Recent content by kteachrm

I live just south of Cleveland, Ohio and we get hard freezes every year. I think that would destroy the plastic steps. I think I'm just going to look for a ladder that inclines. Mine is the stainless steel one that is perfectly straight and doesn't rest on the bottom of the pool, so when you...

Ugh, that's what I'm afraid of. I have the ladder, but each year it get's harder to get out with aging knees and muscle aches and pains since it's so straight up and down (in fact it actually tips in at the bottom making it even harder). Getting old is not for the faint of heart! LOL Leave...

I'm looking for new steps for my pool. As a Johnny Weissmuller, it has the aluminum deck. I'm looking at the Aqua Select but want to be sure they will work. I'm a senior woman and need to add/remove the steps by myself so I can't use sand or I'll never be able to lift them. Does anyone know...

1poolman1 and wireform, thanks for the replies! I'm hoping to sell my house very soon so don't really want to invest in more equipment, but will check out the wand if it doesn't sell! Thanks, again! :)

I have a Hayward perflex de filter. It was installed 8 years ago. The fellow who installed it for me told me that when I'm changing the de I should block the skimmer drain and drain the filter from the return drain. He said that since the water would be entering from the top it would clean the...

My pool was without a pump for 5 days and turned a beautiful green color! Finally got the pump installed on Tuesday and started the slam, including changing the DE 2 x/day. Today it's crystal clear and I haven't lost any chlorine since yesterday morning. The FC level is still high and Ph is...

Hello all! My hayward power flow lx bit the dust a few days ago, leaving me with a really pretty color of green water since it's rained and been hot for the last 3 days. I'm shopping but am curious as to opinions. I can't seem to find a 1 hp Hayward pump on any websites so I'm wondering: 1...

Also no way to know if they added a bank and then used a bunch of tablets. It would be a fair amount of work, but I would add a foot of water, stir, and then drain the foot 2-3 times. This would dilute any bromide and whatever else is in there enough to hopefully not cause any issues going...

Thanks for the suggestions! We looked around and found an empty bromine container, wrappers from non-chlorine shock, a chlorine closing kit, stabilizer, akalinity, calcium hardness, and test sticks for both chlorine and bromine. There is no brominator. Her next door neighbor convinced her to...