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Perhaps I'm misreading, but this isn't a vinyl pool less than 5' in depth, so I'm pretty sure I need a drain § 43A-13. Inlets And Outlets; Water Disposal., Article II. Pool Design And Construction., Chapter 43A. Swimming Pools, Volume Ii, Code of Ordinances, Dallas Yep! The pool rehab is...

Thanks y'all. Location is Dallas, TX. A main drain is required my code for some dumb reason, but it doesn't appear that two drains are. I suspect he's goosing the bill a bit there. I also reread everything, and this quote also includes pulling up the concrete around the pool. It's still...

Hi guys, it's been awhile! My pool has just been nearly maintenance free after going to a SWCG a couple of years ago. Check chems a couple of times a week, clean the filter a couple of times per year, done. However, it's a 32'x14' 1979 model and it's beyond time for a replaster. It needed...

Found it! Mrs Freqz is awesome. For the record, the not so Techni Al term for hootus is "the cap on the end of the bled air assembly" according to the pentair parts diagram I googled.

So I cleaned my filter cartridges: pollen season is winding down here so they were quite dirty. I pulled the accumulated hair and gunk off the mesh cap (hootus) on the pvc pipe sticking up between the cartridges and cleaned the filter as I normally do. Sometime between then and now that...

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I use this and it works fine. When my pH is high I pour in a bit and the next day my pH is about where pool math says it should be. Just to reinforce the others: this is strong, nasty stuff in concentrated form. Please take precautions and wear your safety gear while dealing with it. Gloves...

I get it, but I'm an engineer so I'm used to dealing with busy UIs ;)

I think you're WAY over thinking this. Does your pool have a SWG? Yes? Then use the SWG minimum. No? Then your pool is "normal" and you use that minimum. Target a couple or three FC over your min. Absolutely no need to go over the upper end of the goal (10 in your case weather or not your...

LOTS going on there... 1) You're safe to swim up to shock levels. FC at 10 is no problem at CYA 80 2) At CYA 80 your minimum FC is 4. Stay above that to stay out of trouble. Disregard the SWG manual telling you that above 3ppm is unsafe. 3) 0.5 CC is no big deal. It should go away on...

You got it. :goodjob: Don't worry about PH just yet. 7.5 is fine. Worry about keeping FC at your shock level. More CYA after the SLAM could be good based on your daily consumption but wait until after the SLAM to monkey with it.

A kitchen or postal scale is the easiest way to measure. CYA is acidic but not overly strong. Just wear cleaning gloves (it's an easy enough precaution to take ;))

Yes. Get that test kit out and get your own numbers! A pool at CYA 50 is a little easier to manage than CYA 70. After that it gets a little more challenging... (and you're headed there quick with trichlor pucks!)

Chlorine decomposes into salt as it's used up. This is why SWCGs work without having to top the salt up constantly. That said, however, it takes a VERY LONG time to get enough salt to be noticeable from chlorine usage. I'd check your fill water for salt (or have it checked). If you're on...

When we were house shopping last year we found that a pool typically added between 7 and 10 thousand to the price of a house-- at least in the parts of Dallas we were shopping. That makes the ROI terrible for putting in an inground pool ;) I wasn't going to buy a house without one, though...