Recent content by firestick

Thanks for the replies. I understand the need for CYA. CYA is virtually zero. My plan is to let the level come up with the 3"tablets in the chlorinator. If I'm planning to use the "pucks" long term for maintenance chlorine levels, wouldn't this give me more time before maximum cya is reached...

...like the last one". That's what the wife told me. The last liner only lasted a little over 5 years. Unlike my previous pool which required very minimal maintenance and spoiled me. This pool has a very narrow balance point it seems. I'm not sure exactly which bone headed thing I did, but I...

It has been a while since I posted anything on here. I just installed my own liner last weekend. The pool and equipment sat idle for a few months over the winter. I had a big rip in the shallow end of the old liner, so a complete replacement was needed. The old liner was pretty brittle also. I...

Did I mention I have a wife?

Thanks guys, that is what I thought. But when I asked the so called experts at the pool store, they convinced me to add more sequestrant. I have searched the web to find an answer to removing tannins, but never hit on a complete answer. Seems I did find a mild reference somewhere about upping...

When I opened my pool (22,000 gallons) this season, it had a lot of leaves and run off from heavy rains over the winter. Even though I knew I had metals in my well water, I elected to use it when vacuuming to waste over several days of getting the junk out. I had used sequestrant in the past...