Recent content by norwood451

I suspect that you are both correct in the it is not the spa that is sinking, but the deck has come up. The gap around the stones are the same as they were when I put the silicone in. It may be the the silicone just gave out or shrunk. However, the issue is still there and the section that is...

Thank you for that @RDspaguy. Do you have any idea what the name of the 1" plastic strip the was originally installed called? I would like to find a piece to glue in.

Okay, sorry for the delay in the photos, which I uploaded in my previous message. Please look at the plastic piece that the red arrow is pointing. It is a 1" x several feet long that was originally there. I think it is call a copping. I think if I just replaced that it would help, but I do not...

There are no cracks in the spa. There is no pool, it is a stand alone spa. I used a foam backer rod the first time I made the repair (sorry, I did not know it was called foam back rod, I called it construction foam) see photo of the foam piece on the top of the silicone piece that I pulled out...

I have a in ground spa that dropped down from the decking about 3 inches. There was a hard 1" plastic insert that broke apart when the spa dropped down the first time (see red arrow in photo). I few years ago, I tried to repair the gap by filling in with construction foam and silicone...

Very cool project. How did it go? Did the pump hold up in the 4 years? It appears you also researched pumps that can be found on Ebay for about $6.00. You did state a few observations, but it seems to me for only $6.00 it may be worth a similar experiment using a dosing pump that is designed...

I just read this older thread today because I was wondering why CYA had to be added in a convenient tablet. So, thank you all, especially mdhwoods for the great replies. After tiling my black tile in ground spa, I stopped using tables, added a controlled amount of CYA, and I add about a cup of...

Hi - I just filled my in ground spa with 930 gal of water. I looked at the calculator and all over the forum, but could not find an answer that has a recommendation of how much CYM should be added to a in ground spa when using liquid chlorine. I think 30ppm is correct, but it could be 20ppm...

Thanx. I tried every way to use the calculator, which did not seem to work on Boric Acid due to operator error. I see how now. Can you buy 27 fluid oz of Boric Acid?

How much Per gallon of the Granular Form Boric acid is needed to get to 50? I only have a 650ish in ground spa. How big is you pool?

Thank so much for taking the time to answer all of my questions. I now know exactly what I will do in January after the drought. As you pointed out for CYA, price is the main issue, but in my case the price will be $20.00 no matter what I buy. I found the Natural Pool water conditioner for...