Recent content by MrFantastic74

Fair question. After constantly struggling with having to adjust pH throughout the season, I discovered that adjusting alkalinity first helped alleviate that problem. Although alkalinity and high pH go hand in hand, they are not the same thing; alkalinity, within the appropriate range, can act...

I have a vinyl above ground pool with saltwater generator and skimmer that I start from scratch each summer. The pool is stored over winter. I usually have trouble balancing chemical levels at startup, but last year I had a relatively easy time with the following order: 1) Salt - get salinity...

I had a "regular" set up last year and I added chlorine regularly. This year, I set up a salt water chlorinator system and, obviously, added salt to my pool. I took down the pool last fall and just set up the new one, no chlorine added, just salt, but the chlorinator is working and raising...

That's what I'm going to do, but I started everything up anyway because I'm impatient. Everything seems to be fine. Wondering why there's a minimum level mark anyway.

Hi all, When I bought my Intex sand filter and salt water system for my Intex 14' x 42" pool, the information on Amazon said the sand tank capacity is 55 lbs. When I bought sand yesterday, it came in 20 lb bags, so I bought three bags (60 lb), figuring it would be enough. When I filled the tank...