Recent content by RBK2001

So a few weeks ago I had my grandmother stitch them up with carpet thread (really thick, heavy duty stuff). It worked like a charm... but I just took my filter apart again to clean and I have another ripped seam, same location. Pump pressure never goes higher than 12 PSI (10 without DE, 12...

Sorry, that sig is old. The pump is a 1HP (the 2HP pump died due to bad bearings - apparently it happened a lot with that particular motor; it was before I knew about this website and purchased a pump from the recommendations of employees at Namco). The problem is that Namco is now out of...

Just wondering if anyone has had any luck or tips for repairing a DE filter fingers. My fingers have popped seams (this seems to happen on the regular with this particular manufacturer) and I'm unsure how to proceed to fix them. The hole is about 2" long. Would an RTV type material work in...

My DE filter doesn't have a wand to bump it... The only way to do anything to the fingers is by disassembling the entire filter.

It's done! Here's my specs: Here's my current specs and pictures to follow: FC: 8 CC: 0 pH: 7.53 TA: 80 CH: 230 CYA: 50 I did the overnight test a couple of times and finally passed all the requirements (Overnight, clear water and CC of 0) two days ago! The water is clear~ I love you guys...

After 2 straight weeks of maintaining shock level of ~22ppm FC (I've used almost 50 1.5 gallon bottles of bleach) the water is still cloudy. It is much more clear than when I started but it is still cloudy and I suspect that poor water circulation is to blame (despite the 2HP pump). I've been...

5am check vs last night: Last night FC: 21 CC: .5 5am FC: 20 CC: 0 Still doing the shock level, the water is really clearing up but I'm seeing a lot of clear/white leaves floating up. Vacuuming the pool everyday...really surprised the water is clearing up like it is.

Did another test about 20 minutes ago FC: 24 CC: 1.0

Busy morning but I did get a bottle of bleach in first thing and added another half-bottle about an hour ago test results: FC: 22 CC: 0 Didn't bother with other tests as these are the ones in flux for right now. Gonna order another bottle of the reagents for it (R0871?) because they're...

Yea, I took that finger that was busted back to the store and they replaced it no problems (because the rip was on the seam and not through the cloth). EDIT - If it is the filter I don't think it's directly the fault of the filter/pump. My guess would be from poor circulation (lack of use and...

So I cancelled my Taylor kit order and bought the one from Leslie's Pool (FAS-DPD test). Here's the most recent results: FC: 24 CC: 0 pH: 7.4 (suspect - used drops) TA: 80 CH: 200 CYA: 50 Water Color: Cloudy blue Visibly the pool is the same as yesterday though I did clean the fingers...

First thing this morning I dropped another bottle of bleach in, still no noticeable difference between yesterday night and now. Is there anything else that could cause the cloudiness in the water other than algae? It seemed like (last year that is) the pool was clear just lots of leaves...