Recent content by rgkpool

Thanks for the feedback Texas Splash. I have added about Stabilizer/Cyanuric Acid. I will retest CYA and then keep FC at a normal level for a couple days and will post back afterwards. The water temp is still very low so I had not worried about an algae bloom. In retrospect I should have...

Just realizing I added Calcium Hypochlorite to a pool that already had high CH apparently o_O I really should have started testing the water earlier. The issue only came up when I added the PH increaser though, so this is not the real source of my issue, though maybe added to it? Anyway it...

Hello - I've been moving forward with my pool startup process based on the contractors directions, but now have run into an issue as this morning the pool was extremely cloudy after being clear for the first 5 days. This is going to move into the realm of water balancing rather than...

hello all I’m in process of resurfacing my pool with an aggregate quartz surface (super blue). The final plaster is being completed by my installer this Friday. It has been difficult to get clear answers from my installer as English is his second language, and also I think he is very busy...

Thanks for the input. As far as determining when it’s time to replace the old Anthony Apollo filter - is there any criteria? Or are the new ones just going to do a better job, making it worth it from an ease of management. Or should I just keep running the old one until it’s leaking and...

I’m considering upgrading from my old Anthony pools VA-26 DE filter. I believe this filter was original to the pool which was built in early 80’s I believe. Even though the filter stopped being produced in the 1990s I have been able to source online parts over the 8 years I have owned our...

So if you have not gone through the shock process described in Pool School yet, how did your pool turn blue? What else have you put into the pool other than CYA? Also, Why are you waiting to have a chlorine feeder to add chlorine to the pool? I'm hoping you have been adding bleach directly in...

Hello Kai - welcome. I'd focus less on the pool deck at this point and get some chlorine into that pool asap. Order the TF 100 and post some #'s to "Getting Started" as soon as you can. I saw your other post as well, and noticed you live in the Boston area. The best place to buy Chlorine...

Before taking anything apart I decided to use the "hit the motor with a hammer" trick while it was humming. Sure enough it kicked on. I'm now leaving it running 24/7 to go through my shock process. Does the fact that this worked mean its definitely the started cap? Or does this open other...

I will take it apart tonight to check if the motor can turn, and to test the capacitor with a multimeter. Does anyone know, or can recommend exactly which capacitor is needed for my motor? I'd like to order one asap, just in case this is the problem. Can they be purchased at the big box home...

After opening my pool from its long winter sleep, I found that my Hayward Super Pump now hums when I switch the pump on. My wife also informed me that the lights in the house were dimming every time I flipped the pump on. The humming goes on for about 20 seconds then clicks off. I'm hoping...

Just to be sure, can you confirm you're using the directions described at this link: extended-test-kit-directions-t25081.html Reading back through your posts: Your FC was 11.5 at 6:30 AM today - at 9AM you upped to 16 FC - and at noon it was back down to 13 FC. Thats a drop of 3FC over 3...

Any chance your CYA number is wrong? If your CYA is much higher than you think, your shock level may not be sufficient.