Recent content by ShakataGaNai

The pool is getting a full remodel starting Soon(TM). I've run across large (hose) water filters for use in RV's, washing the car, etc. Would it make sense to use something like this when refilling the pool? Has anyone tried? It's supposedly rated for 18,000 gallons which is more than the size...

The pipes are joined somewhere underground. There is only a single return line on the pad. There is no second hole/pipe/widget/dodad in the skimmer. I conducted a highly scientific and specialized test, I put a trashbag in the water and pushed it into the main drain to see if it would get...

Unfortunately I do not know. It's at the bottom of the deep end, which is 8' deep. Never gone down there to poke at it. There is only one pipe in my skimmer that I can see, so I have no idea where this join is. My remodel is not digging up the surrounding concrete decking, so there is very...

Thanks! I kind of figured that was the case. It's good to know, though; I learned a LOT today - which is extremely useful. Also until your message here I still was at a loss for what "LC" meant... PEBKAC. I've got it now and I understand. That will probably be my plan. It'll just be a question...

Brought in a pool company last spring who insisted you needed to drain/refill every 5 years at most. I didn't know any better, so I let them start there. Then everything went to Darn with them and I fired them and really got serious about learning things. So it's been not even a year since it...

I called my remodel company and spoke to them. They've removed the UV and Tab filter, but he said that an SWG will be corrosive to copper pipes. Unfortunately, my return line at ground level is copper (it's been painted black, but it's 100% copper for sure. I replaced the booster inlet stuff...

Ok. I get the logic. I did read a lot about UV here on TFP (and elsewhere) before I asked. But that's probably the most succinct answer I've seen. So if I'm reading between the lines here, you suggestion would be to skip basically all the misc stuff I mentioned and just go to SWG. Is there...

Today: In ground plaster pool from roughly the 70s - lots of plaster issues, some patches failed and otherwise. Black algae. Approximately 12,000 gallons. San Francisco Bay Area. Roof top solar heating (a couple years old) w/ a new Pentair VSF pump and Pentair SolarTouch controller. PB4-60...