Recent content by RC51Jim

Nice build! Wow. lots of ground water, where in Northen-Cal are you?

4-5 inches a week, no bucket test is needed. You do have a leak. Post some pics of your pool and equipment, you will get some feedback.

As I ponder and plan I have a couple of questions: Both my skimmers have no weir, I don't think they ever did as there is no place to attach them. Is this normal? Do I just use standard polyurethane caulking to replace the cracking stuff between the deck and the coping (where the weeds are...

One more suggestion, a transformer adds another point of failure. They aren't ridiculously expensive but it is just one more thing to buy years down the road.

It is, the raised white heads you see around the pool are part of the in floor cleaning system. The main drain is under the pile of scooge (since cleaned up) about where the head of the broom is.

OK, I will try it out. Thanks for the tip! If one or the other works what is the remedy? Would I have to rub it everywhere the stains are? That would take a while, see pic below.

Thanks guys! I am working on it slowly, will keep you all updated. For now I am taking my time getting all of the new equipment, picking up used stuff can really save you big time. Bought a 72 Sq ft. DE Filter from a pool guy who removed it at the customer's request because the pool service was...

One more question, if acid washing is a no-no what about pressure washing?

Ok thanks, how good are the Tristar pumps? They seem to be quite a bit cheaper than the intelliflo pumps.

I am in Vallejo, CA (SF Bay Area) Progress will be a little slow but I am really wanting to get this done so we can swim at least for part of the summer. One of my big motivations is starting to teach my son to swim (he is 3). Funny how kids can change priorities. Honestly if it wasn't for...

On with the pictures already!! OK DISCLAIMER My backyard is a mess, we are doing the pool at the same time as the landscaping in the backyard so we have "let it go" for now. Forgive the weeds/mess. Here is the pool, that bane of my existence since we moved into the house. From the deep...

Hello all, sorry for this long freaking post. I have been off and on the board for a while getting ideas and getting ready to do something with my pool. Long story short, I was going to remodel my pool last year but like so many other was laid off with the fun economy and all. Needless to say...

OK no problem, will definitely NOT acid wash it. I would rather live with discoloration than re-plaster soon, $pending enough already on what I am doing. I am working on a post listing what I currently have (with pics) and what I propose to do. It should be up soon.

Purchasing a SWG in the near future. Have a 22k IG that i want to convert. Leaning towards the Goldline Aqua Logic Plus for a few reasons. 1. Less $$. 2. Automation included. Automation is an important factor for me, buying a stand alone SWG and also an automation system would be too cost...

Thanks for the recommendations. The pool plaster has looked like that for as long as I have owned the pool (6 years), last season the Calcium level was normal. I have never drained the pool totally until this year. Before that I would just change out 1/3 of the water or so when I let the pool...