Recent content by Dcrimp

Hi all It's been a long time between posts as, thanks to this forum, I've had a trouble-free pool for a while now. The issue I now have seems to be related to my pump and or filter. A while back, when I would vacuum my pool the water would go cloudy and then clear in a few days. I could...

Thanks for the help all. The skimmer itself is plastic, but I thought there may be some metal in the housing that was rusting. Given the rust is occurring on the tile below, this may indicate its from the rebar. Does this mean that for the lower areas of rust, my tile grout / seal is leeking...

Thanks soe the rely, I'll be sure to add caulking to my project. Wet and forget is now sold in Australia and there is a pool specific product so I'll look into that. Any concerns of round up around the pool? - - - Updated - - - Ps, I've just noticed the price, while I'm not opposed if it...

Hello all I'm looking to take on a bit of a project to restore / rejuvenate the sandstone edging and concrete paving around my pool, and hoping for advice form people have may have carried out similar projects. The current issues I'd like to rectify are: 1. discoloration of sandstone 2. damage...

Hello all I have noticed that the opening to my skimmer basket is rusting, or appears to be rusting, and this is resulting in a deposit of rust around the area. If agitated (eg by brushing) it results in a cloud or rust in the water. The pool is SWG, chemistry is spot on. Age of the pool is 10...

That is the justification I needed, will order a new unit. Thanks Gents

So hopefully a quick question for someone who has gone through this. History 1. Purchased a house with a pool 4 months ago, no idea how old the filter is, but it is a Waterco S600. It doesn't leak (that I can see around the actual filter) and filters well, although I will likely replace sand...

Gents Thank you so much for your advice. I had the copper test and it was 0, but this is obvioulsy in-correct. I am not seeing any staining (but don't know what to look for). Do you think it is ok to wait until winter to do a partial drain. I only ask because I am going to do other maintenance...

Great thanks guys, really appreciate the help. I'll try to test for copper, and if it shows up do a partial refill. A full refill I will differ until winter so I can combine it with other project such as acid washing and sealing the surrounding sandstone. Once the test kit arrives, I'll SLAM...

Thanks for the information everyone. Green Hair With regard to green hair, I have been doing a lot of reading on this and it appears that the best method for removing copper is a partial refill or full refill. If I am correct in this, it is likely something I would like to do during winter...

Ah great, my next question was going to be "what is the best test kit in Australia". These look to be the goods. Will these kits be able to do everything that the T100 (as often promoted on this site) will be able to do?

Hi all Just posted an introductory post, thanks in advance for your advice. As noted in my post, I have a reasonable grasp on what I am doing, but was hoping for some help on a specific item. About 6 weeks ago I had an algae outbreak. Prior to the outbreak, I notice that I had to keep raising...