Recent content by Rick P

OOPS! . . . I can’t tell you how stooopid I feel . . and have to ‘confess’ before all of you. I forgot to put the algicide in! And it dawned on me when Jimrahbe mentioned ‘algae’. Shame on me. Anyway I put it in yesterday and the clearing process has dramatically increased! . . and it looks like...

Thank you guys for such quick replies! Mine are now 15 years old and I’m wondering why it’s taking so much longer to get water clear than last year. . . . I’m probably not cleaning the system as often as last year. Taking apart and hosing out cartridges once a day this year (since opening June...

Have a STA-RITE system3 model S7M120 filter for pool used 6 months/yr. Can someone please give me an idea of how often to replace the paper cartridges?

Thanks for reply. Ok so I grabbed one, angry as heck, and pulled them apart with serious force figuring I may have to break it in order to get it to work, or buy new ones if they do break. So I was able to force them apart without breaking anything and was able to put them together again in...

Surely SOMEONE has to know about this!

We recently opened our pool, and upon pulling out the skimmer to remove debris, I found that I can no longer separate the skimmer basket from the float. Pentair R38013A Basket Pentair R38013B Floating Weir I was always able to twist the float so it could be separated from the basket for...

But is it possible . . that this could be the problem?

Thanks for replies! Wow that was fast! It’s dark and cold out right now and I don’t feel like going out and testing. I can only test chlorine and ph levels (red & yellow reagents) and won’t be able to give CYA results until I get a test kit. Will give the Chlorine & PH results tomorrow morning...

Scenario: Opened pool May 7th and running pump 24/7 since opening. Water is still green and cloudy, although making slow, very slow progress and I’m getting impatient. Chlorine is at shock level and PH has been kept high since opening. Added algaecide yesterday, but no progress since then. This...