Recent content by StanPearce

Almost 4 years now with a trouble free pool, but today I noted seepage from the bottom of my pump. Doesn't seem to be coming from any fittings or drain valves, seems to be coming from underneath the pump body. Is there a shaft seal or something that needs changing, or is the pump shot? Is it...

Sorry I haven't checked in for quite some time, probably because thanks to this website I'm in my 4-5th season of a trouble free pool. 1> The leaf blocker. Its almost idiot proof for blocking leaf flow into the skimmer. The leaves build around the edge of the device, and in theory leave the...

Pool was finished last Sept. I haven't poster here in quite some time, because the information shared here allowed my first year of operation to be trouble free. Maintained my pool as per my posting- new-pool-owner-fast-learningcurve-t28723.html And basically, all I do is clean skimmer...

Actually waste, as far as leaves and skimmer flow, I designed mine to be set and forget..here how it works.. The leaf litter builds up all around the sides of the skimmer, but the skimmer is big enougn that the flow around the edges is low, so there isn't a huge pull on the leaves, anyway, the...

THought I'd share my cheap quick solution to a problem last fall...Exsessive leaf fall getting into skimmer basket My pool install was completed middle of last sept. Around October, as the leaves changes and prepared to fall, I realized with my small pool not having a bottom drain (I guess the...

Hope this doesn't sound stupid, but I had a similar lack of suction (more of a continous insufficent lack of suction to lift debris) Believe it our not, it turned out my hose was 'handed' as in one end was meant for the plate, and the other end meant for the vacum head.. I doubt this was your...

Hey, Duraleigh, one other thing...A thread on the moddy's was pointed out to me (thanks Dman), and it seems we may cross paths at work on occasion at RDU....That big brown and yellow MD-11 parked at cargo is my ride to work (My work car is the A-300-6F) Shoot me a PM so I can find out what you...

First off, Duraleigh, Hi!! Good to meet a neighbor here! Just a question, since we are in the same town, do you winterize, or stay open all year? The last really bad one I remember was about 2002 with the ice storm and power outages (about 5 days without power on that one) and the big...

Thanks Bama...I was just starting to read on acid dosing systems last night when it became time to go to bed...Last I was reading, IIRC a guy was saying he installed one for a few hunred dollars... That might definitely be an option, once I get a good feel for what feeding and care my pool will...

pool-school/water_balance_saltwater_generator Where do you think a dumb guy like me learned all this stuff :oops: Here reading this forum and reading teh ABC's of water chemisty... I plan on slowly bring up my CYA and testing with a good test kit -here is why...at this point (remember as of...

just had another lightbulb moment...about possibly why the SWCG mfg's recommend as high as 80 for CYA... most home pool operators will be using a cheap dropper test kit or tab strips... and looking at my aquacheck 7, with the colored strip tabs you fall in a range...which isn't very accurate...

First off, no, I haven't got "the test kit(s)yet. :oops: I'm new here :oops: Had a new IG small fiberglass pool put in with an extensive backyard/deck/3 season porch remodel last summer. Pool was finished last Sept. and got to enjoy it through Oct...with few problems. Wish I had found...