Recent content by mutelorelei

It may be a little OCD, but I want to test the bromine level (and maybe other stuff) for the private hot tub when I am on vacation using my timeshare. Anecdotally, I've heard that the maintenance of those can be a little off. I use chlorine at home and I don't really know a whole lot about...

He mostly put the granular CYA into the skimmer, though he also flung a few handfuls into the pool. I have not touched my filter. The pool guy inspected the filters with me and cleaned them and put them back in before putting in chemicals. I will be replacing the cartridges in about another...

It has been much longer than a week since the granular CYA. How long does liquid CYA take to dissolve?

I completely drained and refilled my pool. The pool did not have any algae before it was drained, I just felt better about starting new since it was obvious the previous owners were not taking care of anything around the house properly and were using pucks and all kinds of "pool store"...

Tried some furniture pads with some added Gorilla Glue on the stop, time will tell if that will hold and if that does the trick. My water level is not low, it's halfway up the tile (like maybe 1.5-2 inches from the top). If it were any higher the high winds might start blowing the water out of...

Our swimming pool takes up 80%+ of our postage stamp backyard and is just a couple of feet from my bed. With the recent high winds, the skimmer door (I think I'm correct in calling this the weir?) is banging hard constantly and I'm not sleeping well at all. The sound is going right through the...

New to pool ownership - just found out today that pool pump motor is dead (it was operating early on in the house buying process, but apparently died somewhere in the last couple weeks :evil: ). It was some kind of single speed, but not sure which exactly. The previous house owners did not...

Ah, Target. Had not been to one here yet. The Target near my house in San Jose (which I just moved from) did not have Borax so I didn't think to try here. The Wal-Marts I have gone into here just had only the tiny new concentrated bleach bottles available, nothing else. I did just pick up a...

I just moved to Las Vegas and really having a hard time finding Borax and plain bleach (not concentrated or scented). Anybody live in LV can give me a tip on some good sources? I live in SW Vegas, but willing to drive out farther if necessary. I'd prefer a grocery store to a pool store, but...