Recent content by LoneWolfArcher

I need more information about this. Running the pump at night will lower the pool temp?

Can see the main drain today!

How old are your reagents? How do you store them?

I don't take my phone with me near the pool. Closing last fall I dropped my phone in and had to buy a new one! :D

I concur. Here in Michigan I usually open mid-may. By then the water is just starting to turn green. This year I couldn't open until yesterday (lots of events and bad weather, etc). However, my pool is almost already clear. I found that getting the pump going, adding SLAM level chlorine...

Welcome @jbaldwin62 ! You have found the right place. Have you brushed the walls and pool bottom? I find that my initial opening goes much faster if I brush once I add chlorine. Also, watch the pressure on your filter and make sure to do regular rinses of your cartridge once you get a...

Okay, the surface of the water in that picture looked perfectly still which is why I mentioned it. I'll let those that are experts on sand filters help you! :)

Doesn't look like your pump is running. You need to be running the pump 24/7 until the water clears.

I have told other pool owners about TFP. Some go glass eyed. Others are not interested as soon as I say stop using stabilized chlorine. Others go to the site, come back to me and say they don't understand any of it. It is definitely frustrating.

Well done. I find that the hardest part on my patience is the after the SLAM waiting for the filter to do its job!

Newdude! Good to see ya. It's been a rough opening. Worst I've had in 6 years of owning the pool.

Usually, I open the pool middish May, and within a few days the pool is clear. Minimum skimmer cleanout required, etc. This year is different. I noticed over the weekend that the cottonwoods were in full seeding. Removing the cover I found the entire surface of the water covered in cottonwood...

Opened pool today. Slamming and already have a clearing pool. But the cottonwoods are already seeding. I don't remember ever having them start this early before! They were covering the water when I pulled the cover. Already went thru a skimmer sock. Anyway, CYA at 50. FC over 20. Filter...

https://fox8.com/news/pool-have-a-chlorine-smell-dont-swim-in-it/amp/ So much false information. Can you imagine some non pool person trying to decipher a test strip to determine if a pool or spa is safe? 🤣

Yes Dolphin. Had a brain fart.