Recent content by chet999

So I had the local pool store out to install the new pump. Tech told me that my filter wasn't big enough, and the pump would either make it take off like a rocket, or cause it to "implode" (his word, I think he meant explode). Anyhow, I'm not a fan of the cartridge filter, and felt like this...

SLAM time even though I don't think I have any algea in there? As the water level rose above deck level, you could watch a super dark cloud forming in the corner of the pool, then slowly spread throughout the whole thing. I guess with this much dirt we have concerns about living...

So heartbreaking... My pool was nice and clear, even with my pump not working, due to the things I have learned on this site. In fact, my 6 year old daughter was swimming in it earlier today, helping to mix the chlorine in. Then the rains came again.... We have had so much rain that the...

So it looks like my pump has failed. It hums, but doesn't engage, if that makes sense. It's not bound, I am able to turn the impeller. When I put a meter on the capacitor, it appears to charge. Any ideas? Or am I headed for a VS? They are so expensive installed. Feel like I could do it...

Thank you, I will give that a try, once this tropical storm gets far enough away that I can go mess with pool related stuff! In the meantime, I just keep having to drain water out of it to keep it from overflowing! Anything I should be thinking about pool chemistry-wise, given that I am...

I have verified some of them. I guess I could turn the ones I assume to be the drains in the pool and spa on and off, and get in the water to see if I can feel the suction, to confirm those. Same with the different spa jets. There is not check valve on the left most return pipe, which has spa...

Yes, you see two pumps, but the one on the left apparently doesn't work, and has been bypassed. There are three jets (what I call returns) in the pool. You can correct me if I'm using the wrong terminology there... The "Pool" in yellow is simply what someone previously wrote on the PVC (same...

The ones in yellow reflect the word that I can make out written on the PVC.

In the ABCs of pool math, it says a ph of 7.7 - 7.8 is ideal, and the instructions that came with the test kit say TA should be between 100 and 120. So I was targeting a PH of 7.7 and a TA of 110. The numbers on that link are lower, obviously. So using the lower numbers, it's 30 oz of Borax...

Conducted all of the tests, here is where I'm at: FC - 4.5 CC - 0 CH - 325 TA - 50 CYA - 40 PH - 7.2 So the plan is to add 42 oz of Borax, and 211 oz by weight (gulp) of baking soda. I already add bleach. With such a large amount of baking soda needed, should I add it gradually? Can it be...

I'll take better pics when I get home tonight. My home inspector took a pic of this and stated "THE POOL EQUIPMENT IS VERY INVOLVED. HAVE POOL COMPANY DEMONSTRATE ALL FUNCTIONS." Hah!