Recent content by TF Tim

Great point. I guess I was worried about the main drain pressure. But as long as the pipe is cut and capped above the water line it should be fine?? Right?

Thanks. I had tje chance to talk to an experienced builder yesterday too (retired) and he also cautioned about the drained pool "floating". It's on a hillside with a lot of runoff in the spring. My plan now is to drain it down 1/3 to 1/2...let it go for the summer while building project...

I have a conundrum and hoping the forum can help me. Situation I have an older 20x40 Gunite pool. We had some one come in to look at resurfacing and retiling. They talked us out of that the resurfacing because it looked pretty good (thanks TFP!) so we are just planning to drain, pressure...

I am still several weeks away from opening here in New England. But assuming the unavailability of bleach continues wondering what my other options might be. I have a SWG but typically use bleach to SLAM on opening. As a side note, when I typically open my CH is very low and my CYA is usually...

First things first: I have done some searching but haven't found a thread that really addresses this question entirely - but if I am being an idiot here and there is an existing resource please feel free to call me an idiot and point me in the right direction. My current setup is in my...

I was new to this last year. Trust the forum. It may seem overwhelming at first but with a little reading it will start to make some sense. Your first step is go buy the TF-100 test kit. Once you have those results the Pool School and Pool Math will give you most of the answers you need. And...

I did not allow water to circulate. And it was so cold my sample was about wrist deep...if that (i can hardly type right now). Just got everything running and will let it circulate over night and retest. The more i look at the water it is MUCH less green than last year. I may have jumped the...

As a new pool owner last year TFP got me up and running and after a short learning curve I had a totally trouble free season! I still have a lot to learn but have a general knowledge as to how to manage the various levels. When I closed last year everything was right in line. I am opening...

I did read that, thanks for noting it, but is there a time of day recommended?

My pool is open, running great, and doing all the things it should - thanks !00% to the generosity of this forum. Now I am obsessed :-) So after running my pump 100% of the time during some SLAMing to elminate Ammonia and then whatever else I am into general maintence mode. I am running the...

As a brand new pool owner, and new forum member, I would highly recommend the speed stir. It's 100% worth the money - made my testing faster and way more consistent. I use it for FC, CC, TA, and CH. pH and CYA don't necessarily require it.

With the help of this forum my pool water is looking (and testing) GREAT. I am tackling my filter today. Replacing a corroding gauge with TFT version, new o-ring, and want to clean cartridge better now that I have filtered a swamp through it... What chemicals/cleaners, if any, should I use...

thanks! Probably should have asked that question about 12 hours ago but...whoops.

Are there any pros or cons to leaving cover on or taking it off? thanks?

So what do I do now??? 3 questions. First I cannot thank this community enough. My first few weeks of being a "pool guy" has actually been a lot of fun. What's so cool is that every time I do something, what is supposed to be happening seems to be happening! I started out with an algae...