Recent content by achenx75

Like the title says, my pool is going green. I've been struggling with algae this summer since life has given me bigger priorities and I haven't had the energy to take care of it. Temperatures are dropping next week. I'm thinking about closing in the next 2 weeks. I have a mesh pool cover and I...

I've been battling algae this year and it's my fault because I'm just too busy to maintain this pool. I'm seriously considering going salt next year. But one thing that concerns me is how do I open the pool with such a high CYA? SWG needs like 80 CYA? SLAMming that is a nightmare. How are you...

Yep, I haven't completed the entire process yet. My reason for posting this was only because I saw it coming back like 12-14 hours after the initial clean and brush. It could be the dead algae but the way it was on the slopes of the pool made it seem like it was very much alive.

I was doing some regular pool maintenance when I noticed algae growing in the pool. It had rained a lot recently and I accidentally left a 5 gal of LC out in the sun so I figured that the rain combined with weakened chlorine probably caused it. So I brought the pool up to SLAM level and spent...

I read all the how-to's and posts here and it's such great information but I guess I'm just lazy and I can't be bothered to follow it to a tee. After opening the pool is finished, all I really so is add half a gallon of chlorine every 2-3 days. I don't do any testing as I'm just guessing what...

Nope, not working for me =/ Looks like the motor isn't even running. I think I'll go ahead and replace.

So I set up my pool timer recently and when it didn't trigger to turn off in the evening, I looked at it and it looks like the off toggle was lodged sort of behind the timer wheel. I wasn't able to turn the switch to off, seems like it was jammed. It was tough to remove so I had to take a small...

Went to 2 Walmarts and they each had a single bottle of LC and it was just placed at a random spot along the aisle lol.

Mine's 26k pool but okay, not too bad. Thanks for the info, maybe I'll try to convert mid-season.

I'm no expert by any means but I use test strips for routine checks if I want a quick reading. If I'm doing adjustment of any levels, I'll use the test kits. I recently added enough stabilizer to bring my CYA to about 30. Now my CYA is like 55-60 lol. I'm thinking that the it takes time to get...

Pool math said 2 gallons and 2 quarts for a 26k gallon pool so...yeah.

Aw man, I'm getting really excited lol. I know you basically have to dump a boatload of salt. Other than than fitting the SWG onto your piping, anything else that needs to be changed?

Beats the $5 to $9 price hike that Home Depot pulled. I literally have been looking at switching to SWG next season lol. Want to see if I can DIY it.

National Pool and Spa? I posted about this 25 mins ago in the comment above yours lol. What was the price the year before?