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Well replacing the entire light is an expensive proposition. I just wanted to upgrade the bump to a color-changing LED version. But, I can't seem to get the gasket off the glass. Just not sure if I will damage anything in doing so, or would have trouble finding a replacement gasket for such an...

Morning folks. I'm trying to swap out the old bulb in this beauty to an LED, but I'm not sure how to remove the gasket around the lens to take it apart. Any advise? Do I just rip the old gasket out and get a new one? It seems pretty tight on there and doesn't want to easily come off. Also, any...

Here are all accurate test results from just now. Seems like the main issue now is the build up is getting hard on the surface and won’t brush off. Wonder if there’s anything I can use to remove it (wire brush, chemical) Thanks!

Good idea. I'll do that, and get a calcium test from the local shop in the meantime and return with accurate numbers.

Sort of, but it's rolled on very thick. It's not at all like paint. When mixed up it's more like a smooth concrete/plaster and hardens as such. The bags are just like a concrete mix.

Which product are you referring to? The Sider-Crete plaster is not paint. They come in 50lb bags that are mixed up like concrete. The Calcium Plus product from Leslies is a powder used to raise Calcium levels, which is what I thought I needed to do after following the Sider-Crete opening...

Well, that's why I'm here :) Didn't know that was not the correct product.

Yes, I added 15lbs of Calcium Hardness Plus from Leslies. Maybe I need to get the calcium accurately measured and possibly add more?

Found this is a city water quality report....

The green R-0011L (which is probably very old like 6-7 years+) for testing calcium hardness if very glompy. When I test both my pool and my home's water, it doesn't turn red at all, it just gets ever so slightly cloudy. Here are readings I just took. Seems like FC is very high, but I'm only...

Hey everyone, last month I completed a pool renovation. I re-plastered our pool with Sider-Crete pool plaster. A lot of DIY work, but wow does it look good. Everything is going great after refilling, but I can't get rid of this issue. I'm assuming it's some sort of calcium buildup (silicate?)...

I did think that was odd - I probably took the test too soon after adding my last gallon of bleach for the day and it didn't properly mix.... I'll do another check tomorrow morning to see how it compares with my reading taken this evening. I'll get this precise shock process down if it kills me!

FC was 28.5 Saturday Night and 33 Sunday morning. Isn't that the proper result you're asking about?

Here's an update to my shock treatment over the weekend. Got the new CYA measuring tube and got an accurate reading before proceeding. Here were my pre-shock (Saturday) numbers: PH: 7.5 FC: 10 CC: .5 CYA: 55 TA: 280 CH: 300 I brought the pool up to about a 25 FC level throughout most of the day...

Thanks. I just ordered another CYA tube so I can get an accurate reading. I'll do a precise shock treatment and see if I can't knock this stuff out once and for all.

I do think it's dead algae, it was slimy to the touch. I took the hose to the filter and cleaned it out for about 15 minutes until it ran clear, and then I upped the FC to about 38. Seemed to pretty much hold there over night. I've also had the pump running continuously. This may be a dumb...

Not yet. Since I just did my first actual test with new chemicals last weekend, I've just been kind of dumping in jugs of bleach 3 and 6 at at time. Maybe I need to take a more concentrated effort?

Dave, here are a complete set of test results. These are all done with brand new chemicals that I ordered last month :) The only tricky one is the CYA test. Ironically last week while I was trying to measure it, I totally lost the slender beaker! So for this test today, I used a crude method of...

Time to solve this mystery that has been plaguing our pool for the past 2 years. There is a fine layer of sediment that builds up around the edge of the pool pretty much every day. If I brush it up, the water turns cloudy, and the next day after filtering it's sitting on the bottom like a brown...