- Jun 1, 2018
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- 26000
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- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
What did you do to your pool today?
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Had me worried for a second! Minimum distances and all…
- Jun 1, 2018
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Do you have a link? I’m considering nixing the $13/month light from the energy company and putting up something like this. I don’t need a pole.
Katodude
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- Aug 22, 2017
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Received my 100lbs of stabilizer.
Bring on the rains!!!!
Bring on the rains!!!!
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Please forgive my ignorance here but do you mind explaining to me how you need 100lbs of stabilizer ? I see your pool is roughly 5,000 gal bigger than mine and I used approximately 3.5 lbs to get me back up to 50ppm. Do you intend to use all 100lbs or is that next year’s stash too? And the year after?
Katodude
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- Aug 22, 2017
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I have a magic pool. It eats CYA. I am thinking about offering a service to rid pools of high CYA water. Bring your water here and take as much as you want for a low fee.
But seriously my pool uses a lot of CYA. Pool water gets hot here in the summer which causes it to degrade faster. We also get over 50” of rain a year which will dilute it.
I find that the Doheny stuff degrades a little slower than all the other brands I have tried. So I am willing to pay a little more for it.
I will use just under 50lbs in a year, so I bought for two years since I got a little bit of a discount.
But seriously my pool uses a lot of CYA. Pool water gets hot here in the summer which causes it to degrade faster. We also get over 50” of rain a year which will dilute it.
I find that the Doheny stuff degrades a little slower than all the other brands I have tried. So I am willing to pay a little more for it.
I will use just under 50lbs in a year, so I bought for two years since I got a little bit of a discount.
- Jun 1, 2018
- 16,000
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Got her all hooked up & running yesterday afternoon- no leaks 
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Measurements this morning say I need 4 bags of salt to get the old aquarite going so i’ll be picking that up today.
Cya dropped 20ppm over winter due to pumping through the cover so I will need to raid my stash soon.
Water temp is only 57 but I suspect that will change soon.
.Measurements this morning say I need 4 bags of salt to get the old aquarite going so i’ll be picking that up today.
Cya dropped 20ppm over winter due to pumping through the cover so I will need to raid my stash soon.
Water temp is only 57 but I suspect that will change soon.
We've opened the pool after 9 months closed up (yes, shamefully nine). No CYA, needs salt, FC 7.5, pH meh-ok.... in bad need of a good brushing. lordie, I can't wait till summer.
Maddie
Maddie
9 months??? Wow. Hope you have an extended summer this year.We've opened the pool after 9 months closed up (yes, shamefully nine). No CYA, needs salt, FC 7.5, pH meh-ok.... in bad need of a good brushing. lordie, I can't wait till summer.
Maddie
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- Jun 30, 2024
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- Solaxx (Saltron) Reliant / Purechlor R5
Never really "closed" it, but got it ready for summer last weekend. Temp was in the 90's all last week, so by Saturday water was in low to mid 80's. Had family in the pool all weekend.
- Jun 1, 2018
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- Vinyl
- Chlorine
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- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Gambit80
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- Jun 30, 2024
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- Solaxx (Saltron) Reliant / Purechlor R5
It came with the pool and mounts in the stairs. I like the brightness, but do not like how the stairs cut off a portion of the light.
Sat beside it and enjoyed a Moscow Mule and a cigar!
So I did an experiment with my new heater last night. Water was at 55dg so I set heater at 68 dg and fired her up. My LP tank was filled to 80% and I wanted to see how much LP I would use heating my water that much-and today was clean the pool day and I'd much rather get in at 68dg than 55dg 
. So when I got up this morning heater had shut off and I verified pool was at 68dg. Then checked my LP tank and it was at 72% from 80%. Now I don't know if that's good or bad but having never had or ran a pool heater before I was content. I know I could do that math and find out how much my little experiment cost me but I'm fine not knowing that little detail. And I had a great day in the pool. My wife took a pic after I got done vacuuming it.
The next one is my Aiper doing the finishing work. Also added a bit more stabilizer to bring me up to a solid 50ppm.
It was a good day!
. So when I got up this morning heater had shut off and I verified pool was at 68dg. Then checked my LP tank and it was at 72% from 80%. Now I don't know if that's good or bad but having never had or ran a pool heater before I was content. I know I could do that math and find out how much my little experiment cost me but I'm fine not knowing that little detail. And I had a great day in the pool. My wife took a pic after I got done vacuuming it.The next one is my Aiper doing the finishing work. Also added a bit more stabilizer to bring me up to a solid 50ppm.
It was a good day!
- Jun 7, 2024
- 409
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- 7300
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- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
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- Intex Krystal Clear
I drained my cover. Had a hard freeze and frost the past 7 or so days. Not quite ready to open.
Oh I hope so too! Thank you. It was unavoidable due to multiple circumstances.
- Jun 24, 2021
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- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
Replaced a couple springs on the merlin mesh so it wasn't hanging in the water. Want it to dry out so it is dry when I remove.
Cleaned out the dolphin, still lots of worms.
Finally got the compression on the header winterization plug correct, no more leak (that side of the header is against a wall in a tight space, so it's hard to see if the o-ring has sealed).
Cleaned out the dolphin, still lots of worms.
Finally got the compression on the header winterization plug correct, no more leak (that side of the header is against a wall in a tight space, so it's hard to see if the o-ring has sealed).
I popped the cover open to see how low my water is. It’s about a foot low, I’m inclined to truck it in to keep my nasty well water out of it. I ordered a Riptide last night too. Opening is the end of April and my 3 year old can’t wait!
What didn't I do to the pool today? Heat it.
What did I do to the pool today?
- remove the safety cover and put it in storage
- remove the Loop-Loc anchors, clean and lube them, and screw down flat
- vacuum the pool
- backflush twice during vacuuming
- use hand net to skim floating debris
- install shallow end handrail
- arrange chairs on deck
- put up four umbrellas
- hairnets in skimmer baskets
- test water
- add 3 bags of salt (2600 ppm salt level, needs 163 lbs of salt by PoolMath, test tomorrow before adding last bag)
Other tests were near normal. Alkalinity at 60 ppm, I run at 70 ppm. CYA at 60 ppm, I run at 70 ppm. CH at 150 ppm, I run at 200 ppm. Those can wait for a bit before I add anything else.
What did I do to the pool today?
- remove the safety cover and put it in storage
- remove the Loop-Loc anchors, clean and lube them, and screw down flat
- vacuum the pool
- backflush twice during vacuuming
- use hand net to skim floating debris
- install shallow end handrail
- arrange chairs on deck
- put up four umbrellas
- hairnets in skimmer baskets
- test water
- add 3 bags of salt (2600 ppm salt level, needs 163 lbs of salt by PoolMath, test tomorrow before adding last bag)
Other tests were near normal. Alkalinity at 60 ppm, I run at 70 ppm. CYA at 60 ppm, I run at 70 ppm. CH at 150 ppm, I run at 200 ppm. Those can wait for a bit before I add anything else.
I admired how TFP clear my pool water was after opening about a week ago! If you look closely you will see my pool thermometer on the left side against the wall sitting 5.5 feet down.
