Recent content by CarlD

well, let's do some REALLY rough estimating: If your pool is 20x40, and exactly half is 4' deep, and half it 8' deep, then the volume of the 4' half is: 20x20x4=1600 cubic feet. The volume of the 8' deep half would be double that: 3200 cubic for a total of 4800 cubic feet. Since there are...

I know this is an old thread but it's a fun one! A week or two ago, during the middle of the day, in the middle of the week, I was finally balancing my under-eave-mounted outdoor speakers for the season when a neighbor came to complain about the volume! oops..... Mounting the speakers on the...

If your CYA level is between 50 and 100, keeping your FC at 10-14ppm isn't going to work. You need to keep your FC level between 15 and 20ppm, depending, and perhaps as high as 25. If your CYA is 50, then FC=15 is the shocking level. If it's between 60 and 90, then FC=20 is the shocking level...

Wow! What a story and challenge! First off: Don't waste another nickel on test strips. The only GOOD ones are Hach 6-way and LaMotte 6-way. The former cost $30 and the latter about $10-$15 for half as many. Plus they are VERY hard to read correctly. For that $$$ you could buy the W-Mart HTH...

To follow Duraleigh, Waterbear and Jason: It's clear that with SWGs it's VERY important to keep T/A at the low end of the range or lower (around 80ppm) or you'll face the constant rising pH problem. Plus, the higher CYA levels seem to also be critical to good SWG maintenance and performance...

Hoffmans: Just go back to the basics and you should be fine. It's not hard, it's just a balancing act between FC, pH, CYA and T/A--and mostly T/A isn't a real problem. When you have algae, you must keep your pH in range (low end, like 7.2, is better) and hammer the water 2 to 3 times per day...

Been a while since I posted here. I've struggled with welding panels myself. If the plastic is meltable, you can use a clean soldering iron to seal it. Find some place on the panel you can safely cut some plastic off of--there's usually SOME place you can find. Melt the panel and then melt...

Re: Sorry I'm late to this party, but I am very honored and humbled. :goodjob: I hate to tell you this but I kinda just tossed something up when I needed a name--using my first name and last initial is VERY unusual for me--I generally have much cleverer "handles" :P on other places. It's...

We actually had SNOW today in central New Jersey...SNOW!!! Yes, that means pool season is now, finally, irrevocably over....(here). :mrgreen:

"Rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated!" -- Mark Twain. Good News! PoolForum should be back up within 12 to 24 hours. :-D :o :lol: The domain did lapse but now should be renewed. Thanks always to Sean for allowing us to post messages and info here at TFP about PF. :goodjob:

Thanks. I wondered about the 70v setup. I do know that with audio there's things it's worth it to spend $$$ on, and things it's not. Plus, if you are willing to do the research, you can put together a VERY nice system for far less than you think. Many of the improvements of the last 20...

Niles Audio has a good reputation but I've never had a chance to listen to them. Russound is new to me. TechNomad has an big rep for big sound and extreme weather resistance. They use them at the New York Shakespeare Festival's outdoor theater, the Delacorte, and on many cruise ships. They...

Use enough bleach and pour it right on your liner and you, too, can bleach your pool! :hammer:

I'm new to this thread but I immediately saw what Waterbear saw--CYA measurements in a cloudy pool can't be trusted. It's the ONE time I'd use a test strip, as a double-check. However, the way you were having to use chemicals, the new water may cost less. CAVEAT: I'm not sure I read it...

Very nice! They are definitely competitive with the Boston Acoustic Voyager 6 series--handle more watts (175 vs 125) but you have to pay for the brackets, which come with the B/As. And the good brackets clearly shoot it past the $400 price point. Still, they look awesomely well-constructed. I...