Recent content by lewis

"Did your liner only last 3 years? If yes, why?" No... I have lived in this house for three years, the liner is 12 years old. When I moved in the pool had been closed for several years. I got it straight, but last Septmeber it ripped just above the water line. So I duck taped it and closed it...

How long should you typically run the pump is the summer months? Seems as everyone has different answers.

Ok~Fixed Signature with information. The system is a AQUA RITE TCELL 9.

After three years and a few posts here I realize it is time to change my pool liner and while I’m at it, I’m going to add a salt water system. I have had several bids around $5000.00 for everything (ready to swim). It is a standard 32’ x 16’ rectangle, 6’ deep. I guess I’m going to stick with a...

Thanks for the replies. The tabs I have been using are Calcium Hypochlorite 68%, so they are the non-stabilizer kind. Do I understand correctly that liquid (household) bleach has no stabilizer? I would like to be able to use this but I have no idea how much to use or how often to use it. It's...

I have been using non stabilize tablets for almost 2 months and the stabilizer levels keeps rising. The person at the pool shop says it is not good to swim in anymore unless I drain 1/2 of the water out of the pool. :rant: And he says it will destroy my liner. Any ideas???

I think I need a new chlorine dispenser. The one I have either works full blast which puts to much chorine in, or it does not work at all. I think the problem is in the dail. I go from to much to none. :grrrr: All I know about it is that it is a Haywood. Can anyone share a link that has...

Don’t give up! Like others said before, I also bought a house with a swamp in the back yard. This pool had been closed for three years. Just keep the filter on, shock, vacuum, backwash, and it will clear up. I know I guy whose gazebo blew over into his pool during a storm and he had to rent...

By know means am I an authority on pools, however I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. We live in a town that is surrounded by water. Most people swim in the river, so the normal activity for our pool is family and a few friends. Last year we had a big party and as the night...

Is there anything that can be done about the water spiders?

Personally I like to run mine during the day. Helps keep stuff tracked in the pool sucked into the skimmer. Also at night the bugs get in the water and I want to skim them off in the morning rather than them getting sucked into the skimmer & filter.

As promised I want to post an update. Found out that I was putting 3 more pounds of de than I needed to. Problem is for the most part fixed. i still think some is coming out from somewhere. Or maybe it is just dirt getting tracked in by the kids. Thanks for all the adivce!

I am new at this, so at first I had know where to turn but the pool shop. For the past two summers I have trusted these folks to tell me every week what I need to poor into the pool. I’m looking at somewhere between $25 - $75 bucks a week during pool season. They always have something for me...

Thanks folks! I’ve been stuck at work for the past two days. But I have the next 10 days off so I hope that I can get to the root of the problem. Good news “I guess” is that there did not seem to be any more de on the bottom of the pool this morning than was there yesterday and the pump...

I have a de filter. I replaced the grids and manifold towards the end of last year’s pool season. Just opened the pool a couple of weeks ago. Here are the problems: When I opened the pump skimmer thing, white cloudy water from the filter filled it. Then when I turned the filter back on a...