Search results

We're preparing to go away for a few days and wanted to use our chlorinator. My husband must have over tightened it last time, so when I went out this morning and tried to unscrew the lid, the nut snapped! This leaves me with a cover that is free, and the lid still on the chlorinator, with...

I'm having a hard time keeping my Ph up, this morning it was down to 7.2 so I added 2 1/4 cups Soda ash around lunchtime. Now the sun has appeared and my 6 year-old is asking to swim. When is it safe? Current numbers: FC - 6.5 CC - .05 Ph - 7.2 TA - 70 (will recheck after I retest Ph) CYA -...

We are new owners of an old pool. Thanks to help from this site, we've gotten the water under control in the last few weeks, and now are trying to fix other issues. One thing that I noticed is that the skimmer does not have a door on it - does it need one? My husband doesn't seem to think...

I've been looking online as best I can, but cannot seem to find an answer. Our inground pool has a Hayward 4 way flow control valve leading into the filter system. It has 1/2 and 1/2 and Full settings on both Port 1 and Port 2. I've figured out that Port 1 is our skimmer and Port 2 is the...

We purchased a home in NJ in November, that came complete with its own swamp. The former owners had a cracked sand filter, but thought it was a good idea to install a new vinyl liner and fill the pool anyway. When we moved in, we had the pool closed for the winter, and last week we had a new...