Recent content by ShumateWB

Thanks! Maybe I will benefit from holding off for a few weeks before ordering then.

Not sure what in that can be automated other than perhaps feeding the Polaris. Anyways, I was looking at RJ60Plus for the SWG - Is $1,689.00 a good price for it? Any recommendations for the VSP?

I have 3 water jets that arc up into the air and the Polaris. I do have a single multi-color LED light, but that is it. I have two 3 way valves with the first one directing between the Polaris and the rest. The next valve takes the rest and splits it between the returns and the water jets.

I live in Northern California (SF Bay Area) and have an approx 30000 gal pool. It has very little automation, a 120V fixed speed pump, a DE filter (Hayward 4820), a Polaris 360 and a push-pull valve. All the equipment is either ancient or merely very old. I will keep the Polaris since there...

Thanks. I have an electric pressure washer which I am not even sure will hit the 1000 psi mark. I will post some pictures that show the peeling paint as soon as I can. I don't think the previous owner did any acid washes since I don't see any signs of pitting or rough plaster. Will doing an acid...

Hello: I am getting ready to get the pool going again after letting it go over the past 6 months due to various issues. I have drained the water and am cleaning out the debris now. I noticed that there are paint flakes coming off the plaster surface. In some places, there are large flakes and...

Changed the title... I used the Marlig Fix A Leak product and I must say that I am very impressed with it so far. It took a couple of days for me to confirm that it worked, but so far it has been holding steady and the water level is no longer dropping. I hope it continues to hold. Now that I...

Re: New owner of neglected pool No, no luck so far. Thanks for following my journey and keeping tabs. I have let the pool level drop and it has gone down by about 5" in the last few days. I am guessing I am losing about 1.5 - 2" per day. The forum archives suggest that the product "Fix A...

Re: New owner of neglected pool Another problem - I thought that I should get the main drain blockage addressed and used a snake to try to poke a hole. However, this has apparently succeeded in poking a hole, but in the wrong place and has caused a leak. :grrrr: I should have left it well...

Re: New owner of neglected pool LOL :D There is still a lot debris settling at the bottom of the pool when I don't brush it for several hours. When I get the Polaris 360 going again, I think it should clear up quicker. The Polaris had been left out in the backyard for several years and all...

Re: New owner of neglected pool Made a tremendous amount of progress. The shallow end is very clear, but the deep end still has just a little bit of murkiness. I can, however, clearly see the main drain at the deep end of the pool. I can also see a coin dropped in the deep end, though there is...

Re: New owner of neglected pool Update: I went ahead and dismantled the motor. The front and rear covers of the motor are connected together by four through bolts. Despite using WD-40 and oils, I could not remove those bolts cleanly. Only one bolt unscrewed and the other three broke. At least...

Re: New owner of neglected pool Now that I have a bit of down time, I think I will try to carefully measure the pool and calculate the volume. Thanks. I will do that until I get the pump going again. I was noodling around on the web and found links telling me that my Sta-rite Dyna-Glas...

Re: New owner of neglected pool Just as I was thinking that I was on the right track to getting the pool usable, I got into another crisis. I had replaced the seals on the pump and it worked fine for a few days. But this evening, the pump motor crapped out after making weird noises. Aaarrrgh...

Re: New owner of neglected pool I came home from work after a very sunny day to find my FC at 5.5. I added a single 1lb bag of 56% cal hypo to find that the FC went up to 9.5ppm. That should happen only with a pool volume of 15k gallons according to the instructions on the bag and also...