Recent content by rtilghman

15k pool with spa in Austin, TX Moved to Austin a little over 10 years ago. Bought a house, built a pool, and then had to re-learn much of what I knew about pool mgmt to deal with a southern pool that never closes (grew up taking care of a pool but lived in the NE). The biggest challenge has...

~2013 Hayward H400FDN with Hayward/Prologic system. Turned on the hot tub tonight, but when I got in I noticed it was running but wasn't heating at all. Went to pad to check the equipment... I have a full Hayward system, so everything is automated. Valves were switched, speed was right, but...

Amazon actually had "used like new" PSV3S2 valves for $42 / each. At that price all in it seemed like parting it out was more trouble than it was worth, so I bought those and will probably just replace everything but the valve body, lube the rings, and call it a day. Thanks for the help!

That's hilarious, I didn't even think of pricing the entire valve. Definitely an option, though I could still save $40-$70 parting it out (depending on how aggressive I want to be... :)). Thanks for the idea, definitely a solid option!

Ran my spa today and was surprised to find the water level 4" below the tile. Worked the problem and discovered that the return side PSX valve (PSV3S2 with GVA-24 on top) is leaking and allowing hot water to return to the pool (single pump system). So, seems I need to rebuild that valve, and...

Found this in a search this evening, too bad I don't live near Syracuse IN, though I'm not sure how I would move (or where I would store) a 458lb drum of NSF grade chlorine. Does it come with a visit from the ATF...

15 gallon drums! Sounds sweet, I could get monthly drops, but man, what a pita that would be to haul around and "slip" into the back spot on my pad. :)

I've known about the shortages in the trichlor market, though I didn't realize the price had gone up that much. Makes me feel better about spending $600 a year on LC. I'd assume almost anyone who "delivers" LC will be more expensive than HD/Lowes... the weight of the liquid makes shipping...

That's a pretty good deal, and I'm looking to install an automated feeder, but traveling to and from Houston - with 20+ gallons of chlorine in the back of my SUV - doesn't seem particularly practical or safe. I'd also probably blow most of my savings on the gas. :) That list you linked is...

No, I'm talking about 10% pool LC (hypo), not washing bleach. Both HD and Lowes sell it by the box under the name "chlorinating liquid" in their pool sections (which is usually near the garden center), and they typically sell it as a a house brand (e.g., HD sells HDX) though lately both stores...

As a southern pool owner (TX) I pulled the trigger a number of years ago on a switch from pucks to LC. Just got tired of fighting high CYA and decided I'd rather be surprised by a 6 month CYA crash and pay more to run LC than deal with toggling back and forth (pucks to LC to pucks) to keep CYA...

Not trying to be difficult, but I'm not really sure how that's necessary? Here is a zoomed in shot of the photo I shared previously with annotations. I mean, it's pretty obvious what I'm talking about... right? It's all over, but that area inside the red circle is a pronounced example. That...

Thx. Well, I'm in agreement with you about it being sloppy work, and I'm pretty sure it's trowel marks, but I would still like to understand why it happens and is happening. Particularly why it seems to become more apparent with time. I circled one of the largest marks in red on my photo...