Recent content by ashtonfitzgerald

Sounds like you’re on your way! Stay the course until you pass the three criteria to exit the SLAM. Cloudy blue means the algae is dead, now your filter will polish that water. Keep brushing and vacuuming daily.

The local big box stores in east GTA are selling liquid chlorine at $0.34/oz (Canuck-Bucks). My Mom & Pop local pool store is selling bulk chlorine for $0.24/oz. They’re right around the corner from my house too, so PLUS FOR convenience.

Forgot to put the cover on last night and this morning was greeted by a nice view from 40ft away on our deck. Unfortunately I can easily tell I need to vacuum the leftover storm debris now.

Cold front swept through the area on Friday--Overnight air temps were in the 40's, pool was at 59 degrees this morning :oops:

The pool has been filling slowly for the past 48 hours and today I installed the return and skimmer. That was slightly nerve wracking as it goes against my motto “if it isn’t leaking, don’t mess with it”. Taking a knife to a pristine liner took some pumping up for, but it’s done. Went to hook up...

I’ve been away for quite a while here, but have been working bit by bit on getting this behemoth set up. Spent several days removing sod, digging out about 2 cubic yards of soil to create a level spot. It was all hands on deck for the ground prep. After several days of digging, we had it mostly...

It’s been a quiet month on the pool front here. Some beautiful days in March got things thawed out, and unfortunately work was very busy. The pool was delivered just over a week ago and yesterday’s sunshine provided a great opportunity to clear out the old one. Several hours of siphoning and a...

I like the Cayman design. I used 1" white styrofoam boards (with one side coated in mylar) under our soon to be gone Intex pool. They were the cheapest option and actually did a really nice job. Because my butting and taping wasn't perfect there are some small lines on the bottom of the pool...

It is done. Pool has been ordered. 21' Round "Element" by Aqua Leader. This is going to be a big project.

I'm ready to take the plunge and get my pool ordered. I want to do it sooner than later as last year, supply sold out super fast. Today is a warm, sunny spring day so I trekked out into the mud out back and measured out an 18' vs 21' round pool. We have a decently large yard, so space isn't an...

I haven't been able to find any 1hp 2-Speed pumps for sale in Canada for a reasonable price point compared to the 1.5HP pump I've been looking at. Bringing a pump in from the US will end up costing a lot more than buying one locally, so I'm pretty sure the Pentair is out for me. From what I have...