Recent content by sh4unz0r

I looked at the robots, but I am stuck on needing to put it in the pool and take it out of the pool and store it being a nonstarter. If it could hop in, do its thing and then climb out and go home I would be all about it. I had a poolvac at the old house and while it kept things pretty clean, I...

Hi there, I sold my old home of 8 years where I had my pool in pristine shape and am undertaking a full from-scratch yard build on a new house. I've been in contact with several PB's and am trying to work out what I need and what is superfluous. Also a sanity check on making sure I am not doing...

What are your 4 inlet lines?

Hey Jim, As far as brands go, I do not really have any loyalties. I am interested from a filtration perspective in sand vs DE vs cartridge. I have sand and it is easy and seem to do a good job. I read through the DE backwash/clean tutorial and I am fairly certain that is beyond my parents. I...

My parents just got a new house in Mesa, AZ. The existing setup seems to be about 10-11k gallons eyeballing it, 2 pumps, one going to a DE filter, the other going to a fountain and pop-up cleaner system. They are moving here from a much colder location, so the pool will be a lifeline for them in...

I would also assume that this would be a logarithmic curve (decelerating) of increase due to the FC demand decreasing with the addition of CYA would it not?

Thanks to the subtle hinting by everyone I did find that I had the DPD test and not the FAS-DPD test. So I ordered a FAS/DPD Chlorine & CC's test from TFkits. So I will have to wait to do the shock and overnight test. Current Test: FC - >5 CC - cant calculate until new test kit arrives pH - 8...

The easiest access was to the Leslie's Chlorine FAS-DPD Service Test Kit. So that is what I am using for now.

I used the liquid because of the super harsh sunlight here. I assumed if I used granules to get it up, then i would burn off all my chlorine daily until the CYA adjusted. I figure I can use granules going forward. With all the trouble I have had i wanted to get things in order ASAP and I am...

Ok, so I didnt want to let the pool sit like that all day in 100 degrees and direct sun. So I added enough liquid conditioner to get the CYA to the 40-50 range and enough bleach to get FC to ~5.5-6. I'll take a sample in an hour or two and then work on lowering the pH a bit. Please let me...

Quite clear, though it has a slight aquamarine tint but that could be normal. Honestly, I have never had the pool this clean before.

First post, was getting ready to give up on my stupid pool forever before I stumbled on this site and discovered my CYA of 150+ was probably part of the reason my pool was unmanageable. So I did a full drain and should be done with my refill in a couple hours here. I have 9 gallons of clorox in...