Recent content by mnpoolgirl

Yep, NWMNMom,..I can hear you. I also am waaaayyy up north in minnesota and decided Sunday afternoon that it was now or never!! Jumped in the pool, at an incredibly cold 65 degrees to brush the bottom and sides of the pool. (Afterwards went to go and get in my hot tub already run and couldn't...

Thanks for the reply. No, I am open to anything. Just getting stressed because I need to order something,..like yesterday!

Thanks for the suggestions! Having trouble finding the particular ones that were suggested though. Did find the Pentair ta60, I think. Runs around 473.00 for just the filter. Did find a Hayward Pro Series 21" with a 1 1/2 HP motor for 21,120 gal, uses 200lbs of sand. (579.99) The next step down...

Just opened my pool yesterday. As soon as my sand filter came on I had a bunch of sand/algae? coming out into the pool which lay in the creases of the pool. Frustrating as this happened ALL last summer. Changed the sand and everything. Ok so my problem now is that I went out to add the bleach...

Up in northern MN. In the process of closing, water temp is about 60. About two weeks ago I jumped in to brush the pool. Water temp was 64, kind of stings at that temp! :shock:

Thanks much!! :-D

Just ordered some 60% Algaecide:polymer from poolcenter.com. Is this the same as the "polyquat" everyone is talking about? I want to close my pool soon and use the BBB method instead of the winterizing kit I used last fall. (although I did open to clean water-not green or anything!) I have...

Yes, I would like to know also. I cannot for the life of me decide which type of cover to order. The mesh is sounding good but then I really need to order a leaf net also, right? Water temp today is 62, I would like to close it up soon being that I can't use it anyway.

I bought a pool rover this spring and love it. Except there is one thing you should be aware of. If you get alot of leaves in your pool you should also order the mesh bag (for leaves) as the bag that comes with it is for smaller particles only. When we took our cover off this spring...

It did! I wanted to swim today as the outside temp felt a little warm at around 65-70 (maybe). But the pool temp was 63 degrees and I think at that temp I'd have a hard time shaking the shivers after I get out! :wink:

The warmest my pool has been all summer is 76 degrees! Born and raised up here in NE minnesota, I can handle it, feels kind of refreshing the few days we had over 80 degrees! :-D

I ordered the TF 100 test kit online. I do have a question though. I was checking online for test strips and found another link(pool solutions.com) to read about pool stuff. I read somewhere that if I have a Nature 2, which I do, that I should not be using the BBB method and that I could...

I added about 2 cups of the ph up stuff and it went up to 6.8 which is still low. Unfortunately I ran out of strips. I checked Walmart (our only store!) and of course this late in the season all they have are the strips which I KNOW are very inaccurate due to previous experience with Walmart...

I suppose it could be. I live in Northern Minnesota in a small town and live in a culdesac, nowhere near a majorly traveled road. The air is very clean up here I think, compared to the big cities. But it is an idea. So do you notice the stuff in the bottom of the pool only after the pump comes on?

I don't know but the consistency in the aquabot filter bag is not sandlike. :|