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Hi Dennis I have the Paramount PCC2000 system, and I love it. Before I committed to putting the system in my pool, I contacted Paramount directly. They were very good at answering all my questions and explaining how the system works. If you haven't already, send them an email to start a...

Have you considered running the waterfall whenever your pool filter is running? As an analogy, your waterfall reservoir is similar to the spa in my pool. I get bird poo, plant debris, and a whole host of things in the spa over the course of any given summer day. However, a small amount of my...

The quantity and location of nozzles are based on an engineering analysis of your particular pool, and a certain water flow (i.e. pressure head) is required to make the system work as designed. Well-designed IFC systems have dedicated pumps for optimum performance. This keeps the filtration...

By "chlorinator", I am referring to the SWG. My Jandy unit didn't work very well, and I had to replace the circuit board twice in less than 2 years. Jandy customer service was not very responsive and at one point even told me to stop bothering them. The guy who bought the house from me has...

I had Jandy equipment at my previous house. I have Hayward now. In general, Hayward and Pentair are the best out there. In my experience, the gap between Jandy and the top ones is pretty large. In 2 years of owning Jandy equipment, I had to replace chlorinator twice, filter housing once, and...

At a previous house, I went with Tuff Shed. They have franchises in many places, so maybe there's one close to you. They built it on-site is less than a day. Solid construction materials, and the guys did a nice job. They have infinite numbers of ways to customize, so you should be able to...

The app is great. It's simple to use, and does exactly what I need from a pool test tracker scheme. To all involved, thanks for all the great work!

You don't need to clean your filter cartridges as thoroughly as you think. As particles build up on the filter media, the effective pore size decreases which effectively makes for better filtration. If your media get dirty enough, they can approach DE in terms of filter efficiency. I can...

For my pool, pH is the only property that changes on a daily/weekly basis. Between the SWG and several water features, pH is always rising. This causes me to test pH quite frequently. The other properties are rock-solid, so I test for them infrequently. I work to keep my alkalinity down...

I wasn't making any disparaging remarks about the cost; in fact, I was doing just the opposite. The hidden thesis in my long-winded comment can be summarized as this: The probe is not very durable, but it's not very expensive...therefore, it's disposable. And even though it's disposable, it's...

I have used this exact instrument for the previous 2 years. In my experience, the probe only lasts 1 season before it no longer holds calibration. I threw the first one away after year 1, and I threw the 2nd one away after year 2 (last year). I've already ordered another one for this year...

After (finally!) figuring out my controls and display, I was able to make sense of my salt system. For several months after I built my pool, I stressed over why the INSTANT reading was different than the AVERAGE value in the regular display sequence. After heavy rain dilution or salt addition...

Your quote of $5 per square foot is quite a deal. For a new installation paver job, you buy the pavers and pay the guys to prep the ground and install the pavers. For a paver renovation, you don't have to pay for the pavers, but you're still paying for ground prep and installation. The...

Several metropolitan cities in the US have weekly shows hosted by local gardeners on National Public Radio. These folks provide advice on how/what/when to do stuff to your yard, while also warning about things you definitely want to avoid. Local garden centers are aware of this advice and tend...

Even though you may only have a small yard, I can imagine that you might be really disappointed with amount of work it will take to take care of your St Augustine grass with an electric mower. My 23hp gasoline mower struggles with my St Augustine if I wait longer than 4 or 5 days between mows.

Down here in Houston, we've been known to get quite some torrential rain events over the last few years. In addition to acid, I keep a few bags of salt, a container of calcium, and a container of CYA on-hand to handle any dilution deluges.

With my previous pool, my Polaris 280 "died" each of the 2 years that I used it. And by "died", I mean the internal drive mechanism would lock up and not allow the wheels to turn. It was repaired under warranty both times, but the tech at Leslies (don't shoot me....that's where my PB...

I think you'll have different problems than you may expect. We have a lot of "gumbo" soil in the Houston area. The likelihood of your shell popping out of the ground when empty is probably small. However, when the gumbo shrinks/expands/shifts as the ground saturates and dries out, you set...

In general, this may be true. However, last month I did the calculation and determined that I could have been exclusively using tablets to sanitize my Houston pool and NOT have had any "too much CYA" problems over the 20 months since my pool has been in service.

I feel your pain. A few weeks ago, I was getting some really wonky TA readings. The problem was resolved once I realized I was using 10mL of water and following the directions for 25mL sample. I hate being a bonehead.

The warmer the weather, the more my Labrador swims on her own. This time of year, she plops in and sits on the sun shelf nearly every single day. In February, she won't get in unless one of the kids throws a tennis ball into the middle of the pool. Maybe you'll get lucky and find that your...

Re: "You don't need to worry about CYA <dude> if the water looks clear". Agree? By posting on this forum, I think you already know the answer to the question you pose. :thumleft:

I've used tabs on 3 separate occasions. After each time, I've had to rebuild the check valve that keeps my raised spa from draining. I find the tabs to be quite corrosive to the seals, presumably when the pump is off.

My pool is 31' long. I have an LED light at either end. This is just about perfect. One would have been too few, and I don't think that more would have made that much of a difference. I also have a separate, smaller LED light in the spa. This, too, is just about perfect. I have rather dark...

Over here on the west side of Houston, the constant rain has replaced about 10% of my pool water since Sunday afternoon, so I can imagine that you could have exchanged 25% of your water if you have been getting hit hard. My advice to you is "get used to it". Between March and May of this year...

:goodpost: And when I was learning how to take care of my own pool, I only had a few nosy neighbors watching....not the WHOLE WORLD!

Peroxide will chew up any available chlorine pretty quickly. And we all know what can happen when you don't have enough chlorine in your pool.

The most complete and simple explanation for this embarrassment of olympic proportions can be found in this article in which Mario Andrada (the chief spokesman for the Rio 2016 organizing committee) says "Chemistry is not an exact science". That's his exact quote; I didn't make that up!! As...

If this comment were to be taken out of context (which I am doing right now, by the way!), you'd have some explaining to do!

Even though the pool light manufacturer has given that LED light a "300W equivalent" rating, you will definitely find that the LED light will appear to give a lot less light than the incandescent equivalent. For a pool your size, you will definitely want 2 lights, especially if you plan on...