Recent content by clpoolman

I'm in the process of getting quotes for my third pool. After every pool you learn something you want to avoid next time and you also know things you want to add or change. This time I want to have a SWG to avoid the pleasures of dealing with bleach. One pool builder has recommended his best...

My pool light went out yesterday and I need to replace it. It' a 500 Watt flood light that I bought at the pool store maybe 4 years ago. At that time I was on Bacquacil and when I opened the light cavity it was full of white slim. This time when I opened it it was pretty clean with the...

Bowien, I'm no expert and I know more knowledgeable people will chime in but I'll give you my two cents. I've had two pools now for over eleven years. I had Bacquacil for a lot longer than most, nine years. Only the last two were pretty bad and I finally switched over to chlorine, the BBB...

First I want to say this might sound pretty minor but I monitor my pool and equipment pretty closely so I thought I would put this issue out there to hear any possible problems. My normal Haywood sand filter stays pretty constant at 18 psi. When it gets to 22 I usually do a short backwash and...

Jason, All that you said makes perfect sense and I'll probably try borates when I open the season in April. Does this explain why I had PH of 7.5-7.6 all the time without ever adjusting it when I used Bacquacil. In six years I can't remember adding anything for PH any more than once or twice...

I've read on numerous posts that many pool owners have gone the borates route to provide algae protection and ph stabilization. My major draw back is that my jack russell likes to drink from the pool occassionaly and I'm concerned about the impact. Plus I agree with Duraleigh that the initial...

Hi. this is my first post on TFP but I've been religously reading all the great advice here and also on the Pool Forum. Just a brief background on me. I have had two pools, one a liner inground for four years using Baquacil and a gunite inground using Baquacil for the first six years. Last...