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Hey all - I've gotten a bunch of great advice on this site over the last 5 years owning a pool, and just thought I'd support somebody else with what I can. I have a bunch of basically new random stuff. If anybody wants it, totally free, pickup in San Antonio, Texas. It's extra filters and one...

That was it! Back up and running! Thank you, TFP!

Still no luck. I tried the bladder and after a few seconds the water flows just shut off. I don’t have any valves at all on the inbound side other than that one shut off that controls both skimmers. When I put the pump at 3450 RPM, I get maybe psi of 1 showing on the filter gauge. How long is...

When I fill the pot with water, it goes right to the bottom of where the top attaches, but of course not above there. Then when I switch it on, the level stays right there but doesn’t rise up to full the domed lid. Does that make sense? I’ll try pushing water through with the bladder with the...

Hi all, I installed a new black and decker 3hp vsp a few weeks ago and it worked great. Then I just got back from a six day trip to find my skimmer baskets full of leaves from the nearby oak tree. After cleaning the skimmers, and then cleaning the basket in the pump, I cannot get the pump to...

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Hey all, Through poor planning, I accidentally ended up with about 2.5 pints of R-0871 that I'm not going to use before they expire. I'm selling one pint (Lot #B101, expiration 04/21, unopened). $25, and I can leave it out front for pickup in central San Antonio. I'm happy to ship if anybody...

Thank you! I’ll plan to do that in the fall I guess. In the short term, am I doing the right thing just keeping the FC a little higher than I should, brushing, and watching the walls for spots and then attacking those vigorously? Or is that just wasting my time, and I should just accept that I’m...

Hi all, I've had my house/pool a little over a year, and this morning as I was brushing the walls, I noticed some dark green spots. Investigating, I see that they are actually behind the plaster. As I peeled off a little off the plaster just with my fingernail (you can see in the second pic...

Unfortunately, not sure what happened there! Must have been a measurement issue, but I don’t know now. Maybe all the chlorine got me dizzy? Have never had that issue in the past. Oh well. As always, thank you all for the help!

They confirmed it. (So glad its not some weird algae that was immune to SLAM!) Here’s what they told me: “It appears to be caterpillar droppings. There are some large ones in the trees right now - Buck Moths and wooly bears to name a few. They are likely dropping from the leaves, even if the...

Just thought I’d update you! I’ve been going crazy searching online and finally I’m 99% sure that those little green things are caterpillar droppings! Waiting for a reply from the A&M ag extension, but that would explain why I have slammed again and continue to pass the OCLT with now clean...

Thanks, appreciate it! I'll check out the videos and do an OCLT tonight! On the rollie-pollies, by the way: I have noticed a bunch in my yard already, and a few dead ones in the pool. You may be right that these are just the chlorinated remains of others that I found too late, but we will see!

Thanks! I've owned the house for a year but have no idea what is inside the sand filter or when it was last looked at! I'm a little worried about trying to deep clean it on my own and potentially taking the filter out of commission for weeks by messing it up. Since you're in the area, do you...

Hi all, wanted to provide some pictures and hopefully get another look. Water is still crystal clear (I threw a quarter in the 8' deep end, and you can tell heads/tails, but I couldn't get a good pic), FC is 11, still coming down CC is still zero, and did't do an OCLT last night, but will...

thanks. I appreciate the help. Will check FC again tomorrow!