Recent content by Drucie

We moved to a new house with our first pool, and we just added solar hot water, saltwater generator, and Pentair VS-SRVS pump. Work was all completed by the solar installer last week. The SWG system was installed but will be set up with salt later this week. (Previously had Rainbow...

So I need 25 bottles of 96 oz bleach! That is a lot of bleach. I am assuming the muriatic acid I can buy from pool store. Can I add both together on the same day? And do I just pour it in all at once or do it in stages, try to mix, etc? I only have about 15 min at the house today.

I think we are going to try to get saltwater in place ASAP. I was looking at prices online and I think in the long run it's going to be a good investment for us. For instance, we are moving in this weekend, will be in the house for five days, then gone two days, then back one day, then gone...

I have been reading the pool school articles and don't want to use the "pucks" anymore. So am I correct in thinking the first step will be to do the shock as described in the "shock process" article? Also we are talking about buying a saltwater generator. We do travel fairly frequently for...

Hi! I posted the other day about our pool but didn't have numbers so I'm back now. We just bought this house and it was maintained up until about two weeks ago. Pool water still looks clear, nice, weather has been 40s at night, high 70s during the day, and it rained a few days last week...

Since we have an automatic chlorine feeder but the chlorine is low, does that mean it is time to add a new tablet? And if the level is low enough to need to shock, should I not just go ahead and add a new tablet? This is all totally new to me and I am trying to understand how all of this...

Thanks! I just arranged my schedule so I can be back at the house tomorrow and will get full readings. I'll post everything when I get it.

Hi! We are moving into our new house this weekend and I had a chance to run over there today and quickly test chlorine and ph. First off, the pool water still looks very nice and clean. It is clear and fresh looking. The realtor had a pool guy coming weekly and it's been about 2 wks since...

We are moving into a new house next weekend and I am SO glad to have discovered this forum. We are first-time pool owners and there is a lot to learn. Seems to be a lot of great info here and looking forward to getting to know everyone:-) I bought a recommended test kit from Leslie and...