Recent content by bkrepfle

My liner may be disintegrating I should have said.

I'm nearing the end of my opening SLAM, and getting debris out of the pool from winter, had a failure in cover at some spots unfortunately. Im noticing some stuff floating around in the water, its typically at the floor but sometimes gets kicked up. It looks like snot, or kind of like Kalvin...

You know, I was thinking about that today, I don't think I did last year. It probably wouldn't hurt to plug them, but, I don't think it's a big deal to leave them open either. I think the plugs that come with the pool require some water pressure to plug them up. Glad this was helpful. I've...

Just one other tip for Spring opening - drain as much water off of the cover as you possibly can before trying to take it off. What doesn't look like much quickly will add up and become extremely heavy. Take it from someone who has had it happen, you don't want that garbage water on top of...

I'm in Pennsylvania, probably not as bad of winters, but I have an intex as well. Cover laying right on the water is fine. The pillow helps to push ice down into the pool, as opposed to forming a solid sheet across the surface. The pillow will likley move a bit too with water displacement...

Hey all, Im getting ready to go on vacation for a week and im really concerned what im going to find when i get back. I had to cover agp for 24 hrs earlier in the season due to some tree limbs being taken down. Pool was green the next day when i opened up. Im thinking about putting cover...

so, I did some more work and I think I figured out what was happening. The Inlet attachment for the intex vacuum has a built-in screen in it, and I think my filter was throwing sand through the return line. I think this sand was getting stuck in the screen, driving up pressure and lessening...

Just did some reading, guessing this white, mucous looking stuff is white mold, and not algae. oof.... Slamming continues.

So, I think I may have had an issue with the way the head was installed on the filter, I'm not really sure how, and I guess time will tell if pump continues to act up or not. Yes, I was hoping to be done slam, but I don't think I'm there. After algecide treatment, I've got what looks like...

Hey, thanks. So, I did come across this previous thread, and I think I may have actually over-filled sand in the filter: Intex Sand Filter/Pump Slowly loses flow With that said, here's my lastest readings. By the way, took the cover off this year, water was green. I've been slamming since...

Hi all, I decided yo change the sand in my filter this year and cant help to think i messed something up. Within 24 hours of running, i would say flow output drops off to less than 25%. I have an Intex 2100GPH pump and sand filter. If I cycle to backwash/rinse/filter it seems to work fine but...

Sounds like a plan, thanks!

So, I'm heading out of town today and returning probably Monday afternoon/evening. I'm just wondering how I handle chlorine while I'm gone? Should I pre-load each day's predicted amount today before I leave? I'm not sure what else to do. Thanks!

That's good advice, thanks! I usually run my pump 12 hours a day, 9am - 9pm. Mainly, I like the moving water when I'm in there and I think it is better to run daytime anyway, helps battle the stagnant water in the sun. I have been running 24/7 since this post to go through the SLAM. I'll...

PH is 7.4 so I think I'm good there. I will rip a SLAM and see how she do. Thanks!!