Recent content by luma7

We're using the TF 100 test kit. You're right about high values. I thought plaster was supposed to settle after a year or so but ours has not yet. It constantly drifts to 8ish and if we happen to add chlorine or bump up the Aquapure around that time it spikes up. I'm not sure the scale...

Thanks, Allen, this is great news. Appreciate the quick reply. It is a load off our minds.

Hi All, We've been using TFP methods with our pool since it was opened 9/2020 and have always had wonderful water quality, thank you! With short notice, we've decided to go on a two week vacation and we're thinking about how to handle the pool while we're gone. No one in our area has a pool...

Uncertain if your floor system is similar to ours...we have these little heads that pop up out of the floor and push water for a few minutes and then drop back down. If your system is like that, one thing to consider is if you ever have bad weather that could dump stuff into the bottom of your...

Have you had a chance to check the filter to see if it needs to be cleaned or replaced? How high is the pressure?

Agree with Marty. Also, order a TFT test kit. We use the Pool Math app, TFT kit and the Pool Water Chemistry and have no problems. If your pool stores are anything like ours, it will be more difficult to upkeep with their suggestions than using the documentation provided on this site. Is...

What kind of dirt do you have? We have clay, which holds water, that can impact your timeline and costs if the PB has to drop something in there and pump out the water then wait for it to be dry enough to dig again. // About page 3 of this thread, someone mentioned that with all the items...

Just closing the loop on this old thread...We did not end up with algae after either hurricane power outage we experienced last year. If anyone else stumbles across this thread, following the TFP chemistry guidelines and continuing to brush/net several times a day worked completely even though...

The filters did part of the job last night. We woke up to a clear pool with lots of gunk on the bottom. I netted out more leaves and brushed the dirt down to the return in the deep end. Now we can't see the bottom again but we are feeling more confident we might have avoided algae. We'll...

Power is on!! We were not able to run the filter without the cartridges in it so we are just letting the equipment do its thing. We are pulling the strainer basket out of the pump every 30 minutes and dumping debris. Our equipment was not set up properly so we aren't positive how many...

My husband thinks we have a vac that will connect to the skimmers. We do not appear to have a waste setting on the filter or the plumbing to bypass the filter. We had a specific conversation with the PB about wanting to be able to bypass the filter and they put a valve in...after the filter...

We have looked up our owner's manual and are figuring how to do that. On CYA - we were under the impression we should test CYA when we test FC & CC. I will read back through the ABC's of water chemistry and Pool School. Thank you for the tip!

Really appreciate all the tips. We had not yet learned the equipment so all this information is so helpful. My husband cleaned out the entire filter yesterday (thank you YouTube!). He said it looked like the filters were full of red clay and dirt from where the start of the storm. He said...

Should we hose the filters out and let them dry? Or just rinse everything off and close it back up? we just watched a video on YouTube so we have a sense of what to do now

We are fortunate to have almost 30 gallons of chlorine. Right now I'm using a gallon to a gallon of half a day so hopefully that will last us until power comes back on. The power company will make the decision today about power. The small section of the neighborhood I am in still has standing...