Recent content by stephen11962

The first paragraph is educational The 17% setting was made after the chlorine level reached satisfactory level running at high levels upon opening the pool. I am running the filter longer time than normal with lower % to get the water clear after the winter and clean up "natural" spring debris...

Installed new SaltSolutionsInc cell beginning this season. Pool chemical levels good. But the sequence of display readings has changed and I am worried about future potential problems. The sequence of readings in sequence of pushing diagnostic button used to be: 2900 / 76* / 25.1v / 5.06a...

10 x 40 SGW, plain rectangular, vinyl liner pool, 13 years old. Existing cover is LoopLoc. Cover is on its last winter, seam joints are separating because the cords used to sew panels together are disintegrating. Panels themselves are in pretty good condition. Did not use UV resistant material...

Back. Distracted by too much work and not enough time. I think I was looking for something more magical. I tried to imagine a thin slurry of cement poured under some of the pavers that would then solidify. But that would leave the deck uneven. I was told that the real solution is to lift up the...

10 x40 Vinyl liner pool, cement pavers set in sand bed. Lots of ants. Ants at pool edge drag up sand which ends up in pool lowering level of deck! For 13 years. Have tried killing ants without success. I am looking for a solution to solidify the sand so that the ants will be incapable of nesting...

My skimmers do not have a float valve assembly. Each skimmer has a pipe connection to the suction side of the pump with a slide valve which I assume is for (trying to) equalize flow. I think there is the possibility of having an equalizing valve, but that seems to be an initial installation...

Can't verify individual flow of each right now. Will do so tomorrow? Did check the skimmers, Hayward model SP1084 basic with no equalizer (balance) valve. Thanks for the suggestion. Always surprised at the need for complication. I am not going to rip anything apart. That is too much work. I...

Problem: 10 x 20 in-ground vinyl pool (SWG) / 2 skimmers, one at each narrow end / Skimmer most distant from pump/filter has the greatest pull - even with flow-control slide plate shut down to 35% and other skimmer flow-control slide plate completely open. History: The original installation, 10...

Thanks everyone for the replies. I think I have been very naive about the problems I have had with the pool. My suspicions of the quality of the installation are confirmed. I did add a lot of salt because I had to add a lot of water which obviously depleted the salt AND stabilizer. I thought I...

15,000 gallon in ground pool, 10' x 40' x 4', 9 years old Initial installation of pool was not good. Had 2 lights. First light had leak from the beginning but was, reluctantly, fixed by installer. Had to add water from the beginning but more and more as time went on. Last fall, under...

Back again. Recapitulating: Water above skimmers, pool looses on average 1" water per day. Water below skimmers, pool looses on average 1/4" per day. I assume this is expected. Water level in skimmer wells (main drain selected for suction lines) almost no loss on daily basis. From the above I...

I think I will go with your suggestion after monitoring levels for a couple of more days. BUT I still wonder about the blister on the side of the pool. I can't see how the skimmer problem would induce this. Where the blister appears is not near the skimmers. Puzzling! Thanks Stephen

Thanks for the info. The installer is not on my 'good' list. Original piping limited access to the heater and there were no unions on the filter piping except for pump removal. Stephen

Location is the east end of Long Island, NY. Not a major metropolitan area, but a lot of pools. The pool leaks 1" water per day when the water level is above the skimmers. Now, the water level is below the skimmers. I daily measure the level of the water below the bottom of the skimmer. I now...

10' x 40' x 4.5' deep vinyl lined pool. Loses, in full summer, 1" per day when the water is above the skimmers. When the water drops below the skimmer the loss is about 1/2" per day. I have read elsewhere that, on average, 1/2" loss per day is due to evaporation. So, it seems that there might be...