Recent content by DDave

Oops . . . I guess I should have read the whole page. :oops: Thanks for the info though. :goodjob: Dave

I'm getting ready to set up my Easy Set pool for season 2. Last season, I discovered the Trouble Free Pool forum AFTER I had it setup and had purchased trichlor tabs and all the other silly stuff that friends suggested. I bought the TF 100 test kit and switched to BBB after the CYA level...

We will be leaving town on Monday and returning on Thursday. No one will be available to add chlorine to the pool. On advice from this forum (thanks FPM) I will be shocking and covering the pool while we are gone as a preventitive measure. The pool water is nice and, um, as clear as can be...

As a first year Intex Easy Set pool owner I have been following this thread with great interest. I think it is great of you folks to take the time and effort to come up with a nice clear set of instructions for those types of pools. One thing I haven't seen mentioned though (forgive me if I...

Makes sense. Thanks for the info. :mrgreen: Dave

As a first year Intex Easy Set pool owner, I have been watching the Simplifying BBB for very small pools (e.g. Intex) thread very closely. I have sort of come up with a similar plan. I purchased the TF100 test kit and am currently using the 1" trichlor tabs (hth brand) and plan on switching to...

Re: Setting Up Intex Pool, Need Help Order it. It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. :mrgreen: Dave

Actually the pH keeps going down . . . due to the trichlor I assume. So, I'll just leave it alone I guess. No need to fix it if it isn't broken. Thanks. Dave

Okay, I tested TA again making sure to wipe the dropper and making sure that the drops were normal sized. Got a TA of 230 this time. So should I try to lower it or leave it alone? Dave

Got my TF100 Test Kit today and here are the first results. FC 4 CC 0 pH 7.3 TA 290 (seemed high so I tested again. Second result was 330) CH 150 CYA <20 (filled entire tube and could still see dot) So . . . from what I have gathered from Pool School, I'll throw out my interpretaton...

Can you run the skimmer with the pool cover on? I am thinking no but am not sure. I have the pool covered most of the time and only use the skimmer when I take the cover off. Dave

Thanks for the replies. I am not using the powdered chlorine. I am using the hth Trichlor tabs. Will probably continue until the CYA gets into range. After that . . . who knows. Give it away to a friend who uses them in his pool. Although I feel kind of guilty about that. He is a "7 tab...

I have seen it mentioned in a couple of posts to avoid putting powdered chemicals directly into Intex pools because they are not very deep. What would be a good method for doing this? Dissolve in a 5 gallon bucket of water and pour into pool in front of the pump return? Can the same bucket be...

My Trichlor tabs are 1" so it sounds like I would need a LOT of them in the floater to start out. I have the floating dispenser open all the way (4 slots visible) so I guess I could add some more tablets. I will try to pick up some bleach today or tomorrow and am getting closer to ordering the...

With the Intex pump you can run it without the skimmer. Water goes out the pool outlet through the filter and returns through the pool inlet. It also has a skimmer attachment that connects to the pool outlet connector. It has a clip that fits the top ring and is kind of a bucket shaped thing...