Recent content by SJS101

Ignoring the few little spots of dirt near the drain and along the left side of the decline, this is the result of the knowledge I have learned here. For all those fighting the good fight, best of luck and crystal clear sparkling water is on it's way if you follow the advice given!

I made sure there was no recording devices in sight. So, no footage unless one of the Government drones was running surveillance on me

Well FedEx showed up with my replacement motor at 930 this morning. So need for a sump pump at all. Got it taken apart and mounted the new one and we're at full strength. However, I did give my family a good laugh spinning in circles last night circulating 2 gallons of bleach manually "Swan...

Looks like the sump pump is the way to go. Thanks for the advice.

My little girl is turning 4 and we have a big swim party planned for family/friends Sunday 8/25/13. Last night my pump motor stopped running and was red hot to touch. I ordered a replacement pump motor but it may not be here until Monday! Water is beautiful now but I don't want it mucking up...

Thanks chief...I think that's the route I will take and see if I get the results I want.

After looking at my slide really closely I may be able to get away with using 3M Fiberglass Restorer and Wax. May not need to redo the gel coat after all. This stuff looks like it does a great job restoring shine to fiberglass boats.

Thank you all for the kind words. The pleasure is seeing the enjoyment on my wife's and children's faces as they swim and play in it. It's great to show off my pool now instead making excuses for it's less than crystal clear appearance.

So, should gel coat be brushed on instead?

I want to apply a gelcoat to my fiberglass slide and found some good review of this product. Curious if anyone has used this device to apply a fiberglass gelcoat to refinish a slide. http://www.preval.com/what-is-preval

Why oh why did I not discover this website YEARS ago! Season after season of battling pucks, powders, refills, and pool store products, I finally made the decision with the knowledge I gained here to take total control of my pool. How liberating and satisfying it is now to walk into the backyard...

Had my liner replaced last season for 3K It included: removal/disposal of old liner new 27 mil liner and installation minor patchwork of the pool base new fixtures and framing around steps plus addition of CYA and chlorine I went with darker blue tile print on a blue based liner and have been...

This happened to me once and it freaked me out :-D I tightened the screws on the clamp that holds the multi-port valve on and have never experienced it again.

After fighting with my pool year after year with endless pucks, powder, water replacement and pool store snake oil, I have embraced the BBB method. I have read pool school and already have a greater understanding of not only what it will take to keep my pool trouble free but why it will as well...