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Just for the sake of anyone who may stumble in here in the future... the replacement heads seem to be a tightly controlled cash cow for the manufacturer. You aren't going to find any deep discounts anywhere so if you need one you just have to buck up and spend the cash. Big thanks to Bruce...

Yes, they are grey. Actually, the one in the picture broke apart by itself and was sitting in pieces on the bottom of the spa. So, a removal tool would be useful. As for the count, I'll have to spend some time in the pool tomorrow (oh shucks!) taking inventory on how many aren't working. I'm...

Great! Let's see if I can figure out how to post the images. I also just noticed that the top of the popups say "Quikclean" on them. The cannister was just replaced a couple days ago and so isn't original to the pool. The old one had the one pipe coming out the top...

I've got several in-floor popups that aren't working like they should be and want to replace them. I don't know what specific brand or model they are. I can buy them locally from the PB (Shasta) but they run about $70 each. I'd like to find a less expensive option. Anyone know of a good...

Here ya go... http://safensavepoolchemist.com/SunkenTreasure.html

My CYA and CH levels were out of control on the pool I inherited last year so I just had a reverse osmosis procedure done so I can start over. The company that did that job was Calsaway in Phoenix. The treatment equipment is all self-contained in a cargo trailer. Once the process is under way...

I'm in Phoenix too and I'm having an R/O treatment done next week by Calsaway. My CYA levels were way off the chart like yours. They have fixed pricing based on the size of your pool and it includes the initial chemicals to bring the treated water up to snuff for chlorine, pH, and CYA. I do...

Thanks for the reference. I just sent them a request for an estimate. I'm going to break out the swim goggles and have a closer look but last time I checked I was certain that something was poking up through the step. Thanks for the help.

Thanks for the reply. I actually don't know if it's pebbletec or pebblesheen since the pool came with the house. Is there any way to tell? The rust spot is what alerted me to the rebar. It feels like steel to me. It is only a few feet under though on the bottom most step. Not sure what...

My CYA level is up around 250 or 300 so I need to do a major drain and refill. I'm also trying to get some bids on some surface rapairs (piece of rebar sticking up through a step, etc) so it would be nice to only drain once. I have a Pebbletec pool. Is it safe to drain it right now given that...

Ah, now that makes perfect sense. Thanks!

I just finished reading through the Pool School and I had a question about one statement. On the Definitions and Abbreviations page under dichlor and trichlor is the following line: "Causes CYA to rise with continued use so it is not a good choice for those with cartridge filters or in...