Recent content by chimerahitman

Hello, I am trying to elevate my CYA levels with triclor because of the added benefit of being able to save a bit of the bleach. The easiest and cheapest way to get it around here is in granular form and I have been bummed out on how to appropriately add the stuff. Initially I was told into...

So short of weighing the whole filtering device I am out of luck in know how much it should have? I just went to check the pressure gauge and I realized a mistake I made. I made all my measurements counting 5 ticks to 10 psi, but it is actually 4 ticks. Every tick is 2.5 psi. So the...

The doubt is killing me. I will go check with the flashlight and sure the gauge is working or determine it is not. Does the sand filter have an internal fill level or is there a rule of thumb of how much it should have?

I will look into it tomorrow. It is 9:37 pm now. The pool is in ground, but the pump and filter below the water level by about 2 meters. To test out the gauge I will close all inlets and outlets to the pump and out of the filter and put it in waste position. That should relieve any water...

No it does not. With the pump off, it sits at about 7 psi. Only the top layer. All of the sand was taken out and then put back in. (EDIT: Well technically some sand was left on the floor, because it was a waste of time to get it all.) It did not look bad, it did have a very strong chlorine...

Hello TFP, I have been noticing particles coming out the jets when cleaning the floor of the pool with the suction hose doodad. More specifically whenever I run into a dirty patch. I see bits of leaves I pick up. The strange thing is that when I run the pump for daily maintenance, 3 1/2 hours...

Thank you. I will try it out.

Hello TFP, When I look at CYA and its intended purpose I feel a bit hazy at the head. I understand that CYA will prevent wasteful use of bleach, but how does one determine the correct level? If I have to much CYA, it is expensive to keep the correct levels of bleach since I would need more...

Yes. When I went to the store I was focused on getting plain bleach and when I saw the ingredients on the Clorox Triple Action I read some other sodium xxxx other than the bleach component. I must check, but now I will be sure if its lye. Thank you.

Unfortunately we have had a couple of years where our area doesn't get the amount of rain it used to come down. It used to be that Oct-Dec was the rain season where it would rain for a couple of days straight every other week. Now it's just spotty at best and hard to predict. For the amount of...

Hello, I live in the Dominican Republic and moved to a home with a pool just a month ago. It had a leak and was fixed, about a week ago. With fresh water I was in the search for how to keep it clear and came across a few different opinions; TFPC sounds sane, but it is hard to get any good...

I looked around and read that the age of the strips or reagents affects the reliability( or accuracy) of the results. On this forum I read a thread that mentioned something on the line of needing to replace reagents yearly. If I buy a TF-100 kit, I'd be playing Russian roulette with the...

Thank you for your welcomes. Is it 100% necessary to get the kit? Just bought some test strips two days ago. I guess I will go and create a new thread talking about some stuff I've been doing to the pool.

Hello everyone, I have recently moved to a new house that has a pool, and searching online for information to keep my pool in good condition has led me to this forum. I hope to be able to keep it nice for the family at the cheapest price possible. I live in the Dominican Republic and its...