Recent content by NJnoob

Anyone have any experience with MicroGlass? Pool Plaster Hardener | Pool Plaster preservation | MicroGlass LLC I'm redoing the plaster, tile & coping of my pool in a few months and my pool company just sent a message that they are now offering MicroGlass to help extend the life of plaster...

I'm getting quotes for renovating my pool, and I'm struggling with the plaster decision. My current pool is plain white plaster, and when my daughter and her friends spend a couple hours in the pool, the bottom of their feet get scratched up & bloody. I like the idea of the longevity of...

It's an odd shape. I need to spend the time to get an accurate measurement, but generally it's 42' x 24' and 8' in the deep end (actually haven't measured the shallow end, but I assume it's somewhere between 3' & 4'). Took 3 hours to fill high enough for opening with 4 garden hoses filling it up.

Thanks. The previous homeowner left me about 70 trichlor pucks and the test strips they left show a CYA of 100, so it seems likely the pool store reading is at least somewhat accurate. The kids want to swim tomorrow so unless my drain & refill plan will prevent that, I think I'll go through...

Thanks everyone! I figured there was some financial incentive for the pool stores to ignore it. I'm planning to drain what I can tomorrow during the day and then refill at night and add more bleach so we can swim the next day. Thanks for the recommended amount @mknauss. Testing kit should be...

What pump did you buy? Are you happy with it so far? I need to lower CYA as well so I'm looking into how I'm going to pump the water out.

I had to stop by the pool store today and since my TF-100 Test Kit hasn't arrived yet, I brought in a water sample to see where my numbers are at (I tried a few brands of test strips the previous owner left me but the results were wildly varied). Numbers came in as follows: FC - 3.0 TC - 4.0...

Thanks for the advice, much appreciated! I went ahead and ordered the test kit.

Hi folks. After purchasing a home with an inground pool in the winter, I am now a clueless pool owner. I like the idea of a salt water pool, but I'm wondering if there is any advantage/disadvantage to waiting a year before doing that? I was going to sign up to make the switch but changed my mind...