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Beautiful pool! Congratulations!!

Congratulations on your new pool! I enjoyed reading this thread. We also live in Kingwood and put our pool in last Spring. We also had to deal with the city of Houston and go through the storm process. What an absolute nightmare! I keep watching the construction of the new HEB and wonder how...

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The Polaris (model 380) is running this morning at its scheduled time and it seems that the skimmers are doing a better job. I can definitely feel water flow out of the returns ( so this must mean that water is being taken in through the skimmers and back to the pump, right?). Yesterday...

Kirby polaris 380

Thanks for the response. I have 2 skimmers, but I do not know what a skimmer valve is or how it is set. Maybe I should run the pump lower while the Polaris is on and then let it run at that same speed for a while without the Polaris. I am trying to save energy by running the pump pretty low...

Sorry if this is a stupid question! Every morning I run my filter pump on high 3450 rpms for 3 hours while the Polaris vacuum is running. I notice that debris on the surface of the pool does not seem to be working its way to the skimmer baskets during this time. Is all of the suction being...

Can you send another picture? The reflection of the trees is distorting the view of the plaster. I had a pool installed this Spring with a pebble sheen finish and also have large white spots and even patches that have appeared. I brought this to the attention of PB, who contacted Modern...

I tested my ch today, and it is 260. The spots are definitely from a bud that is being dropped from a tree into the pool. I can brush the stains and the little buds float around, but the stain does not brush away. I have been playing around with different pump speeds. I'm going to experiment...

My ph is low because I added a little too much MA. I added based off of my old test kit. Now that I have the new test kit, I will be able to better manage the ph. I haven't done the CH test yet, but typically (based on pool store testing) my ph is high and I am having to add acid. Pool builder...

I currently run the pump from 8am to 8pm. That probably explains why I don't see them on the bottom of the pool during the day. Good idea to run the pump at night! I'd like to avoid running the pump more than 12 hours a day, so I will shut it off at some point during the day so that it can...

Hello all! I am happy to report that I received my Taylor k-2006 test kit yesterday, and I am loving it. So far, I have completed the following tests: fc-6.5 cc- less than .5 ( I did the smaller sample test that would give results within .5... There was barely a hint of pink, so I know that I...

Thank you!

I run the filter daily from 8am to 8pm. I added bleach to my pool tonight for the first time ever! Do I need to run the filter during to circulate the bleach? I've read that it is better to add bleach at night so that it can work at full strength throughout the night. I am wondering if I...

Thank you! I do not have my own test kit....yet! Just today, I ordered the Taylor k-2006 so that I can do my own accurate daily testing. Once I get used to doing my own testing, I hope to be comfortable enough to stop using the pool store chemicals. Do you just pour the bleach right into the...