Recent content by RDBear

No service for me, I’m a contractor. But thank you, my kids deserve all the praise. Sounds like an excellent job, making sure people are taken care of.

Howdy Texans! I'm new to the area 39yrs in NY, 10yrs in Iraq/Afghanistan, 1yr San Antonio, 1yr New Braunfels, 1yr here in cove. Oh, and I own the best gun shop in Texas! So, whattya all do for a living besides help me learn about pools for free?

I'm here in Texas, just outside of Killeen. Any locals?

Just for fun…a way premature update. I bought a digital meter for the pool (no yelling, I bought it before I found this place!) pH is 8.4 Salt at the surface, filter off is 1380 I promise, I’m ordering the test kit! Here’s some stain pictures…. The Bobby pin is #1….a little blurry. Underwater...

#PeanutTribe Test kits getting ordered... This place is like a glass of my favorite whiskey in my new favorite local bar.

Sorry....I was so happy to find a massive group of people with great advice and no BS. Yup...in progress right now (lots of reading). Can't trust any of the random advice I've been given from pool stores, pool pros, pool bros. Tracking Allen's links, I'll be posting updates after I get...

Excellent....thank you for all the references.... As for the stains....lowest on my list of concerns....It appears the pool was left untended for a long period of time. There's an array of different stains....some appear to be a low water line....basically like the wall is rusty/dirty. In other...

Hey! I bought a house in Texas near Ft Hood. The house came with a stained, green and awkwardly shaped (and oddly built) pool. I guess it’s a kidney… It’s all new to me so any tips on how to identify all the gear is helpful. I know I have a Hayward Aqua Logic controller with a Hayward...