Recent content by Phlow

Thanks all. 1) Good to know I can speed up the process a bit. 2) Good point about it climbing due to CYA protecting the chlorine. Should have connected those dots myself. 3) I had the SWCG off today while I added salt, so I'll just keep it off till about FC:6 as suggested and then maybe drop...

I've just taken over the chemical maintenance of my pool from the builder, and due to a couple of leaks around the tile the water was dropping over an inch a day. So I was having to fill it every other day. It has been real fun (and pricey) keeping the pool balanced. I've had to add salt...

I have been mixing 5lbs calcium in a 5gal bucket submerged in the pool and using a stick to swirl it around. The Clorox bottle says don't do it, but honestly, if you keep it in the pool the heat dissipates with no problem. Just sink the bucket lip to pull in some water near the top, swirl it...

So, a friend let me borrow their speedstir for comparison. My device works fine it seems, it's the little pill that's the problem. With his pill my device spins just fine!

Hi folks, The PB I'm using plastered and acid washed Friday and started the fill mid to late afternoon and added a purple liquid (not sure what it was, maybe algaecide?), there's no chlorine floater at the moment. By midday Saturday it was full (17.5k Gal). Being that it's a long weekend, no...

Ok, tried that already. So other than that, it's probably just defective?

Hey folks, My pool is finally full as of today! So I busted out my TF-100 kit and speedstir and did a basic calcium hardness test to start. However, when I turn on the speedstir, the pill just flutters in place. It doesn't spin at all. I'm assuming this isn't correct behavior. Is there...

Yeah, please share quotes, I too live in FL and could really benefit from seeing current pricing out there. Here's my posted quote https://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/159153-Looking-for-feedback-on-pricing-and-equipment?p=1410188#post1410188 From my perspective, without specifics of the...

Wow, that seems really cheap in comparison. Without the Heat Pump, and excluding screen from mine your pool comes out to $24,789 vs my $46,834 and the other real difference is mine has a salt system and pavers for decking, and a deeper deep end (was told it's $2500 to go 8' from standard). Not...

Hi all, I'm just about to sign a contract to get a pool built here in North Florida, but I have no basis for comparison on pricing. It seems somewhat reasonable to me, but if anyone has any feedback on something that looks off, I'd appreciate hearing your opinion. For instance, given that the...