Recent content by Hottrodd1968

Thank you. Added CYA for 30ppm and liquid chlorine for 4FC. I only added 80lbs of salt.. will hold off on the rest for now. Let's see what tmrw brings.

Hello forum, I just replaced my liner and have my pool fresh filled (from the hose) to appropriate level, started and primed my DE filter. I'm having a brain fart about what goes in first. I have enough salt on hand, got my CYA stabilizer, and have a few gallons of bleach on hand. SWG is...

To all who held my hand... thank you. Pool is up and running. Crystal clear. Got the SWG going and all chems in balance! Thank you Pool School, and this wonderful forum. You guys have made me a homemade pool gal. Now I'm the neighborhood know it all.

Hello folks!!! I love this forum :) Although I'm fighting my significant other on solar heating... I'm open to hearing about equipment for the job. Hubby wants to heat the pool quick, fast, and in a hurry! He's like the pool to be at least 85 if not 88, and doesn't care what it costs... I do...

Hi all... I'm shopping for a solar cover and have conflicting info... so I'm taking a poll here to see what feedback / experience you can provide to narrow my options. I know there's many threads here on the topic, but they all seem to be a few years old. One never knows how much progress...

That's another conundrum... my pressure never changed. I can't be sure if there's something's wrong with the filter, or the pressure gauge is busted (ordered a new one and waiting for it to arrive)... or it was just coincidence that I happen to go out and look at the filter at just the right...

Looks like my algae is caking up my DE filter grids. I keep losing suction and return. Bumped the filter (which always sends back some debris back into the pool)... within 2 hours, I lost suction and return again. As I don't trust the bump and backwash with adding 80% DE again (in the past I...

Hi all... I should remember this from a couple of years ago... but cannot seem to pinpoint the answer. Above ground salt water pool is green with algae. I need to slam, but have no CYA. Do I add stabilizer first? Here are my readings: CYA = 0 FC = 0 pH = 7.2 Cl = .5 Br = 1 TA = 70 Calcium =...

Yes, I have seen that page... and I have finally resolved my issue. The lid to my filter needed to be screwed down one more turn. I knew something wasn't right when the safety wouldn't engage. I guess from just getting old, the threads have become quite tough... and what felt like tight...

Thanks for the feedback. I think I'm going to stay with the DE as I like the quality of the way it filters. Just need to be better at troubleshooting the why's and how's. Will keep on checking back here for additional info and suggestions... please keep them coming!! In the meantime... I...

Apologies for my scattered conversation... I ask a lot of questions... and jump from topic to topic. Just overly hyper!! I'm having an issue with me D.E. filter not coating... I'm on my third attempt, and can't manage to fix it. I have so much DE kicked back into my pool... totally disgusted...

Just along for the wonderful banter... and the pictures. I'm a very visual person, and love to watch a project come together. Looking forward to your final results. It looks like it will be terrific. I hope the weather shows you some mercy!

Back for more questions.... Got my salt strip test and checked my level... 1640 ppm... way below the recommended level. My CYA is between 60-70... (I repeated this at least half a dozen times and at least once, I got 50, with the remaining attempts near 60 and 70)... Still trying to master when...

Thank you. I'm very happy with my results. I used 10 jugs (121 oz.) of 8.25% bleach from Walmart. Used 7 lbs. stabilizer for CYA And probably around 14 lbs. of DE (four filter cleanings at 3.5 lbs for precoating each time) Got myself a leaf bagger... Awesome little tool for cleanup. Learned a...

Not much going on, other than checking chems to see about FC. I was at 0.5 yesterday, so I added bleach to bring it to 6. Also added 48oz. Stabilizer to bring CYA up to 70. Hoping that will eventually help with holding onto the chlorine. Today I'm at 3.5 FC, and 0.5 CC. Waiting for my salt...