Recent content by DanDanThePoolMan

Thanks for the thoughts, everyone. I'll do some reading on the robot option. It does seem like a better bet with only one intake. Dan

Hi everyone, I'm new here. I'm taking over pool care for my SoCal pool and am feeling a little overwhelmed. After some great responses in the chemistry forum, I think I'll likely be at least partially draining my pool. My CYA is crazy high, pH is out of whack, etc. But I wanted to ask...

Wow thanks everyone for the great advice! I think I will end up draining the pool partway and mostly starting over. I'm going to a well rated pool supply shop and will peruse their chemicals this coming weekend. I'm taking over for the pool guy and so I'm not sure what type of chlorine he...

Hey folks, With the weather finally turning "cold" here in Los Angeles, I finally let my pool guy go and am learning how to take care of my pool myself. I want to keep it covered for the winter, but I've read that in LA I should still maintain the water chemistry so I don't open up to an algae...

Thanks for the suggestion! The pool is 4'4" deep in the middle larger circle, and 7'6" deep in the far smaller circle. The little shallow area is teeny (19" deep). Pooldv, let's trade pools please! It would save me a lot of heartache (and $$$) in the months to come, as I embark on the...

Hey by the way, do you think I should estimate the gallons of this pool as 3 circles? If I do that it comes to 17k gallons. Does that sound about right to you all? Or do you think I should average everything and just do a rectangular estimation? I'm planning to learn about pools over the...

Thanks for the reply, Kim! Yes, there's weird changes in elevation and grade all over the backyard. Major trip hazards. We're going to work on smoothing those out. The wife and I like a greener look for the backyard, so I think we're going to aim for something more like this (stolen from...

Hello TFP! :wave: The wife and I are moving into a house with a pool that has a pretty old, dominating concrete border. After a lot of head scratching, I think we want to demo all the existing cement, and either trim it down to a 2 foot deck, or pour a new coping and border. The backyard is...