Recent content by irishal

So I've been a TFP follower and advocate for a really long time. Use it every year and my pool is perfect. This year I got stumped and I want to share why, so others don't fall foul of the same Crud. Opening my pool this year I thought would be a breeze. Using my trusty TF-100 test kit, I got...

Got my ph, CYA and TA levels all where they should be and now getting ready to start the shocking process. My question is can I vacuum the algae/dirt on the bottom with my automatic pool rover jr, or do i have to hop in and use the vacuum to waste dirt devil I have? Cheers!

Well, my old pump finally died and I purchased a new one, which of course has a different fitting for connecting to the sand filter. Below are 3 pics, my old pump, the pipe that attached to it and my new pump. What sort of adapter do i need to make my current piping work with this pump? Cheers.

Great suggestion waste.....opened up the pump, hardwired the switch, put all back together and works great!!! With the mechanical timer I have inline, I really didn't need the toggle switch anyway.

We have an AG pool with a Hayward 2HP pump that has served us well. Unfortunately this year the on/off switch underneath appears to have broken off (my guess is by an over-zealous mower). What are my options here to get the thing turned on.....or should I replace the pump? Cheers. Alan

Swim season was officially kicked off by the kiddo's yesterday thanks to BBB. Pool has been ready for almost 3 weeks, and the water temp hit 78F yesterday. My neighbors are still trying to schedule their pool boy to open theirs :-D

Are you guys all mounting your timers outside near the pool? If so are you just wiring your pump plug directly to them? Trying to figure out how to wire my AGP pump into a timer.

So I have to add the happy conclusion to this tale. I got a replacement pressure guage, put it on and still identical to the old one (4-5PSI). Soooooo I plug up the pool, and start pulling apart the pump. I cleaned the impellar (which appeared just fine), the filter basket, the lines etc..etc. I...

Re: Stop me from putting a hand grenade in my pool (cloudy) I had a similar issue last year and was trying to use test strips as my guage. I bit the bullet and bought the proper TF Test Kit, and sure enough I was not shocking the pool even close to the right levels. Once I had my shock levels...