Recent content by shein33

Yea, I am slamming. I guess I should have waited to increase CYA. Whoops! Plumbing fixtures for sure get stained brown.

Hmmmm, I have well water. Any ideas on how to test for iron? I thought that was an acceptable CYA for salt pools?

Would you mind expanding in that a bit? What COULD it be? drain and refill specifically for the CYA?

Yiiiiikes, I'm reading now I may need to do a partial drain. Missed that some how Used some apple cider vinegar and no fizz

I didn't cover my pool last year (big mistake I won't make again) so I ended up with a mess when I opened on 5/22. I've been SLAMing since and I think I'm juuuust about in the clear. Yesterday, I noticed there's is a film on the vertical walls of my liner. It's no where to be seen on the slants...

Cool, will do. I guess this is my next stop. Appreciate it. https://www.troublefreepool.com/blog/2019/12/23/swimming-pool-plumbing-repair/

Nice!! I'm on year 1. Looking forward to when I can give back. This is an amazing resource for sure.

O, I should also mention. Bubbles coming out of returns and pump loses prime in about an hour. I can bump it and it will prime again. Then another hour... Repeat. I've got 2 skimmers with shut offs for each (picture). I let them each run individually and I get the same results (bubbles/lose...

Super helpful thank you. Based on your feedback, seems like.. Leak is fixed (awesome) Everything after the pump may not be ideal but in not losing water so good to go for now. I need to figure out this air leak. Referencing the numbering in the article.. 1. Replaced basket gasket and no...

I'm looking forward to a great pool season this year. I bought a house last year with a pool that was in rough shape. It had not been "on" for the previous 2 summers. I had some luck last year (thanks to this community) but the end of the season was rough. Hoping I can get some opinions to set...