Recent content by j'momma

old steps/ladder broke, realized it is cheaper to buy a new one than pay craigslist prices. however, as I shop I keep seeing "pool step mats". These seem like a good idea to save the liner, but also seem like a great place for algae to hide. what do you all think?

thank you. I will try the bleach in a spray bottle. I was overthinking it and imagining trying to pressure wash with the feeder tube in a bleach bottle. hand spray bottle makes much more sense.

Trying to get the pool opened, fighting leaves, have water from swamp to cloudy blue now so making progress, YAY! However... I'm looking at the plastic steps/ladder and I don't want to put it back in my water. They are old and thus the plastic is not smooth anymore, I can literally see the...

great, thanks so much

Ok, got the pool up in the nick of time and should be finished filling tonight for my son's party tomorrow. :whoot: Question: I have a salt water generator from my old pool, but it is going to take some finagaling to plumb it in to the new one. If I hook up the system that came with it...

we are going to be installing a 26 foot frame pool (intex/proseries type). My husband insists that we are supposed to have 6-8 inches of sand under it! I'm reading and everything I see says 2-3 inches. the site was excavated for a 30' metal wall pool so there is a 32' diameter hole in the...

thank you!

hi all, I haven't been active on the forums for a few years. We've been using our intex for several years now and last season bought a much (MUCH) larger AGP used. Funny story, was looking at two ads on Craigslist, one for a 24', the other for a 30'. Decided that 30' was bigger than we really...

I see above someone mentioning the concern of upgraded equipment not fitting the smaller intex pools. when we upgraded, my DH simply cut the holes in the pool larger and did it that way. hth

Hi again folks, I drop in during pool season each year (this will be my third season) and since it is getting warm here, here I am! This year we "upgraded" from our 12' easy set to a gigantic 15'x42" metal frame. :whoot: Hey, don't laugh! we got a great deal on craig's list and hubby is so...

:shock: So a couple days ago I stopped by the local rec warehouse to pick up some sodium test strips, they had them, I bought them, no problem. I got home and opened the pack and as soon as I turned the bottle over to read the directions, what do I see? a big old 8/08. I noticed and...

ok I'm almost embarassed to write this... :roll: If I use the dichlor to add the CYA, I will have to do it slowly, tiny bits over several days, or it will overload on the chlorine. - correct? I can however buy something called stabilizer that is just CYA, add enough of it all at once...

thanks! dh got the new pump hooked up last night and I wanted to go ahead and do the shock so I'd have my cya in place, but something just didn't seem right about putting the whole pack in at once!

1. the only reason I'm adding shock (dichlor) is to get CYA 2. this is a new fill (had to empty to replumb for new pump/filter/swg) so current levels are 0 3. I'm confused about the shock. according to the pool calc I am working with 1400 gallons, (I know, very tiny) so the calculator says...

OH geez louise, I just read teh back of the pack. I'm afraid to touch the stuff. It's a 1 lbs bag of what sounds like granular product. I'm starting from scratch (filling right now) . I need this stuff just to add the CYA and will use bleach to maintain the chlorine levels until my swg...