Recent content by abehep

I haven't noticed anything but that is certainly a possibility. I will shut off the autofill to see if and how much water is needed to replace. - - - Updated - - - no I have only added muriatic acid and CYA this summer along with my swg

I did not use any cal hypo. I’ve only used my swg and muriatic acid all summer. I have an automatic fill so I’m not sure how water has been added. It shouldn’t be much as the pool is always covered with water temps in the high 60’s. Its interesting you mentioned drop sizes. I tested my...

It seems crazy to have the CH jump from 725 to 925 in a week with no swimming and minor evaporation as it is always covered. Does this sound possible? 2nd questions, It seems i've read on here that the CH can still be quite high and still maintain a good CSI. At what point do I need to look...

Hello all. I am first time pool owner starting last March and have been following TFP forum for almost two years. For the most part, I feel like I've had a great summer experience because of all the advice given on this forum. So thanks again :) Since my pool opening, my CH started at...

When I asked PB about skimmer doors, stated that he forgot to put them on. I'm glad you guys have my back in this. I wouldn't have know otherwise. I have to restrict skimmers and main drain while vacuuming or the cleaner doesn't move. So other than vacuum I'm assuming that I would keep...

Ok Jim that sounds good. I'll lower the RPM's and see what that does.

Thanks for the info Kim. I put in 4 lbs of CYA in a sock and a few days ago. I tested yesterday and here are the results: 3-20-17: FC 3 CC 0 PH 7.5 CH 325 TA 190 CYA ?? pool temp 66 deg two questions: First, after adding CYA and testing, I could still see the dot but test water was...

Thanks bmore. BTW I loved reading your construction posts for your pool last year. It was very informative and enjoyable to read.

Thanks for your quick and precise reply Mark. After reading so many of your posts, I feel 100% confident following any advice you give and grateful to receive it. when you say weir door do you mean the skimmer opening? I didn't see any door or flap. should there be? Also. Do I need to...

Thank you Jim for your quick and informative reply. I guess I need to experiment with this. I briefly tried lowering the speed to see if I still got any surface movement towards the skimmers. It seemed that unless I limited the flow from everything but one skimmer the surface water wouldn't...

After using TFP site for my late night reading over the course of a year, I did my best to "guide" my PB to install an efficient and well built pool system using this TFP site as my guiding light. I'm not sure if I succeeded and would really appreciate some advice from some of the bright pump...

Hi Kim, PB isn't coming out to test the pool water. As far as he is concerned, I think I'm on my own now. As far as the construction side, I think they have done a good job. The pool chemistry side and maintenance knowledge seems to be lacking in all our previous conversations. He gave me a...

Hello all. I'm a first time pool owner receiving no help from my pool builder for the startup. I assume this is traditional startup. I just filled up my new pool last Friday/Saturday March 11. When it was full, PB came over and dumped a gallon of Startup-Tec treatment that he said helps...

Thank you all for your input. Very kind. I'm going to meet with the gunite contractor and here his ideas. I've already met with the fiberglass pool installer.