Recent content by ob1quixote

Is the pump elevated? It should be on the ground, or close to it, so that water flows down the inlet and keeps it in prime.

Dang it, one snuck in my last shopping cart! Oh well... Keep your eyes open folks!

Sounds like you have the numbers together, get a sock hanging with the proper dose of CYA and get the chlorine back up to SLAM levels. I have no knowledge of SWG systems and what to tell you there.

Lost my cover 1/2 way through the winter! But I know with what I've learned here, all will be well! Went from green swamp to blue but cloudy in a day! Be right before I know it!

Did you get a sand filter? A cartridge filter will not pull a vacuum, and is bound to be a PITA. The Intex sand filter system will fit, make sure to get the adapters. Huge increase in water flow! Then get a real deal pool hose, vacuum head and extension stick, got mine at Lowes. There are...

I also have the air problem. Pretty sure it is cause by a relief valve that is located on the water inlet and outlet valves. They look like little knobs with no apparent use. Their purpose is kid safety, allowing suction that could trap a child to be relieved. On my pool with a skimmer, there...

Managed to keep the same water for a year in my Intex type, even without a proper closing last fall! Yeah it was murky this spring, but with the knowledge so freely given here, I was able to clean up the swamp in short order, SLAM the fool out of it and get the water chemistry in order. Many...

Dont use my formula, it is based on my pool and situation! Do the SLAM as advised! Looks like good numbers, so just concentrate on getting that debris out, as much as you can each day until the visibility is bad. With mine, it was 4 or 5 scoops of the net, since the debris had gathered together...

My 15X42 was just like that a few weeks ago. Knowing my "formula" from last year, I started dumping bleach. Started off with 1 gal per thousand which is a little more than 4X the daily maintenance dose. I would spend a few minutes each day scooping, then run the filter for 4 hours. This...

Yup, skimmer, 1600 or 2650gph sand filter/pump. I modded an Intex water hose vac to a "regular" vac using a sink drain pipe extension, and bought an 1 1/4 hose. I sealed off the water hose connection with epoxy. With my 1600 pump, vacuuming is easy.

When you adjust your TA, your PH will change some. If you add CYA, your TA will change some. Like I said, fine tuning, nothing to sweat, swim away!

According to the pool calculator, you should be shooting for 70-90+ TA, so keep easing it down. When that is set, go about adjusting the PH. The two are intertwined, so dont get ham-handed, just ease on into the right numbers. Fine tuning!

see, told ya!

Which side of the pool wall do you have the rubber gasket installed on? Should be on in inside. Love to see some pix of your finished set-up!

Dont know much about your SWG system, but I do know that you will get the advice you need here! Lotsa good folks!