Recent content by maui19

I think this is going to be our plan for next year. The cascade of debris from trees has mostly stopped, so I guess we're just looking at about a 6-week period of increased maintenance.

I'm wondering what to do about our pool. It is warm enough here in SC that we don't need to close it, but we are getting a ton of debris in the pool--so much that it is far more work now than it was in the summer. With all the rain we've been having, the skimmer gets overwhelmed quickly, and the...

Actually, CC is zero. I use the test kit from Pool Solutions (been using it for 10 years). I think reebok described the smell perfectly: "mine has a very faint scent of the chlorine jug smell..."

The nuke is in progress. :lol: Pump will run all night, and I'll do another brush in the morning. Once I'm done shocking and get the Cl levels back down, I'll start the drain and refill process, which I'll do over a week or so. My northern pool water smelled sweet and fresh. A number of people...

It's a brand new pool, and I'm really not keen on the idea of spending more $$ on more equipment. I don't like running high levels of chlorine. I don't like the way the water smells, and I don't think it is healthy having that much chlorine in the water. I ran my old pool at 4-5 ppm and the...

So what to do about the high CYA levels. I'm not wild about daily dosing with bleach. Does anyone use bleach instead of the pucks in the chlorinator? When we took occupancy of the house (new construction), the pool company had been maintaining the pool for about two months. My first Cl reading...

I've been a pool owner for 10 years in New England, but recently moved to SC, where I have a small pool with spa (4,700 gals). Because of the low pool volume, it has been tricky keeping my Cl level where I want it. I have an inline chlorinator that I have to keep almost closed to keep the Cl...

I'm actually going to try replacing the thermal switch and see how that goes. Ultimately, I may decided to replace the motor (we are selling this house and I don't want to stick the next guy), and if I do I may bug you for the step-by-step. Thanks very much for checking back!

Cool. I generally do stuff like this around the house all the time, and was going to forge ahead anyway, but having step-by-step instructions would be outstanding. Thanks for the offer.

I have a pump that may (or may not) be on its last legs. I need to get it fixed, but can't afford to pay my pool guy a ton of dough. (Right now, I'm contemplating his $480 estimate to replace about 3 linear feet of tile that came loose over the winter :evil: ) I have a Hayward SP3000D...