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We are just about to perform our first acid wash and tile cleaning. The Pool is about 12 years old and it was probably needed a couple of year ago. Here is a link to my Build Thread if anyone is interested...

The only sound is the noise from the rotors and the wind, so turn that way down. The video is full 1080P, but for some reason it only uploaded 720P to Youtube. I'll see if I can fix that later. Make sure the quality is set to 720P (its the little gear in the bottom grey bar). Near the middle...

My Chlorine has been disappearing quickly over the last couple weeks. All the other levels are ok and I added CYA to about 50. I think I cleaned the filter in March. The PB thought I would only need to clean the filters 2 times a year. I figured I'd check it out today and see how they...

I never had been able to get a "good" number for the volume of my pool. The PB came up with 1 number, I used an online calculator and it came up with another number. I've been doing most of the chemical balance based on 25,000 Gal. And most of the time it works out fine. I had a very low FC...

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We used the heater on the pool for the first time this weekend. I wasn't sure how quickly it would change the water temp, so I kept track of some of the variables. The Heater is a Jandy LXi400 Gas Heater (400,000 Btu). We had 2 "Deep Heat" return lines run to the floor of the pool. I...

My main goal is less maintenance on the pool. I was on the fence with a Salt System when we built the pool (mainly due to some info from the PB and the hard water we have). My PB made it sound like he had to acid wash the plates in the Salt System very often. I went with the Liquidator based...

I'm not sure how to calculate the volume of my pool. I've tried a couple methods and numbers range from 20-30,000. I brought the pool up to a shock level this week and these are the numbers: FC before shock - 3.0 Added a full 3 gallons of 12.5% cholrine (HASA brand) Pool running from about 5...

I've had the Liquidator going for 9 months with almost no issues (other than a loose connector sucking air). So far I've only added chlorine every couple weeks to keep the level between about 4-8 gallons (I marked 8 gallons on the side of the bucket for max fill). I have the 3/8" upgrade kit...

We just hit our 1 year anniversary for the pool. During the first summer I was testing and brushing every week. Well over the winter I got lazy. I'd brush the pool only 1 or 2 times a month. And I only checked the levels about the same ... It's starting to warm up and I'm ready to get back...

I am just about done installing my Landscape Lighting. I purchased almost all LED light fixtures from Hunter/FX Lighting (http://fxl.com/products/default.htm?cat=LED). I have a single 300 Watt transformer and 4 separate "Runs" of lights (Path Lights, Up Lights, Wall Lights and Behind the...

I'm not sure exactly how large my pools is, probably somewhere between 25,000 and 29,000 gallons. Last month or two is has been warm down here in SoCal. My pool has LOTS of sun exposure (from about 9 am to just about sunset 6-7 pm). It went through about 3 gallons of 12% in about 2 weeks. It...

Someone asked a couple questions about my fire pit. I did a bunch of research on the Internet when I started the project. For some reason I had a lot of trouble finding information on fire pits online. I still don't have the gas and wood thing figured out. Think about where you want the...

Do you do anything to the Liquidator (like turn it off) when you run the Spa Mode for several hours? I'm still tweaking level of chlorine and the flow on the Liquidator. It really requires more 'work' than I expected. Last night we ran the spa for about 3 hours. When I got into the spa I...

When we were working on my pool the PB told me about another customer that ran out of money right after they finished the Rebar. The pool sat at that stage for something like 9 months. Now after all the rain everything is ruined. All the trenches collapsed into the pool, all the rebar is...

I needed a couple more gallons of chlorine for the LQ today. I figured I would stop by another store and get a sample of water tested at the same time. I listened as the guy told a customer ahead of me that the Wal* shock was less concentrated than the stuff he was selling them... I picked up...

I want to add some lights to the BBQ Island. Most of the Islands you see pre-built have the 'Puck' style halogen lights. I don't like them and they get very hot. I want something low wattage, so I think LED is the way to go. I'm sure someone must make sets of lights that I can just drill and...

My CYA level is up somewhere near 70. I really wanted to keep it down below 50. I've removed the Tablets, so I hope it wil start to head back down. I'm currently adding a couple inches of water a week due to evaporation. Using the CYA/FC chart in Pool School, I should have a FC level near 8...

Our pool just recovered from the AFR and then we had a party on the weekend. As of Saturday the pool tested fine and the water was clear. It got up to 101 on Saturday. Sunday we had about 40 people over to the house and about half of them were in the pool. Temp was about 102. I tested the...

Neighbor kid pooped in the pool. It was barely solid enough to get some of it out with the basket. I'm getting ready to shock the pool. My CYA is about 40. How am I supposed to measure a FC of 16? The test kit only goes to 5. Do I just use the Pool Calculator and let it do the math...

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It's probably a good thing I didn't find this before we shot the Gunite... http://www.vogland.com/Site/Custom_pool_work.html

So I put about 32 oz of stabilizer (CYA) in a sock yesterday. I put the sock into the skimmer basket furthest from the pump (because everything said to add it slowly). I go out there this morning (pump running all night) and I still have a full, wet sock of white powder. If I squeeze the sock...

My PB was very concerned about the install of the Liquidator. He tells me that the warranty on the heat exchanger will be voided because the chlorine is inserted before the heater. I tried to reassure him that the chlorine level is not going to exceed 3 ppm. I had to clean out the pool filter...

I've had water in the pool for a little over 30 days now. I'm ready to start some real work on the chemicals. My TF-100 kit arrived about a week ago, I have not had a chance to play with it yet. Pebble Plaster installed on 4/1/11. The equipment is listed at the bottom. I have a Liquidator...

I don't think the ink was even dry on the final inspection before the county sent me out a nice letter asking about my new pool. It's nice to know that the county is interested in the happiness of their citizens :-D Wait a Minute... What's this... You want to know how much I spent on the...

This photo is in rotation on the front page of TFP. Is this a fiberglass pool or is the seat something added to a liner pool? It seems like a cool idea. Does anyone know who the owner is? I like the Pergolas too. I can't tell what is under the one closest to the pool, looks like a massage...

Mini Pebble Pool and Spa. Similar to a Pebble Sheen. They plastered the pool on Friday (4/1) They did the Acid Wash, Power Wash, Scrub down on Saturday (4/2) I filled the pool Saturday into Sunday Morning (3 am) Equipment Startup and first Chemicals were on Monday (4/4) I've run the pump about...

There is about a 50/50 chance it is an install issue (the installer did put the floats in upside down). I got it to quick sucking, but if you move the hose it will either suck air or leak water. I'll re-install the fittings after the system runs for a little longer today. I'm not a fan of...

I went to the local Pool Supply store to pickup 4 of my 8 free gallons of Hasa Chlorine. The guy behind the counter isn't a fan of Liquid Chlorine. It seems that everyone has an opinion on what they like and what works best (he did think Nature 2 was worthless). He prefers to use Chlorine...