Recent content by ChristenQ

We had an "Automatic Pool Covers" Cover installed with our new pool build in the fall of 2017 and this season (beginning of it's 3rd season) it started moving a little roughly and yesterday discovered we had a broken rope. Ropes only have a 1 year warranty and since they are sewn into the cover...

I've been mulling over this mystery for days. Maybe it's really gel coat failure and I'm just in denial. :unsure: BUT, the 2 things that keep standing out are 1. that I never noticed this until we opened the pool this season and 2. The picture I took this spring opening (see below) shows the...

I've been stalking all of these "chalky/faded fiberglass" threads as I also have a 2-3 year old FB pool like Texas Splash that is turning chalky below the water line. One thing you said, Joyful Noise, in another thread was something about the CYA level keeping the chlorine from being so...

My understanding is that lowering the PH in order to get a slightly negative CSI would help remove scale, but not oxidation which is the breakdown of the gel coat and lowering the PH would not help in that case. Based on your pics I would venture to say that at least those white drips...

Ah, that makes sense. I just read your pool story and see many similarities! First year was marked with positive CSI because I didn’t know better which resulted in scaling at and above water line resulting in bubbling with acid. I learned to keep a negative CSI and haven’t seen the scaling at...

Thanks Texas splash, our pool is almost 3 years old, so it’s consistent with what you have. It drives me crazy too. I can see patchiness on the steps and everywhere else just appears lighter and if the water level is down it looks chalky. I combed through that thread you recommended yesterday...

I opened the pool this spring to see the dreaded chalkiness below the water line! (Nooooo!) I hadn’t noticed this before closing last season and there was 0 chlorine and a 7.4 ph at opening. I’m clueless as to what happened unless maybe I didn’t notice the chalkiness last season as it was under...

Well, as helpful as you all have been I’m very embarrassed to say that I retested per JamesW’s advice and it was a test user error. I was filling to the 25 mL line instead of 10 mL line. ? Filling to the correct line gives me a salt reading of 2400ppm. Poolmath is telling me to add 3 bags. Thank...

Thank you, I did this after a quick acid wash and reinstall. There didn’t seem to be much bubbling so I quickly rinsed. After holding “more” button, the lights scrolled and I released. None of the percentage indicators were lit. However, the low salt light came on for a few seconds then...

Pentair is telling me over the phone that if water levels aren’t perfect, they won’t replace anything.

Looks like it’s still under warranty!

Thank you! I would have never figured that out! This group is amazing! I’ll check the warranty, and get the new part.