Recent content by sijaz

Bumping this thread. I did the bucket test and indeed I have a small leak somewhere. Now the hard part is finding it. I want to start with what I can see. In the pictures above, I see two check valves. Check valve #9 was replaced previously because the spa drained in the pool -- FIXED. The...

Who cares if it gets slimy or pH goes out of whack....cant he just fix all that in the spring? It would be cheaper to fix a slimy pool than run everything for 5 months. Am I wrong? I'm just a newbie 39k gallon, Pebble Tec, waterfall spa, Pentair FNS60, Del Ozone, K-2006, built 2013, The...

How many gallons? 39k gallon, Pebble Tec, waterfall spa, Pentair FNS60, Del Ozone, K-2006, built 2013, The Woodlands, Texas

Yes, there is an overflow opening that's grated in the pool. The water level is 2" below that line. Not sure I follow what the over flow line has to do with the suspected leak....can you please elaborate? 39k gallon, Pebble Tec, waterfall spa, Pentair FNS60, Del Ozone, K-2006, built 2013...

Thanks, all. Check valve #9 was replaced recently (also see 3rd picture....it says "common return" on the top pipe and "pool return" on the lower pipe). This check valve caused spa water to drain into the pool when the pump was off. Replacing the check valve fixed the problem. When I was...

I've been using the TFP method for about 10 days....turned off the chlorinator and balanced my water using K-2006 everyday. Results: Water temp: 55 degrees FC 5 CC 0.5 pH 7.6 TA 100 CH 230 CYA 50 To test for leak, turning off the autofill means turning off the water supply to the whole house...

Recently bought the house and trying to use BBB and understand the flow and parts. I already replaced a check valve, but I want to understand more. There are some labels on the equipment and I've recreated those labels in the picture. Question #1: I suspect my pool has a small leak as my...

Thanks for the replies. I will do a complete tear down this weekend and start over. Maybe my backwash frequency is the result of too much DE. Or perhaps the algae problem you're referring too. I just started on the BBB bandwagon and taken control of my pool, thanks to this site and a proper...

Hi, I am confused about one point. I have a 60 sq ft Pentair FNS 60 filter. Every 30 days or so when the pressure goes up, I backwash the filter and add 7 standard scoops of DE. Is this the same amount I would add when I do complete tear down of filter and wash out with a hose? Or do I need...

Thank you. I have read the very useful guides. I guess the only question to clarify is whether there is a preferred sequence to bring my chemicals into balance? Or can I simply add all the required chemicals over a few days but basically at the same time? I will test the waters daily with...

Hi, new here but already learned a ton. Weaning off pool store chems and moving to TFP methods. I got the K-2006 test kit, here are my results. Note I had to shut off the filter for a couple of days due to repair a bad check valve. FC 0.2 CC 0.2 pH 7.3 TA 50 CH 40 CYA 27 saturation index...