Recent content by NineAcre

I have a IGP with a Coverstar autocover and also have a mesh winter cover. Last year the pool company rolled-up the cover in the vault and when the pool was opened in the Spring there was quite a bit of mildew on the cover. Are there any suggestions on what to do that might help mitigate this...

What's TSP?

Is it possible to run the filter without one or more cartridges installed to verify whether the issue is the heater/lines/etc? Also, I read something bout needing to degrease the filters - any suggestions on that? I rinsed them and they were visibly dirty.

I have a Hayward filter cartridge (4 filters inside) which is a little over a year old. Pressure when new was in 20-22 PSI range. It went up to 30 PSI and I just cleaned the 4 cartridges. It's still reading 29 so I wondering what else I need to do. Pool is 22,000 in-ground with pump about...

I saw some Haywood products advertised like the Haywood CAT 2000. Do these work? Seen mixed reviews.

Are there automated SWGs that adjust the "Desired Output %" based on measured FC levels? I'm finding it tedious to have to manually adjust the "Desired Output %" knob and am guessing about what to set it on. Right now its at 70% and the FC is 10 PPM - I just dropped it down from 85%. I have a...

The people in the store didn't seem to know what the tolerances of the BioGuard tester was or how it was calibrated. I couldn't find anything on the web either about calibration of the BioGuard system but I suspect something must be required to ensure it's giving accurate results. I do have a...

I have a 20,000 gallon in-ground SWG pool and a 500 gallon BullFrog hot tub. I can't seem to find a consistent way to get a read on the PH. Here's what I've tried: * Pool and hot tub both have a PH-in that provides PH data. It says the hot tub is low PH around 7.1 and the pool is okay...

I got a bids for $13.6k, $16k and $25.5k for a Coverstar for 40x20 pool

Thanks plat - any other experiences from the TFP community?

Does anyone have suggestions for a swim jet system or experience with them? My PB is suggesting the Badu Super Sport 2 but I'm also interested in RiverFlow. We've reached out to RiverFlow and they've been difficult to deal with. Need to decide soon so help and user reviews appreciated.

Thanks for the great feedback - we're going with Gunite

We're getting quotes for a new IG pool about 20'x40' and some are proposing shotcrete and others gunite. The shotcrete bids are coming in about $20K higher than the gunite bids. Any opinions on which is "better" or what I should consider? Thanks!

A solar color costs maybe $500-$1000? I've only gotten auto cover quotes for CoverStar and they're coming in around $15,000! I'm looking for an intermediate option. Also, my expectation is that there's no way renters are going to deal with taking a color on and off unless it's just a push of...

In reading through the posts, it seems most people find solar covers a great way to save energy on pool heating and keep the pool cleaner with less debris. We're putting in a new gunite pool about 20' x 40' and the house will have weekly renters during the summer. I can't see renters wrestling...