Recent content by oimamlion

Update: I did buy the FAFCO Solar Bear Panels. We bought 2 for our 14,000 gallon pool, and I'm sure it's making a difference. It's been in the 80's all week, and we've maintained 82 and up. The last 2 days it's gotten up to 86. I don't think that happened at all last year other than a couple...

Ours arrived today! The process begins!

Just put up our Intex 16x32 ABG last year and realized right away that we would like to heat it this year. Besides for enjoyment, it is water therapy for our seven year old daughter who doesn't take the cold very well and would definitely benefit from being able to swim earlier and later in the...

Thank you so much for your quick response. My boyfriend is very handy. We have a 16x32 Intex that we put up and leveled ourselves, mostly him lol. We are in Iowa and are hoping to add a month to the front and the back. That would be amazing. I'm wondering if I should consider 2 panels? Still...

Wondering if you've installed the Fafco and how you like it?

Interested in how your Fafco is working. :)

Thank you! This is exactly what I needed to know. And yes, there's a huge organic issue. Our fault and it won't happen again lol. What do you think? Every couple of hours?

New pool owners last year and we did not get it covered soon enough or well enough for winter. The water is UGLY. We have gotten all the big stuff out that we can and are running our robot and sand filter. We started to attempt a SLAM yesterday with a CYA of about 35. We have a 14,000 gal above...

I totally did, but nothing came up, which I thought was strange. Maybe they're just called something else...

An ad just popped up on my Facebook for Filterballs at Walmart. They replace sand, are lighter, and filter down to 5 microns according to the description. We’ve used similar in our fish tanks, so I get the concept, but just curious how well they work...

Test results: FC 12.5 CC 1.5 pH 8.0 TA 325 CH 250 CYA 30 SALT 800 Adding 6 lbs of CYA and 240 lbs of Salt

Thank you! Finally passed the OCLT this morning! Missed my alarm the other morning when we tried. When you look at this pool, it is crazy to know that we started out with brown/green creek water and are now crystal clear with nothing but chlorine and CYA added during that nearly 4 WEEK LONG...

When we tested before starting the SLAM, it was 30, but I never really thought that was correct because we added it when half full using that volume with a target of 30 for the SLAM. Are you saying I should target 40-50 during SLAM or after? I was thinking 70-80 after we are done SLAM'ing.

We are finally almost ready for this step and will be doing the OCLT tonight. Can we add salt and CYA at the same time? Also, if anything else needs adjusted, like pH, can we do that at the same time as well? How long will it take to dissolve the salt? I ask because I don't want to run the robot...

Discovered some algae where the ladder sits and along the seams last night. Brushed it up, and we are clearer than we have ever been this morning. Planning on running the OCLT tonight. I have a feeling we won't quite pass, but I'm dying to know after somewhere near 3-4 weeks of SLAM'ing, partly...