Recent content by ereilley

Looking at the skimmers one has a slider plate to cover the hole. I may try that and cover the hole and connect the hose to the other skimmer and see how it does. I never had good luck with the vac plates that go over the baskets. They always dislodge and I never get enough suction. Both lines...

Hi All, Basically I want to use an old pump to vac out the pool when I have to vac to waste. Is that a bad idea? Long story short when we redid the plumbing/liner/etc they forgot to add things like a vac port for us to connect to and it was “too late to add” when we asked where it was. After...

The main thing is to test the water and report back the numbers. Use to see where your levels are at and what needs to be adjusted. Careful with CYA, I use pucks as well and have to keep a close eye on it so it does not get too high. Honestly you don’t need perfect weekly. Follow and you...

So I am having some trouble with cloudy water and algae. The algae I can’t seem to kill. I have been shocking with cal hypo about 2-3 bags depending on chlorine levels in pool, running filter non stop, and backwashing every couple of days or when pressure goes up 5 or so psi. So I shocked last...