Recent content by chuckill

Hi there, my wife and i had our first baby 5 months ago! before she was born everyone was always asking what are you going to do about your pool? well, i guess it's about time to start asking myself that question. I've still got a few months before she is really scootin' around, but i wanted...

I went into a pool store the other day and asked if they sold liquid chlorine. The girl behind the counter says "Nope! Don't believe in it..too short of a shelf life. Just mix that (points to the cal-hypo shock stuff) with water and there you go!" ummmmmm....I just walked out.

Hi everyone, So after a partial drain a few months ago due to high CYA and high CH levels, I switched to the BBB method. Everything has been great, water has been perfect. The partial drain didn't help my CYA levels too much, so I've had to maintain a pretty high FC level. Earlier this week I...

Hello all, After using BBB method for about a season of swimming, I got LAZY (i know, i know) and switched back to pucks for a few months. Now my CYA level is off the charts (along with my calcium hardness levels) so I think I'm looking at a partial drain. Yay! So my question is, how does...

Hi there all, I've been using my heater on and off for the last 2 months or so. Just the other day, I turned it on and after about 5 minutes of run time it started rattling and making a loud banging noise. I immediately turned the heater off and it the noise stopped, but the pump was still...

So lately if I look at the surface of the water from a certain angle I can see a bunch of particles floating around. At night, if I look directly in front of the pool light, I can see a bunch of particles floating around. I just recently switched to the BBB method (thank god), and I'm...

OK, so I'm in the process of switching over to the BBB method. Right now my CYA is at 90, which I know is higher than recommended. My plan is to gradually try to reduce that number over time. My concern is that according to the Chlorine/CYA chart my target FC is 10. I'd always heard that...

Thanks for all the feedback! I too have been using a skimmer sock over the past few months and am amazed (and slightly disgusted) at everything that it picks up. Last year I used a solar cover, and just forgot about it..bad idea! This year I might look into one of the mesh covers, and I'll...

Hello, I'm going on my second year of pool ownership. I made a lot of mistakes my first year, but this year I'm ready to go pro! I have two large trees with limbs hanging over my pool. The good part about this is the shade (Texas summers can be brutal), the bad part a long list. Mainly...