Recent content by adolson

Super helpful. Thanks.

I feel like i shouldn't pull it up by the cord but i can't think of an easier more obvious way to get it out of the pool once its done cleaning. What do others do?

Bought a brand new S300i Friday after reading great reviews here. Follwed the quick start guide to the letter when I dropped it in the pool Saturday. First cycle started OK but stopped after the first hour. When I cycle the power it would run for aprox. 30 seconds, moving only backwards then...

Can clearly see wrinkles in the deep end now. Went for a swim last night. We also put the solar blanket on for the first time last night (because the swim was cold). And let the pump have a rest. I'm going to start running it 8 hours a day (from 6AM till 2PM) I hope that doesn't create any new...

There's a spot in Quebec that sells the K2006 for about $150. By the time you pay for a US PO box and drive back and forth it's not worth the time/money/hassle to order to the states. Struggling to find a borate test kit in Canada right now though...

I entered 10.3% (active chlorine content) and it's worked fine. But given the high FC levels associated with shocking my pool maybe that's been conservative and lead to slight over-chlorination. Pretty sure bleach is exactly the same chemical as pool chlorine (or commercially available sodium...

I can relate to difficulty finding cheap concentrated bleach in Canada (I'm nearby in Georgetown). I bought a bunch of this from Canadian tire http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/aquarius-liquid-chlorine-5-l-0813327p.html#.U5cc5HJdW1s and the label says 10.3%. The pool companies are also pretty...

Levels: FC 17 CC 0 PH 7.6 TA 190 CYA 60 And here's the latest pic. Don't know how much better it looks on camera, but even the wife is positive about the visible difference. Sent from my LG-D803 using Tapatalk

Here are some pics. Day 1 with removal of safety cover (2 weeks ago) 2014_05_24-adolson_pool by adam.dolson, on Flickr After 2 full days at shock level (1 week ago) 3 feet between pool and back garden. 10-12 feet between pool and house. Pool is 18x36 by adam.dolson, on Flickr Will take a new...

Thanks Richard320. I filled out my signature and will definitely do some party research.

Update: Tried to hold at/above shock level (25) for 9 days and the pool is blue but remains cloudy. Yesterday morning I could successfully make out a rubber washer dropped into the shallow end, but definitely can't see the wrinkles in the deep end (wrinkles are another problem for another...

Is there a way to overflow the filter without pouring water all over the place? My filter is in a pool shed with wooden floors (and questionable electrical that I still need to sort out). I don't feel safe overflowing the filter onto the floor.

Update: Canada post tracking said the test kit wasn't supposed to show up until Monday (today) and impatient as I am, I took a sample to the local pool store last Thursday. They tested and found the alkalinity very low, the PH a bit low and everything else pretty close to where it needed to be...

Just ordered 80 Litres of Chlorine from a farm supply company. $13 CAD / 20L jug of 12% seemed like a pretty good deal.

Thanks. I'll take pictures and keep the forum posted.