Recent content by dw9000

I opened early this week, water was clear, got the pump going, vacuumed the floor, water is still cold but I dove in on Thursday when it was 85 here in OHIO. I replaced the liner late last year and it looks perfecto. Should be an enjoyable pool summer.

Yes I do have a mesh cover, I've never used a tarp or impermeable cover. I will say 5 years ago I use to put in two quarts of poly-quat (at closing) and maybe it was coincidental, but the spring opening was so much better than the past couple years w/o it.

Oh one more question 4 - If I measured the pool lengh, width and depth - does the new liner have to be exact measurements or can it be within an inch , rounded down?

My vinyl liner is getting a few bubble holes, smaller then a penny, but if left alone they get bigger. I've applied a small piece of matching black 'gorilla tape' and it seems to solve the problem. I plan to replace the liner next year. I do install a mesh cover for the off season, so it...

$3000 seems high, check out the prices in attached royalswimmingpools.com

Looks pretty darn fantastic, worth the wait. I like that tile inlay on the stairs. Nicely done.

Its amazing what some magic lube on the gaskets, and a fresh taping of the PVC joints can do. Thanks to the experienced posters above me, i invested a few hundred in a new OEM filter, an OEM pump cover, a new OEM pump filter, re taped my PVC joints using BLUE MONSTER tape, did the pump drain...

Wow, looks nice,, and spendy. ;)

I purchased the following in 2014, and installed in early 2015. Filter: Hayward C17502 Star-Clear Plus 175-Square-Foot Cartridge Filter Pump: Hayward SP3015X20AZ Super II 2-Horsepower Pool Pump, AZ Market I did install the unions, so removal of the pump or filtration unit shouldn't be too...

Thanks, but i never was going to just replace the motor, i was going to buy a whole new pump & motor,, I've now found that the source of my great prices 'pool supply delivery' in sarasota, that had the pump/motor combo for $485,, is out of business and the prices on their webpage are 2+ years...

15 years on a pump, is a long time. I did shop around a bit and see I can buy a replacement housing basket and lid. Thanks both of you for the suggestions. I currently have a 2 hp hayward super ii pump, and its a full 1 hp too much, and I think i found some new old stock 1hp same model for...

Opened my pool summer of 2015 so my equipment is going on 9/10 years old. LIving in Northern Ohio I only get 4 mths of use, other 8 mths the equipment sits outside on the pad. I see the prices of filters & pumps has doubled, maybe tripled since 2014. My pump housing is getting old, the...

3 gals of Menards 12.5% and she's clearing up, pulled the cover off yesterday afternoon to some black stinky water. Cover is drying, in the rain :) i'll let it dry good, fold it up and put it away until the fall.

Thanks mates! I'll measure the TA and SoCal makes a good point, adding .5-1 gal of MA a month isn't the end of the world as long as it doesn't have a negative effect.

I've had my pool 5+ summers so I am not a newbie. Normally I bring the PH down at the beginning of the season and it stays down for the most part of the 3-4 month pool season here in Northern Ohio. Last year, I had high PH, noticed the pool robot had a white powdery coating. I added a full...