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I've noted that some folks are using solar to run their pool pumps. We bought our house a few years ago and inherited an older in ground pool with a slide. The water tubes to the slide have long since deteriorated, and the spa hose was no longer connected into the system, and got removed when...

We just replaced our liner, and decided against replacing the old pool light. The liner is in and the old pool light enclosure is covered. I know most of the solar products are junk, but ran across this light while searching. It appears to be a lot brighter than others and claims to be top...

If I'm breaking the rules - please let me know. I was looking for a recommendation for someone in the Raleigh NC area for an in ground vinyl liner replacement - 16x32 21-22k gallons. I have 3 quotes so far from places that are fairly well known to the area. They all seem reputable and the...

Ever since I got the salt cell installed - I get the water balanced in the spring and almost never need to do much more than a fine tune once every week or 2.

Doh! I meant TA not CYA. Thanks for the quick response! This my 3rd SLAM - the only year I didn't have to do it was when I left the filter running all winter. Of course Mother Nature brought the coldest NC winter in years...LOL! - - - Updated - - - Hi Ned, I'm down in Fuquay. Thanks for...

Once again - I outsmarted myself thinking I would get away with opening the pool before the swamp took hold. A few warm days in February and March took care of that. Current chemistry: Chlorine: 0 PH: 8+ adding 8 drops of acid demand bring it back into range - 9 drops instantly turn it yellow...

My CYA reads really low - less than 30. I was going by the shock tables with that level of CYA. How risky is it to bump the FC up to 10-12 with CYA so low? - - - Updated - - - Is it risky to bump the FC to 10-12 with the CYA really low? My reading stops at 30, and the black dot is still...

Yes CH = FC... fixed it... I'm thinking CH = chlorine... oops...

I dialed the slam level back a bit - My CYA is less than 30. CH I really never pay much attention to with the vinyl liner. And yes - I mean FC not CH... doh...! Went back and fixed that... Thanks for the heads up.... FC has steadily dropped - so I need to bump my chlorine shock a bit. Will...

Started the SLAM Saturday evening, and have spent Sunday babysitting the process. 2 full rounds with the brush, backwashed the filter a couple of times and emptied the pool cleaner bag 3 or 4 times. Not much of any debris left. Yes - the pool area needs a serious clean up. I've got the pool...

Thought I'd post some pics of my spring slam: Saturday 4/11 around 12:30 - treating with muriatic acid and waiting for ph to come down - CYA is less than 30 - estimated it around 10 - but I started the slam assuming 30. FC is a negative number at this point - and the NC spring pollen clouds...

LOL! We don't have much problem with debris, but frogs, toads, wolf spiders, and those oily beetles are a pain... There's a farm behind us and they have a pond. Once in a while I'll take them back there and set them free, but mostly they get flung over the fence. In spring I'll pull dead...

That's what I thought - I was a bit confused as to why there are 2 charts for SWG and non-Swg. Thanks!

Opening the pool and starting the SLAM today. I've got a swamp this year - and the frogs that have moved in are in for a big surprise... The chart for CYA SLAM level with an SWG starts at 60. My CYA is in the 30's as far as I can tell. PH is 8+. Once I get the PH balanced - what is the...

My equipment pad is located directly behind a shed that sits near the pool. All the electrical boxes and the salt cell controller are mounted on the back of the shed. I need to move the shed and want to re-mount the boxes onto a post or something similar. Anyone have any suggestions or photos...

SSGumby - You are absolutely right! :o I had the pool closed in mid November - in hindsight that was way too early for NC. We got some warm weather and the algae followed. The winter of 2013-14 I occasionally shocked and left the equipment running off and on - but it got really cold for days...

Patrick - Yes - I do have a test kit and I'm familiar with the SLAM and the TFPools methodology. I used to be a member on this board - but somehow my ID got deleted - possibly because I wasn't using it much last year. I use the on-line calculator all the time. With the salt cell - once the...

We usually have the local pool guys come out and open our pool, but this year we've decided we'll save the money and do this ourselves. We have few trees around and did not use a cover. There's a few leftover leaves in the deep end, but other than a bit of algae on the liner, we look pretty...

Thanks. After posting I was thinking that I wouldn't need $90.00 worth of shock to get things cleaned up.

I was just checking on algae control and shock prices in anticipation of slamming the green velvet coating on my pool this spring. I ran across a product called GreenCleanMax: http://www.newtechbio.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25&products_id=222 I called the company out...

Thanks for the info. I don't mind putting the effort in to get things back up and running. Cases of 12.5% chlorine is around $20 at the local pool supply, but I've seen it cheaper at BJ's. Right now there's a gizmo in the skimmer, and the pad is winterized. I got real busy this fall and ended...

I decided to close the pool this winter - betting that the Raleigh NC area is going to have a colder then normal winter(according to Farmer's Almanac). After shocking the pool and winterizing the filter and pumps, algae has grown and I've now got a nice green swamp. I've considered buying a...