Recent content by sprangdog

Hey there Newton. I'm in the same boat, but just discovered the CYA effect with pucks and dichlor the pool service was using right before I had to close the pool here in the Midwest. They were adding tons of chorine to shock weekly and then scratchin their heads when I told the service guys...

Catanzaro: 1) Yes, I drained below returns and blew with shop vac from equipment pad to pool. I then plugged each return leaving only one open at a time and blew each one for few minutes until seemed to be only air coming out. Then I tried to put antifreeze in each using a flexible funnel but...

So I think I got it. Still not sure about antifreeze, put a gallon in each skimmer and plugged with a 1/2full jug upside down in each pot. tried to put a gallon in each of the returns but a couple kept spilling back out... nervous about those because return lines go through one of the pool...

I just did mine first time yesterday. shop vac did not work for me on drain/skimmers so I used my pancake compressor and just put a blow gun with rubber tip into the drain port on the pump with pump lid on and pressure side valves (filter and bypass) closed. Then I just blew out drain with...

Thanks. Do you know if 39 FC have any ill-effects on the plaster or cover? It is a mesh-type cover that lets water through, so I think your advice about precipitation will work for me. Oh and the CC level is near zero, DPD test shows the faintest pink possible for CC test.

I've been lurking on TFP for a while since we built our pool last year and this is the first time posting here. Everyone here is super helpful and I've learned a lot, thanks. So, last year contractor closed the pool for me. I'm a bit nervous but think I'm up to doing it myself this year, just...