Recent content by BigRedRam95

So I ended up going to the pool store to have my water tested. For the total hardness, tc,fc,ph,ta, and the cya it was just a test strip so I’m not sure how much I trust that. But for the metals it went inside some machine and she told me I have .5 ppm of copper and .1 iron. The pool looks...

Hoping maybe someone can give me some inside on this pool. I have been using the bbb method in all my pools over the last 10 years or so maybe longer. But I just can’t get this pool to clean up. I started with a swamp because I didn’t cover it like i should have. I have plastic steps that a...

Wondering if everyone that is using pvc on their intex pools. Are you hard piping all the way or are you using a flex hose for movement?

Wondering how everyone is adapting over to a bigger sand filter with the easy set pool fittings? I had an intex pool that only had one intake and one return I had my bigger filter and pump hooked up to. This year we put up a new pool that has 2 intakes and one return. My filter and pump has 1.5...

Did you do pavers under the legs? I’m thinking pavers under each leg level with ground and then the tarp. If I would go with the foam board you just put it under the liner and not the legs correct? How thick of foam did you use?

’m getting ready to set my pool up today or tomorrow. I had an intex 16 foot that we set up every year for the past 6 years. This year we bought a new one and would like to get it perfect and maybe leave it up all winter. I’m going to go with the pavers under each leg this year I think to...

So still not having luck with getting the water balanced. I retested the water last night. Ph was starting to creep up so I added 1 oz of acid which took it down to 7.2 it was good all day. We just used the tub I tested before we got in and ph was still 7.2. When we got out I tested and ph is...

So that’s one thing I was going to ask. Is it ok to use chlorine tablets to build cya just like in the pool? People keep telling me it’s bad for the tub shell. The tub may go a few days at a time with out the cover being opened. I also added a bit of baking soda to bring the ta up some.