Recent content by 2002sheds

Hi Texas, All, Sorry to not circle back with a response. Shortly after posting this, I got pulled away from all things pool-related to focus on helping my Mother-in-Law recover after a heath scare. It has been a long road, and I am now just getting back to swapping this pump...

Hi Wire, All, Today I decided to check our sand filter, since I have not been maintaining it correctly. It was loaded with glass about 3 years ago, and the media looked good. One thing that stood out right away is that there was some clumping of the glass and what looked like a gopher hole...

Hi Wire, I hear you on the degradation, and I am scared to think about what is under that cloudy water (a layer of dead algae or?). I will watch the Free Chlorine like a mother hawk…

Hi An, Absolutely agree :). I just wrote a much longer reply to Wire…

Hi Wire, As I wrote above, one of the CYA test results is way off. Every single test strip (purchased one month ago) came back with CYA at the low end (first nearly zero, after adding stabilizer it has moved up to around 30). Meanwhile, my Taylor testing agents are all 4 years old...

Hi Tex, Well, the results are in, and they are not very pretty… FC is 23 CC is 2.5 CYA is about 80 :( PH is 7.2 TA is 90 or 100 Calcium Hardness is 140 The biggest difference in these results from that of the test strips is in CYA. Every single test strip (about 20 so far)...

Hi Tex, I do have the more sophisticated testing kit, but I have gotten too lazy in my old age to use it. Sounds like I gotta get off my butt and actually dial these numbers in some more... : ) I'll do just that and reply with more exact readings. Thanks, David

Hi All, I am hoping that some of you wiser than me folks can help me figure out why our pool is blue but still cloudy, even after FC has been maintained at around 20 for the last several days. The specifics are: Intext Ultraframe 32 by 16 pool, old PacFab sand filter with glass...

Hi All, Just checking my logic here on this excellent site. I just picked up a new Everbilt 1-1/2hp variable speed pool pump from someone locally (not from Home Depot, who I’m told makes these pumps). I want to confirm that the wiring I plan on doing will be correct. As seen in the...

Hi All, Just checking my logic here on this excellent site. I just picked up a new Everbilt 1-1/2hp variable speed pool pump from someone locally (not from Home Depot, who I’m told makes these pumps). I want to confirm that the wiring I plan on doing will be correct. As seen in the...

Thanks, Jim (and 1) !!!! Your advice will get this pool pump up and running again — in a more energy-efficient manner :) David

Hi Jim, 1, Thanks very much for your replies -- I appreciate them !!! I am really embarrassed to say that the third wire is NOT white, but a very badly faded green (ground) wire. Below is a picture that I took after reading your responses... So let me try this again, after getting...