Recent content by JRammit

Ok, so... Pentair (sand dollar) looks like the cheapest... Hayward gets the most search results... Jandy and Waterway appear to be from the same company One issue I read on the Wayerway/Jandy is NOT to use an extension cord.... I will definitely be using an extension cord since the pool is an...

Thanks for the reply! The one I was about to buy is only 0.6 hp... I'll look up the ones you mentioned

Continuing my research as I wait for responses: Looks like Intex is the preferred choice for these pools (and apparently made my the same manufacturer).... Looking online i see the 12" tank/2100 gph for $560, and the 14" tank/2800 gph for $460...... i assume bigger is better and that the price...

I have a 22 ft Coleman/Walmart pool, the pump that came with it quit working at the end of last year... Rather than buy another one, I want to take the opportunity to upgrade to a sand filter.... I could just buy one and figure out how to plumb it in when I get it, but I figured I'd take...

i will have to order that kit.. the one i have is all they had left at my local Walmart.... and you know how Walmart is!

well i thought i changed the title.. guess it didnt work anyway... im still using the 6 way test strips, since i already paid for em... they don't have CC on them.... im at work right now, so ill try to go by memory FC=3 PH=7.8 TA=240 Hardness=200 CYA=30-50 hmm... thats only 5... ill have to...

Re: starting over title changed.... i thought my algae problem was a failure, but i feel better knowing it wasn't 2nd test.. sun is out now and my FC has not dropped... CYA is also right on par..... thank you TFP for getting me on the right track!

with dom's advice, i doubled up on my chlorine last night, this morning i show 3ppm.... today is my only day off, so ill be able to test a few times and get an idea of the usage on the pool level.. this is a little disheartening..... i work over 70 hours a week and only have one day off... i...

wow!... 4" over 18' is only about a 2 degree slope... i had no idea that was extreme........ but ill admit, im no expert ok, on the FC.. i take the reading in the evening, 24 hours after adding chlorine the previous evening... is it not normal for FC to drop in that amount of time?...... ill...

thanks Ryan... good to know im not the only one.... and youre right, everyone is mighty friendly here!.... much appreciate their time and effort to answer my novice questions!!! needsajet... i was a little off on the slope, im home now at the pool, its only 4" difference from one side to the...

that sounds about right... so my target is between 3-5 ppm FC, and ive added 4 ppm each day (32 fl oz by my math)....... now, once the CYA dissolves will that change anything?? i should also mention we live on a hill, the pool is on the flattest part of our yard, there is about a 6"-8"...

that makes sense.. test strip threw me off too...... i added a total of 2 lbs (1 lb yesterday, 1 lb today after reading that pesky test strip)... pool is about 6,000 gal boy, y'all are right about that stuff not wanting to disolve!... i thought i was clever, tried stirring it real well into a 5...

once i filled it, i only added liquid chlorine, nothing else, no shock..... it was walmart chlorine, can't remember brand, its in the pool isle next day is when i got the test strips, and tested before adding anything else after testing, i added the stabilizer, then more liquid chlorine im...

thanks for the replies guys! the hth 6 way strip is the one i got.... the stabilizer is hth as well, powdered form.... i just dumped it around the edges of the pool.... so i will need to go back and sweep it when i get off work for next time, how about disolving the CYA in a bucket first, then...

ok... im a little thrown off by the CYA reading on this test strip..... first test showed 100 ppm, that didnt seem right since i had not put any in.... so i did a second test, which showed 30-50 ppm unsure, i just added half the recomended amount... i will test again tomorrow readings were...