Recent content by JPhresh

Thanks Oly -- Home Depot is definitely my backup. It's a bit out-of-the-way from my commute, so I was hoping someone would have suggestions for Amazon, but maybe my best bet is to make my purchases in person.

Does anyone use Amazon to order chemicals, especially chlorine and acid? If so, I would appreciate your recommendations! My small, local hardware store is closing and since I can't support them anymore, I might as well take advantage of that Prime account... Thanks in advance!

Faith restored! Here's a pic from this morning -- 48 hours into the SLAM: Looks like I have a few more days to go, but at least there's now a light at the end of the tunnel.

I have been using pucks, but very sparingly. I inherited the pool from a previous homeowner three years ago with a massive CYA problem, so I have been keeping it very low - probably to the point of paranoia. I always manage my FC with liquid chlorine and only put pucks in the floater when I...

Two weeks ago I replaced my filters and had crystal-clear, balanced water. Then, after a weekend of heavy use, the pool started turning cloudy. Running the pump several additional hours a day did not seem to help and instead the pool became cloudier and turned green. Having come to the...

Thanks for the replies -- very helpful! I will definitely raise my TA with some baking soda. Ever since I inherited the pool from the previous home owner the pH has only risen -- I have been keeping it in the 7.4 to 7.6 range using acid. Generally I need to add acid about once a week to drop...

I've been successfully managing my pool chemistry for about two years now, but over that time I have seen my TA drift lower and lower... I think I'm now out of range. Here are my most recent results: FC 3.2 CC 0 PH 7.4 TA 30 CH 250 CYA 30 Is 30 just darn low for TA? Two years ago it was at...

Excellent suggestion WASP! As it happens, that was the issue... I checked the impeller and there was all kinds of debris in there. Once I got it cleaned out, the flow went back to normal! The pump was able to easily push water out of the air relief valve on top of the filter, and the...

I am in need of help in diagnosing the cause of weak water flow. About two months ago I cleaned my filter assembly, after which I noted two things: (1) my flow increased somewhat and (2) the air relief valve pressure indicator on top of the filter went from 20 psi to zero. Since then my flow...

Thanks for all the responses! First off, here is a photo of my filter setup: The filter uses cartridges. The tag on it lists four different models, so I don't know which one it is... Hence the question mark regarding the square feet. It could be between 240 and 560 sf according to the tag...

About two months ago I disassembled the filter chamber on my system so I could clean the filters. Before I did the cleaning, the pressure gauge on the top of the chamber was showing about 15 psi. Once I opened it, I discovered that the previous owner had not cleaned it in quite a while --...