Recent content by GypsmJim

No I didn't slam it because there was no need at the time. It was perfect. No, no one to help. The problem, as I see it, is the fact that the CYA goes so high because of the tablets I am putting in. I won't ever use that stuff again, but when on vacation I see no alternative.

It WAS algae free.

I don't want to spend that much. I didn't ask how to fix it, bur rather how to avoid it next year. To answer a previous poster, our vacation is 7 days.

Yes, It goes down by about 2 ppm. I don't have a SWG. How much would it cost to change my system and how much trouble?

The wife used to take care of the pool with test strips. Green half the time. When I retired I got your kit, read this forum a lot and have solved my problems....well almost. Within a week after opening the pool I religiously adjust ALL of your recommended parameters (i.e, pH, CYA, CL, etc...

All my test results are mid range of what this site says they should be. I was just trying to save time and not have to type in all those numbers. (I'm just lazy) My FC target is 5, which is what you guys say it should be for 40 CYA. It was running only 1.5-2.0 every evening and that's why I...

Yes, it was tested and it DOES match the pool math. My question was "Why?". So, OK, the bleach is doing what it is supposed to do. I admit I didn't do the math last year, I simply added 1.5 every day and all was well.

I'm not in La Guardia, I'm at the other end of the state. It's been warm, but not unusually so. It's fresh CL, not last year's. 4 qts seems to bring it to the same level as 1.5 in the past. The overnight FC drop was 1.0, but the pool did have sunlight on it for a couple hours before I tested...

Have had a pool for 28 years. Struggled along for awhile and then found this site. Bought a TFT test kit and our pool has been PERFECT for 5 years now. Opened the pool 2 weeks ago. The water was crystal clear and virtually no dirt (a new cover last fall). Tested ALL of the parameters and...

I'm sorry, I should have been a lot more specific. Above ground pool, use bleach to maintain CL level. I want an automatic CL feeder. The one I had used a cartridge that lasted about 2 weeks. The ones I have seen (e.g. Hayward) use Trichlor tablets. I just want to buy a good one.

I had a good unit for about 25 years. It took a cartridge that lasted the whole 2 weeks we were on vacation. The sun UV finally corroded it and it needed to be replaced. The local dealer still sold the cartridges, but the unit was out of production. The alternative unit was a "Swimline" unit...

Yes, trichlor. I only use that for the short period that we are on vacation and nobody is home to mind the pool. ALL other times its bleach because that's what i learned on this site. Still trying to figure out if the hose is going to disintegrate...

Its an above ground pool in a northern climate. The pump and related hoses are removed to the basement in the winter. It's not UV related. The skimmer to pump hose shows no discoloration. The discolored hose is white now at the inlet end and grey at the discharge end, with a gradual color...

Years ago I had a hose crack while on vacation, so now I replace them annually. I have 2 hoses - one from the skimmer to the pump, and the other from the filter back to the discharge into the pool. I buy the high pressure hoses that are grey in color. This year the return hose from the filter...

I have several River Rats already. We use them to tube down the river. I buy a new cover every year and the pillows come with them free.