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Yeah, me either :-D

I get same looking stuff in my pool for the first month after opening, I find it is mostly pollen and dust from the air. After the kids have been in the pool stirring up the water, it settles out evenly overnight and pool looks clean. But as soon as the pump comes on and starts circulating...

I am guessing this clean up may have already been done. But it occurs to me that if the oily stuff is floating on the surface, it would make sense to just fill the pool until the surface water and debris overflows off. Then let the pool sit for a day to let the particulates settle to the...

Am helping a neighbor with pool, but having a problem getting it clear. Pool was green with algae when closed in fall, CYA was over 100. Opened this spring to white cloudy water and a CYA of 60 Shocked pool for 3 days at 25 and then maintained at 8, there are no CC's present. Current...

When I had mine, I built a 2x6 pressure treated octogon frame, leveled it, put down a layer of plastic sheeting inside, filled it half way up with sand and then put pool on top. -

Jason, What you are saying is that this short period of high chlorine will not do any notable damage, beyond perhaps shortening the life of the liner by little bit? And I would think the money saved by not using bacquacil for ten years will probably cover the cost of a new liner anyway.

Thanks, I did get to it through the proxy, Odd that I was able to go direct a month or two ago, but no longer. Not sure why they even continue it, no new registrations have been allowed for years and most people who have been on it that long have their pools in order. -

I just tried to get on "The Pool Forum" and it didn't come up. I was wondering if the site is down for good and if so what happened? -

This is a 36000 gallon, Gunite IG, I am guessing ti was part of the "package" the owner got sold. While I have you, the plaster looks sort of mottled and yellowed in spots, mostly within a foot below the water line. Calcium reading 190, could the water be leeching the calcium out of the...

Found this expalantion: "Oxygen ( 02 ) is converted into Ozone Molecules ( 03 ) by an electrical charge. The Ozone molecules are then injected into your spa’s water. Ozone is highly reactive, so it interacts with “contaminants” it encounters in your spa water. One of the 3 oxygen atoms...

Thanks, I found an explanation of the device and I think it may actually be somewhat effective. The pool is a little over 100 CYA, the Cl at 7 , and suprisingly clear They're using 3 inch tabs in a feeder. I pointed them to the forum.

Anyone know what an Oxidizer is supposed to do? I saw one the other day by a pools filtering equipment, it was "Smart Pure" or "Pure Smart" It was basically a 6" x 9" Aluminum box about three foot long, electrically powered, and had just a small 1/2" tube running from it. Never saw one before.

I was thinking of using an almost identical set up for dispensing bleach during vacation. I will add a small bit of tubing to the end and open the valve just enough to drip slowly into the pool. 5 gallons should last the week I am gone

I would insist on the contractor correcting these mistakes before the plaster is applied. Why are you accepting this improper work?

Very interesting article. A slow conversion with continued pool use would be a good alternative for some people, as the swimming season has begun. Now we just need a someone to try it. Hmmm, which of my neighbors still uses Baquacil? :twisted:

I don't think the posts on a round pool really do anything to support the pool once it is full of water. You have equal pressure pushing out which may then level a post that was originally a little low. I found a couple posts slightly raised after filling my AGP. I just pryed the blocks up...

You should also try mixing some DE and water and see what that looks like under the microscope. I was adding DE to my sand filter this season and then noticed dirt collecting in the low spots. I would vacuum it but the next day it would be back. Apparently the DE is too fine for my filter to...

But it's one whole molecule thick, that means....... OH! Wait, I forgot, Thermodynamics ! Ok, nevermind, it's Crud !!

How about changing - "Chemistry 101 (and beyond)" to "BBB / Basic Water Chemistry (and beyond)" It should at least steer the BBB curious people into the right section. And you should also then move the BBB Sticky to the top of the list.

Those practical joking Aliens and their Forcefields, I hate it when they do that ! :shock:

gonefishin, Sounds like they could be digger bees. You may find this link helpful. http://www.bugspray.com/catalog/products/page536.html I had them in the front yard and they were increasing every year. This year I dusted the area with some ant powder I had, and now they're gone.

I once leaned over the side of our intex donut pool to get a beach ball and the wall collapsed, I sailed out on the wave and about a quater of the water went with me. I bet the theives had that pool empty and gone in less than 15 minutes.

I have been dealing with this for over a month now, First I thought pollen , but now I am thinking Mustard algae. I made a point of running hayward ladybug for 10 hours a day for three days and pool was spotless. Filter comes on this morning, only 14 hours after filter shut off and vac was...

I found this picture on the Nasa Website of the Maintenance Crew adding a little Baking Soda to correct an Alkalinity issue.

I have the same thing in my pool, it is probably dirt and pollen from the air. I determined it was dirt when my kids were swimming one night and stirred it up, and in the morning it appeared to be gone. But it had just been mixed and then had settled evenly on the bottom. When the filter came...

I posted that idea some time ago on Poolforum as a way of capturing the heat of the A/C But it was only a suggestion, no actual unit built. http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=4416 I would imagine as long as you place the radiator on top of the condenser and pipe water through it...

If it is Plastic, you might try painting it with Krylon paint for plastic. It is supposed to "bond on a molecular level", which I imagine is good !! :lol:

Wasn't Acrimonious the rather nasty and sarcastic student of Plato ?

IWIKWTWAM = I wish I knew what the word "acronmys" means :lol:

This should be the test kit you are looking for. http://www.taylortechnologies.com/produ ... KitID=2473