Recent content by DistantHorizon

This pool seems to run best with CYA in the 70-90 range (no shade whatsoever), and thanks to a slow intermittent leak, every winter over half of the water gets replaced... so I'm not saddling the next owner with a high CYA at all. I might have a neighbor to ask, that's a thought!

That's not a bad idea, but it would still going to jack my water bill up significantly, and the part of yard that needs it isn't very close to the pump station or backwash hose. Rigging extra hose would be a great option if I was sticking around, but I'm doing a quick unexpected move where I'm...

Checked via dilution method, indeed, it is 120. I can drain; I hate to put a big water bill on my records for potential house buyers (increase potential pool-owner fears); I don't like the expense; and hate to waste the water from an environmental standpoint. But you make a good point and I...

Sure, I know how to SLAM, and have done that. But can I run shock up to 64 like Pool Calculator suggests to treat for mustard WITHOUT lightening the liner? Good call, I did not. I cheated on this one, doing math based on how much trichlor had been added since last CYA test, and with...

The title says it all. Neglected the pool while not swimming in it this summer, and ran trichlor FAR after I should've stopped. (Pool has a slow intermittent leak; CYA drops over winter as water leaks and is refilled; during season I run mostly trichlor until CYA is around 80; repeat) I also...

pH just doesn't seem to drift in this pool, so that's not a concern... but I was not aware that chlorine was less effective at higher pH. Actually, I hadn't checked TA or CH since I opened... after checking them for a couple of seasons I found that my pool is pretty simple compared to some of...

Would like to get through the rest of the season without buying any muriatic acid if pH level is no biggie. Vinyl liner pool, pretty sure I have a little mustard algae. Pool hasn't really been used too much the last couple summers, and this summer I was pretty neglectful - chlorine dropped too...

This handy fellow is broke as a joke and spent around $15, and is not easily offended by the pool pro he cannot afford. And I when I throw real money at this, it will be for a smaller pump and motor. But thanks for the pointer, should be helpful to someone. :)

Anyone ever have DPD powder go bad while it still looks white? I'm getting inconsistent free chlorine test results. On several occasions I've gone to test chlorine and found it way too low, and added enough to correct. Then, testing the next day, I find that the reading is higher than it...

Can you give a rough idea of how often are you washing the bags? Weekly? Monthly? Curious. I have a pair of ducks pretty much every day this year, and there's a lot of dust coming through thanks to the drought... I'm sure these would be good for my pool, but not sure if I want to add one...

Thought I'd update to thank you all for your help, as well as to provide a resource in case anyone else has similar trouble. Permanently glued a 4" chunk of threaded steel male pipe into pump housing, then used a threaded female metal coupler with pipe dope to go to plastic pipe. To seal the...

Thank you TFP!! Closed last year after water temp was around 60, but then had to uncover and refill due to horrendous leak (~5" a week). Filled, got leak fixed (November in Kansas, IIRC). Bunch of leaves blew in, but pump was disassembled, so leaves stayed in. Covered up for winter. Took...

The first time I saw a duck in my pool was one of the first mornings I woke up in my new house. I felt like Tony Soprano, like I had finally arrived or something! :-D

Re: Argh! Vinyl liner water down to 3-4 inches! MOSTLY FIXED So, I thought I checked the water level when the pool guy left, and I thought it had lost a significant amount... but in the last 4 days, using the bucket test and marks, the bucket has gained 1/16" (it rained once to make up for...

Re: Argh! Vinyl liner water down to 3-4 inches! STILL LEAKIN We had a lot less income and a lot more medical bills than we budgeted for this year, so I am very interested in avoiding a $3k hit next spring. Otherwise, yeah, I am pretty sick of messing with this! :lol: I'll put a little more...