Recent content by ti_chris

I know for sure that these are algae because it all goes away when I slam the pool. I'm just not used to algae that I can't brush away. It's fine now that I slammed it, but I find it really odd that that with just a few days of neglect, it grows to a point where I can't brush it off at all...

I have a spot on my pool that has extremely stubborn algae. I've tried brushing it off with a brush using metal bristles. A solid 50 back/forth strokes didn't do that much sadly. In the past, I was able to brush the algea and it would basically 'dust' off into the pool and would be easy to...

Yah; might be right. I should definitely test it overnight to get a sense of where that stands. I use a Taylor kit (the one with all of the rare tests that you don't perform very often) It's always possible, but I did go completely nuclear on it for a while to clear all of the heavy algae...

I've been having issues keeping the chlorine in the pool ever since the water has been reset after 1.5yr of stagnant water and I've never quite experienced this unless I'm not measuring things right. In the past, I used to add less than half a gallon of liquid 10% chlorine daily and that used...

Ahh that's super useful to know. I ordered one to get a sense of it. 13$ won't break the bank to be better prepared :) Thanks. Makes sense for FC level-setting. Thanks. It's just tricky because a careful eye can almost always spot the dot, but 100% agreed with you. The pool stores used to...

Hi, I recently reset my pool and have had to adjust my CYA again. I'm struggling a bit with the reading of the levels. ie: At what point does the black dot fully disappear. I'm wondering if I'm not too picky about when the dot really vanishes. The pool store measures my CYA at 58, which...

Hi, I recently redid part of my plumbing to add a Jandy diverter valve. The idea was that I could finally vacuum to waste by diverting the water out and shield the filter from it. From the looks of it however, it looks like the valve always leaks a very tiny amount of water. I see a tiny bit...

For what it's worth, I've had of these and it's been an absolutely low quality product. I had a Tigershark prior to this and although minor wear & tear pieces would break every once in a while, it was easy to fix. With this vacum cleaner, my first died in less than 2yrs due to issues with...

I personally use a sonoff 4ch r3 which I din mounted in my old electrical box. I've added a couple of din mounted contractors to safely control the motors and now I have every solely controlled through wifi (with manual switches to turn things on/off/auto). It controls my lights, my filter...

Hi, I think I understand how the check valve is supposed to work and why, but wanted to verify my thinking here first before engaging into that change on my pool. I currently don't have a check valve anywhere and I'd like to add one so that my pump won't run dry every time I clean my filter...

Oh wow, that's perfect. Yah I'll do that. Thanks. Didn't realize that was an option, but makes sense especially given the setup you've shown above.

Hi, Long story short, we have a ton of dirt in the pool and need to get rid of it post 1yr of construction. I'm looking for the easiest/most cost effective way to address that situation. I've tried vacuuming, but noticed after a mere minute of it that dirt was being pushed back into the pool...