Recent content by Deb04

We have an 18 x 36. It’s big enough for the 2 of us, and when our daughter, SIL, and granddaughter come over. We’ve had a few pool parties with as many as 20-30 ppl and it works then too. BUT, if we had it to do over, we’d go with 20x40.

Since you’re in MA, good chance you have an Ocean State Job Lot near by. Their 12.5% liquid chlorine is $2,99 for a full gallon.

Glad you have an Ocean State near you. Best value of Chorine I’ve seen. That stuff is 12.5% so make sure you have the % right in your calculator.

Muriatic Acid freaks me out too, but sometimes I need it. I use the “green“ formula which is half strength. It is much easier to work with. It is, from what I can tell, in no way green, in the environmental sense. In fact, it is likely the opposite. We do our best to be actually green, but...

I usually by it at Walmart or Amazon. There is a brand, AquaMate, that raises CYA only about 25% of what it should. It’s cheaper, but you end up spending more. I can say HTH brand works as expected.

IC-40 here. Installed summer 2008, died summer 2018. 5 mos of use/yr. replaced it with another IC-40.

I’ve had the exact same experience. I don’t have a solution, but following to see if the experts have one.

Regarding cal-hypo, it’s fine to use IF You don’t already have to much calcium in your water. I bought 24 lbs on Amazon too This spring because 1. Great price and 2. I knew finding liquid bleach would be a challenge right now. My fill water calcium is 50 and I knew my pool would open at a silly...

Pour the bleach in slowly, about a pencil size stream, in the deep in in front of a return. I like to brush the area after I pour it just to be sure it’s mixed. You may have an Ocean State Job Lot in your area. Worth a bit of a drive if you do. Their 12.5% jugs are full gallons and are $2.99...

Love me my vinyl pool.

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.