Recent content by gmgm55

I am in the process of signing a contract for a new pool. I have interviewed a few pool builders and have settled with someone I think is trustworthy. I am looking for recommendations on what I have been quoted. rectangle 40'x20' with level spa Hayward Omni Logic Touch Screen Control Panel Aqua...

Thanks for the help... Is the only way to shut the cell off to unplug the wire? Hayward T15

I have been running a Stenner pump and now switching to SWG... What is the best way to measure salt? Test strips or the K-1766 kit from TFTestkits? Also, I have been reading pool school and found out I need to bump up my CYA. It is currently at 40 and now I will need it at around 70...

Thanks for the advise. A new gauge from Dave has been ordered. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I am wondering if anyone can tell me how accurate a hayward cartridge filter gauge is. I ran my pump all winter for about 5 hours a day. The last time I cleaned the filter was in October and I reset the clean gauge mark to 11. The gauge was now reading 12 but after all the pollen we had this...

As I was brushing our tanning shelve yesterday I was asking myself the same thing, is this worth it. I don't think so. I figured my 3 year old daughter would play there but she likes to play in the spa better. I love our robot cleaner, turn it on and let it do its job. Except the tanning shelve...

Thanks.... The sprinkler valves were all in the way and I thought that meant a total sprinkler system rebuild but when the guys got here they found the broken lines and within a few hours the entire system was back functional.

The house originally came with a concrete patio that was part of the foundation. We later added the extended patio and tied the concrete with rebar to the house foundation. When we built the pool they put the pavers over the concrete and built the rest with whatever material they use for pavers...

Sorry for the late response. Thanks for the kind words. We have been enjoying the spa and look forward to keep enjoying the pool in a couple months. The travertine color is noce from QDI, my wife and I had a hard time deciding but glad we went with it. The installers said that the lighter...

A friend of a friend had a pool built by Platinum and ended up very upset when the pool was not level. I have never seen it but from what I hear the water hits the water line tile at the 1" mark at one end and about the 3" mark at the other end. I understand that Platinum wouldn't do anything to...

It was a tough decision but we settled with sheen aqua blue and love it.

Just got back from Napco on Spring Cypress and I bought a 15 gallon refillable drum for $30 (I thought it was expensive) and filled it for $1.68 a gallon of 10% ($55.20 total).

I sure don't mind other people asking questions. I learn more when you guys ask questions that I don't think of asking. Thanks!

Thanks for the info.

My fill water CH is 40 and it went to 60 within the first week and hasn't moved. I will go to the dreaded pool store today and buy some hardness plus to bring the level to 200. I appreciate all the valuable responses.