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Hi all! :wave: Just opened on Memorial Day, and am now working my way through the shocking process to get the water clear. It seems like I'm making good progress with favorable test results. Let me know what you think! Test Results (before initial shocking): pH: 6.8 CYA: 30 Test Results...

Hi all! :wave: Now that we're back into pool season, we're looking to repair our main drain, which we lost in a rather awful liner replacement experience with a local PB (seriously, you didn't pressure-check the lines?! :grrrr: ). Anyway, we've begun the dig and uncovered the lines, along...

Hi again! I got a great deal on a Zodiac MX8, head-only, on Craigslist for $150. :party: Since it doesn't come with the hoses and valves and such, I'm now in the market for some (hopefully) inexpensive hoses to use with it. I've been going back and forth with a seller on eBay regarding...

Hi all! Looking to get started on pool opening now that the weather is warming up, and this season I'm considering getting an automatic pool cleaner to help cut down on the hours otherwise spent vacuuming. I've been researching cleaners, and it looks like for my price range a suction-side...

I called up a couple of pool places and checked the prices of Walmart bleach online, and I've come up with the following. The amounts indicated are values from the Pool Calculator based on my pool. I only have cal-hypo in there for comparison purposes. Anyone see anything wrong with my math...

Hi all! First off, I'd like to thank all of you for all of the great content on this forum. Hopefully this will make my life easier in the future! A little back story: About 2-3 years ago, our pool began to leak, losing about 1" of water per day. After running some tests, we called in the...