Recent content by rainman168

Hi, I was curious to see if this has happened to any other pool owners that own a Hayward cartridge filter. The filter is approximately 3 and a half years old. Over the past year, the tie rod has become very rusty. Any explanation as to how this could have happened? Here is a link to the...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows the aftereffects of Leslie's Fresh & Clear. For example, using calc hypo increases the calcium level in the water. The active ingredients are 36% potassium peroxymonosulfate. Thanks in advance.

Leslie's Pool was selling 3 for $5. I went to Walmart to buy a square yard of the material from the fabric department and cut a small piece of it to fit the skimmer. I put a rubber band around the opening to keep it in place. So far, it works great and it's a LOT cheaper. My two cents.

From what I can tell, you have an air leak someplace. I have a very similar problem and I tracked it down to my chlorinator lid. Actually, this is my second air leak. With the help of a coworker, he showed me how to do it. We took duct tape and tape all the places where air could get in...

Hoboat, I am considering buying Fafco panels in the near future. Where did you buy it from? Was it online? Thanks in advance.

Hi, currently I have the Hayward inline chlorinator CL200 and it is about 3 years old. Right now, the O ring in the cap needs to be replaced. I talked to a couple of the local pool stores about buying an O ring replacement. They mentioned the Pentair Rainbow 320 is a better chlorinator than...

Hi, can anyone recommend an online store to purchase a 3 way valve? Any particular brands to avoid or any recommended brands? Thanks in advance.

When my fiberglass pool was installed three years ago, the pool builder waited 2 - 3 weeks before pouring the cement. He said he wanted the pool to settle before pouring. Hope this helps. Good luck.

Hi, I have an air leak someplace in my inground pool. I am hoping that it is aboveground. I have placed duct tape around most of the PVC fittings and placed heavy plastic around the valves. So far, no luck. I recalled reading on one of these posts that sometimes air leak may occur at the...

whoozer, how long did you have your fiberglass pool?

Thanks for the reply. Have either of you noticed the blisters getting bigger? Or maybe more blisters appearing? Besides the feel of the blisters when you run your hand across the surface, has it caused any other problems? Thanks in advance. I will be calling the manufacturer tomorrow.

Hi, This is my third year with my fiberglass pool. This past weekend, I feel some areas of the pool wall had dozens of small bumps. I just goggled on "blisters on fiberglass walls" and from reading some of the articles, it sounds this will happen to every fiberglass pool sooner or later...

Thanks for replying so quickly. Usually, how many drops do you usually use before the solution turns clear?

Hi, I bought a Taylor FAS-DPD test kit last week and I was testing the chlorine. I put two dippers of the DPD powder and the water turned reddish. Afterwards, I added the R-0871 reagent drop by drop. I counted 30 drops before I stopped. The solution still did not turn clear yet. Is this...

Hi, I have a question regarding the liquid chlorine burnoff. I don't know if burnoff is the correct term. I am interested in buying a Liquidator. However, I live in Florida and the sun hits the pool a good ten hours of the day. I was concerned that the liquid chlorine would lose its potency...