Recent content by Gasman5.0

Texas Splash.. I bought and used the Taylor 2006 test kit for the numbers I posted. I will have the circulation system up and running here in a few hours. I haven't put anything in the pool other than city water and about 5-7 inches of rain water Mother Nature delivered. Once I get the pump...

Initial water test results Total alka 2ppm Ph 7.0 Calcium 30ppm Colrine .2ppm free 0 ppm

Thanks for the advice but there is no sense in trying to open a pool now, It just keeps raining & raining & raining here in my part of Texas. I'm on hold with plumbing tie in to the pool for a few days. I'll report back with water test numbers once I'm able to complete the plumbing.

So I should hold off on adding any salt and powering up the SWG for a few days? I can bring a water sample to the local pool store for an analysis until my the test kit comes in.

New pool guy here with a brand new pool start up. I started adding water 24 hrs ago we are roughly half way full. Once the water reaches a safe level to run the pump what should I add to the water initially to get going correctly? How much salt should we initially add? We ordered the Taylor 2006...

Hey Guys, First time pool owner here in Texas seeking advice on plumbing setup. I'm installing a new round 30'x54" Pool Factory 8000 series saltwater pool 20k gallon. My pump and filter will be located 8 ft from the pool on concrete pad. For equipment I have a hayward big mouth skimmer...

This is the site I ordered from, I bought SI-45 plus last night.

Thanks for info guys. That's is exactly what I was thinking in terms of how much less the larger cell would have to be driven to achieve the same output as as smaller cell so I figured it would a little longer.

I have a new 30'x54" AG 20k gallon pool I am installing. I live in Texas where it's hot and sunny with extended pool seasons. As for as equipment we bought a Hayward C3030 cartridge filter and the Pentair SuperFlo VS. I've been on the fence with the SWG selection but I am about to pull the...

Preparing an the site for a 30' x 54" Pool-factory 8000 series saltwater AG pool. I have removed the grass/sod and in the area and now I'm looking at leveling the outer area and one area roughy 8 ' long is about 2-1/2" low. Everything I've read says to dig out to the lowest point and don't...

Thanks guys.. This is a nice forum with a lot of very good info and knowledge base that is extremely useful for a newbie like myself.

Hello... I am new to pools and this site. We bought a AG 20000 gal 30'x54 resin pool from the Pool Factory and are in the process of selecting the varies equipment for it. I am looking for advice to hopefully avoid any pitfalls down the road. We live in Texas on the Gulfcoast it get pretty hot...