Recent content by just_me

Hey everyone! I didn't close my pool for the winter, i live in GA and the weather isn't too bad over the winter months so i decided to keep it open due to the cost of having a liner installed etc. Anyway, ive kept it up, and we have had a lot of rain this last few weeks, i noticed 2 days ago a...

with the TA test it got to yellow on one go and a pink on another where i used less water. The chlorine just wouldnt change. I gave up. I think i need a simpler kit!

I wrote here a few weeks ago about a cloudy pool. Its cleared mostly- until i put in the aquabot! Anyway, i saw today that a number of patches are appearing in the floor and on the walls- they kind of look like shadows but are actually stains. I realised one of the issues for cloudiness was...

Thank you waste! That is a very economical idea, i can save my $$$ for something else. Hopefully by next summer we will have updated most of what we currently have, it looks like it needs to be! My pool is clearing some again today and i can see already the powder forming on the bottom, its...

Thank you jason, your help is much appreciated. The pool place says its good to swim in, i just need to adjust TA some because of rain we have had. I think the powder is the calcium stuff (i forget the name ) and soda ash? They had me add quite a bit and even though i asked them to tell me how...

Sounds like i need to go lowes, thank you. I have a side yard that i dont use and i dont mind if it becomes a muddy mess but i dont want to redo my poolhouse to have it flood or something! Thank you for your help, the reason i asked is because i read that some filter systems have a viewing...

I have a cloudy issue that is resulting in white powder forming on the floor when it all settles down, my aquabot is just a powdery mess. I tried to wait it out, its been two weeks, its looking better but i decided to try vacuum to waste, tried it once and discovered the hose was cracked- so...

Hey everyone, Come March i plan to have my pool replastered, new skimmers fitted and a new filter installed, before i get estimates from local contractors i was wanting to see what people think i should be expecting: 22000 gals Gunite Rectangle 25 years old Filter unsure of age Skimmer- had...

Hey everyone, I'm still having issues with a coudy pool and until the last few weeks didnt stop to think about the following issue i have with my filter. I came into pool ownership very blind a few months ago and i am still trying to learn what is and what is not 'cool'!! Meaning i havent spent...

Also, i only use a powder to shock because i havent been told otherwise, what do you recommend?

Thank you for the fast response. I keep reading about the bleach thing and i am considering switching.....i use a chlorinator....how would bleach work with that? I am so uneducated about my pool its beyond belief! I think i made a good step in coming online for help though, im learning a lot...

I am new to owning a pool and i'm not liking it so far ;) Its 22,000 gallons, gunite, IG. Here are my test results from today: temp: 80 sat index: 10.1 CYA: 103 TC: 10 FC: 10 pH: 7.4 TA: 162 ATA: 131 TH: 175 I think theyre the main results you need to help me, if you can, now my problem :D...