Recent content by Deb04

Regarding your trepidation at maintaining your own pool...it doesn’t have to be a 100% DIY thing. I maintain our water entirely. However, we have the PB open and close (with no chemicals added by them.). Also, PB is on my speed dial for when something breaks. If it’s minor, I deal with it...

You need your chlorine at 39 to do the SLAM. Raise it and keep it there until you pass the 3 criteria.

We have vinyl. We’re in NH, so closed 7 months of the year. We went with vinyl bc of the lower cost. This is the liner’s 12 summer and it’s showing no signs of wearing out, which I credit to being a TFP from day one. I am happy with the vinyl and, if we were to do it over again, I’d do vinyl...

Do you have a gas line, or a propane tank? If a tank, you’d also be relying on the gas being delivered every time before you run out.

Why would there be a sanitation problem if he does asi do? I keep my CYA at 50 and CL at 6.

Sagosto, If your household will be happy with 40-50, that really shouldn't be a problem. You may find that your SWG can't keep up with the demand and then you and your wife may have to discuss and maybe going to 60 or supplementing with bleach. I live in NH and the sweet spot for my pool is a...

I've been putting them in the skimmer that has a hair net. My experience with the pods is that they're gone within an hour. I assume they're dissolved and not just sitting in the skimmer since I don't think the granules will fit through the hairnet.

I can help you some. I’m close to you. Get your chlorine at Ocean State Job Lot. $2.99/gallon for 12.5%. (Stay away from their CYA though.) I think there’s one on route one closer to you, but I know that there’s one in Newington in sales tax-free New Hampshire. There’s a great pool shop in...

My Chlorine consumption is higher than I’ve experienced before. It may be that its just pretty darn hot for NH, but I have a new SWG this year and I want to ensure that it’s generating Chorine. (Lights are lit properly.) Any suggestions on how to do this. Only idea I have is to put SWG on 100%...

Oooo...I gotta get me some of those.

Would someone share the price of the pods?

Yeah, the fumes are pretty bad. I've switched to the "green" version which is 1/2 strength and costs more for the same amount of liquid. (I'm sure it's not green in the sense of any more environmentally friendly as you have to use twice as much so twice as much plastic, energy to transport...

Very kind of you to help her out. When she’s sufficiently through the grieving process and has a little more time, teach her how to do the testing herself so she can determine how much liquid chlorine, etc to add. I’m sure she’s overwhelmed right now, and family helping is great.

Since you’re in NJ, you may have an Ocean State Job Lot nearby. 12.5% liquid chlorine is $2.99 for 128 oz.

Our heater is broken at the moment. For a bit I was filling plastic bottles with pool water and putting them in the sun. After 2-3 hours the temp in the bottles was up 15 degrees. Then dump back in the pool and repeat. Then I calculated I’d have to do this 600 times to move the pool 1 degree...