Recent content by mkp75

I’ve added some pics looking into the skimmer. Sorry they aren’t the best, but it’s what I could do without getting in the pool.

The concrete pool deck over the skimmer has cracks that are getting bigger. Has anyone else had this issue and how was it resolved. I was told b one pool company it was due to a a lack of tile placed under the cement and that the whole cement block needed replacing costing $1k plus. I have...

Live in Vegas where the summer temps are blazing right now. I've noticed my pool loses a lot of water to evaporation, approx 2-3 in or more in 4-5 days. My auto fill is broken so I refill my pool with a hose. Initially I thought I had a leak but have done the bucket tests and squirted food dye...

Thanks for the info guys. I'm feeling more and more confident that I can take care of my pool myself. Any thoughts on the type of bleach I should use? I was gonna play it safe and buy the super concentrated stuff from the pool store to start off with. Also I just measured my CYA levels and...

Thanks for the replies. Being a new pool owner I'm trying to learn everything I can about maintaining my pool and I would prefer to use bleach to maintain the proper levels as it would not add any additional stabilizer. Just curious as to how often do you find yourself adding bleach to the...

I'm a new pool owner and new to the site and have taken on the challenge of maintaining my own pool. I've read through the posts on maintaining chlorine levels with bleach so went to the local pool store to buy concentrated forms of liquid chlorine. Was informed by the people there that it was...

We recently purchased a home with a pool and I am quickly trying to learn everything i can to maintain the pool. Fortunate to have discovered this website. I have a variable speed pool pump and a 14K gallon pool (specifics details about my pool are below). I was trying to figure out what...