Recent content by TCpoolnoob

Unfortunately; it seems to be the way of the world. Thanks for the reply.

1st opinion cost me a little over $300.00 for the service call. Considering the response I got from Hayward, I'll probably just replace the whole unit. :(

I paid $3049.00 for the heat pump on Amazon in 2015. Currently the same unit is selling for $4999.99 everywhere that I've looked. Last Summer it was available on Amazon for $3999.00. That's quite a price increase over 1 year! Today I called Hayward to ask if there was anything they could...

The Hayward 140,000 BTU heat pump I installed in 2015 has given up the ghost today. I had an HVAC guy out and he says it is leaking refrigerant from the coil. The cost to repair is more than a new complete unit. The Hayward functioned well enough for us but roughly 8 years seems like a...

Just updating because I hate finding these old threads with no conclusion for the reader. I received my test kit, slammed the pool and approx 4 days later I had crystal clear water again. I also want to pass along another warning that I often see ignored. Don't use those Tri-Chlor pucks! I...

Thanks, I didn't know that was an option. I just searched the forum for diluted CYA test. Looks pretty straight forward!

Thanks, I'm so mad I let this happen and was unprepared. Hopefully, I'll get it turned around fairly quickly!

I've had my inground, gunite pool for 5 years now. Other that the first month or two before I found TFP it's been an easy process to keep it sparkling clean using liquid chlorine. BUT 2020 has not been kind to my pool. We started out with a very large pollen load from the surrounding trees...

Just trying to give this one more shot before I break down and order a whole new diving board set up. I called interfab which designs a similar board, but their's has two coil springs and they claim it always has, so this isn't one of theirs. If no one can ID this one for me, which board...

Yes, it looks bad but you should have heard It! One of my future son in laws was going for a big cannonball. When he came down for his second jump, KAPOW! Luckily, he just dropped into the pool unharmed. I may call the company and see what they have to say about it. The mounting frame...

Our old diving board finally broke in half yesterday and I'm looking for a replacement. It's a 6 ft model with 1 coil spring for bounce. Overall, we were real happy with the amount of spring it provided and would like to stay with this setup if possible. The closest match I have found online...

Good point, thanks for bringing it up! Actually, the reason I didn't post my Calcium results is that it appears one or some of my solutions for that test are no longer working. I dropped in 100 drops and it never turned blue. I'll order up a new test kit and see if that explains some of the...

Thanks for the advice! Water looks clear in the tube to me. I know the CYA test is subjective but I don't think my eyes could be off this much from one year to the next. If the test is correct, I have 2 options. 1. Drain and refill 44% of the pool water. I'm not super happy about this as...

My pool was green over the winter so I threw in 4 gallons of bleach and fired up the pump a couple weeks ago. Turned out my pump needed replacing so I ordered up a new one, installed it and ran it for a week at approximately 5-9 Chlorine. Mainly, I was just running the pump, back washing the...

Great discussion! I should have included that I'm staring right down the barrel of a kitchen remodel this Summer. The pump replacement wasn't planned, the darn thing just went out so it's going to cut into the budget for the kitchen a bit. I "saved" around $300.00 by going with this pump vs...