Recent content by rolandv

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Hi All, So, my pool pump is dead and I'm looking for a replacement. Like probably everyone else, I'm worried about overpaying and/or making a poor decision on a pump replacement. My current setup is pretty straight forward I think. 15k gallon pool, turbo cell salt chlorinator, AquaLogics...

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So, my turbocell just went out. I'm pretty sure this one lasted a good 10 years or so (I've had it for 6). Word on the street is that this is a pretty long time for these things and I was probably lucky? I was at the pool store to get liquid chlorine, and I asked the GM if they sold...

You need CYA or else it will seem like the cell isn't working because the sun will basically destroy the chlorine. I went through the same when I first inherited my pool. This isn't an optional chemical, especially for an SWG. It's also very important that you keep the CYA in the correct...

The most important ingredient when opening up a green pool is PATIENCE. It IS a lot of work. Remember how much work it is in the future, and don't let the pool get into bad shape again. This is something that I need to remember myself. It's much easier to simply maintain it (or close/open...

I must have received the tip on these forums somewhere. That nozzle head has been a life saver when it comes to cleaning cartridge filters. I also bought the brass nozzle that others recommend on the forums, but this one has been the best and is what I continue to use.

Ended my SLAM. Did an Overnight Chlorine Loss Test and Passed! (.5 FC lost, 0 CC's) Clear water. Vacuumed up some sand/dirt in the pool that came out of my waterfall (last thing that needed cleaning, worked on that yesterday). Now I'm on the home stretch to maintenance mode. I just need to...

@Richard320 @YippeeSkippy Thank you for your feedback. I wish I did have a little raft or kiddie pool and/or a shop-vac. Great tips and all those would have saved me time. I did the work and the job is done. After working on the SLAM for the past 10-11 days consistently, attacking the...

Thanks. I’ve been out there pulling river rocks and debris out of the waterfall wells. There is a bit of sandy dirt at the bottom of the waterfall wells, and this are covered by river rocks. Do I need to care about removing all the sand/dirt sediment or just the debris? It doesn’t leave those...

So I had a bit of a swamp this year after a wintertime pump failure. Today I did what I thought would be the final vacuum of dead stuff at the end of my SLAM (pending OCLT test tomorrow) When I was vacuuming, I noticed that my waterfall was dirty. Slimy green stuff and leaves/debris In there...

I guess I was asking more for my specific scenario, and I apologize if this is considered a thread hijack but I think all the newbies can learn from this. I won't be washing my cartridge filters for the foreseeable future now that the water is clear and I recently deep cleaned them. So in my...

Got my FAS-DPD test kit today. Total Chlorine 8.5 (Shock target 12) Free Chlorine 7.5 Combined Chlorine 1 Seeing what my actual total chlorine is, I'm not sure I've actually been slamming at proper shock levels except for maybe the past 2 days. Guess that's why the test is so important! I...

Is it only cartridge filters that you can use to dissolve powder CYA by adding directly to skimmer? I thought the sock trick was a workaround if you had to do a lot of backflushing/filter cleaning while it dissolves? Or is it also a way to not bleach your liner (if you have a liner and not...

If all of the above are true, would it still be possible to have the slight appearance of green algae anywhere in the pool? (or any type of algae). In years past I have had spots of black algae in my pool. I have some darker looking algae on the step by my waterfall. It could just be...