Recent content by goober07

This thread cost me $200... Cheers!

Any recommendations in NW Ohio (Findlay area)? I spoke with American Leak Detection and they specifically said they only find leaks - they won't repair them. For similar cost, I elected to drain, change gaskets, and refill. Kicking myself... Pool was existing when we bought the house. It sat...

First, a big thank you to TFP for helping me turn this: Into this: (I rotated the photo and vbulletin still put it in upside down :confused: ) Unfortunately, once all the backwashing was over and the solar cover was on, I kept losing water. That's to say, fill it to the top of the skimmer...

Absolutely! Brushed it twice on opening day and once per day since. Also fumbling around the deep end with a leaf net pulling solids out.

To be fair, the swamp thread clearly says "you want to test the FC level and only add as much chlorine as needed to bring it back up to shock level," after the first cycle. I went on to read about the algae turning grey/white and thought I could get by saving a few rounds of testing. My water...

An alternate title would be "lessons learned" or "how I overshot my SLAM" First year opening our in-ground, vinyl pool. Hasn't been opened for at least two years (we bought the house in April 2015, and the previous owner didn't have it open the season before either). This forum has been great...

For what it's worth, I totally rolled the dice. Bought 8 cases. But since you brought it up, the cardboard boxes read "PRO 06416" and "PRO 07516" while one of the bottles reads "075161216B". That puts it at March 2016! Thanks! Glad I could contribute something useful. This forum has been...

Checked Walmart in Findlay, OH. Shock wasn't on sale, still cost $3.64/gal. Drove 30 miles to the nearest Rural King. Cases of 4gal, 10% for $8 (also had single gallons for $2.50) Liquid Shock 4 Gallons LC4 by Twinco Romax for $7.99 in Pool Care - Pools Boats and Accessories - Sporting Goods...