wingfan13

Wondering what is best to use here as I don't want a ton of soap in my pool. We have an awning over our pool and I need to clean it. The problem is obviously a bunch of soap suds would end up in the pool and I am told that is not good. Does anyone know of a soap that WOULD be OK to use or...

Done. Our pool builder was horrible so I question every issue that comes up. The pool is 3 years old and it did function fine for about a year. If the water line is not all the away above the pipe that feeds into the pump it will not properly prime if that is the correct term. I have to...

We have a booster pump that runs our water feature and slide. It switches between the 2 (slide and water feature). When the booster pump turns off most of the water will drain from it so the next time I turn it on it will not fill and run. I can get it to work by turning it on then off...

Well, best guess is 3 to 4 years. I don't know for sure. The house was built in 2006 and the pool wasn't built with it. It was added later. I should mention that all this testing of the water started because I noticed mineral deposits forming on the tile of the spa. I have a spa where the...

Here is what I got using my cheap 5 way test kit and I plan on buying the one suggested. pH 7.8 Acid demand was one drop Chlorine is a little low at 1.0 My alkalinity was 80 Not sure if any of this helps using the cheap kit. Thanks !

Thanks for the reply. I am in Austin. I know I didn't overfill but my testing consists of nothing more than the cheap kit I bought. I have only tested ph and acid deman with my cheap kit. The pool is very new and everything is automated. I am going to go take pictures of things because I...

I have a salt water, 15000 gallon inground, plaster pool. I am using the cheap test kit that comes in the black box. Like this one http://www.lesliespool.com/Home/Pool-Ch ... 18547.html I will do the tests tomorrow to let the water I am adding and the acid from before settle. Thanks for...

Meaning ? I know what aeration means but could you explain further ? Thanks !

I just bought a house with a saltwater pool. It is 15,000 gallons. I live in Texas and the water in the pool has been evaporating pretty quickly. About 10 days ago I added hose water to bring the level back up and my ph got all out of wack. It was high. I added 2 1/2 cups of acid, waited an...