Recent content by trigirlCT

joyfulnoise Thank you. I think between the two replies I understand the borates better and why/when you would use them. Also I agree on pool consistency...I can assure you that the issue is not happening when I am around. It happened when we traveled or I travelled. One time when we relied on...

Thank you chiefwej. I didn't associate using borates to specifically stabilize the pH. I can see in a SWG where that would make more sense. No water feature. I guess I was getting a little ahead of myself reading all of the articles online and thought it could be a benefit long term to help keep...

I am still fairly new to maintaining my own pool. I was just reading about Borates in the "Borates - Why and How" sticky post. There seems to be a benefit for adding them. Here are my pool stats: FC = 3.8 ph = 7.2 TA = 100 CYA = 25 water temp =78 I occasionally have some algae issues which...

I love our solar cover. I loose little to no chlorine when it is covered. I do have a smaller pool and add chlorine every 2-4 days to bring it up 1ppm when covered. It's wonderful, low maintenance and costs very little (thank you TPP!). I have averaged between 30-40 on my CYA this year. I just...

Hi Chemicals are balanced. Chemicals have stayed balanced the last two weeks despite some things and I am not adding more chlorine than normal. Today: Water is slightly cloudy today. Noticed green/brown stuff on bottom which I vacuumed, backwashed and rinsed. Green/brown stuff throughout the...

Thank you all for your comments. We are moving forward to restore the pool. The pool is empty. All the walls are in excellent condition. The tracking was only effected two pieces. We believe the leak that sprung recently in the liner contributed to the issue --- it was probably a pin hole and...

Just realized there were 3 responses. So thank you again. And the plan is to drain to look behind the liner and determine parts. I don't think that was clear. Sorry for the double post...using my phone makes it challenging to see, type and post. Love this website! Always great advise.

Thank you both for your comments. I spoke to the referral the original guy said to call. He said from what I described we should probably drain the pool and look behind the liner to see what parts might be needed. He needs to stop by and see the pool and structure, and let us know how far to...

Photos: top showing gap. It was closer gap last yr. Underneath. Then the bad wall which shows the wall separated from the track completely and the track rotted in a section. The other wall I took a picture of but it wasn't great...that wall is not as bad because the wall is in the track but...

Photos: top showing gap. It was closer gap last yr. Underneath. Then the bad wall which shows the wall separated from the track completely and the track rotted in a section. The other wall I took a picture of but it wasn't great...that wall is not as bad because the wall is in the track but...

When I look up pools online they don't seem so expensive. What am I missing? What would be the cost for a AG 18x32 pool. 54 inches. Descent but not top of line. Including the liner. We are handy people. We could take the pool down. We could even prep and level things. We could modify the decking...

We have been home owners for 2 years. Pool was put in 1998. Pool was inspected prior to move in. Pool is surrounded by a huge and wonderful decking system. We noticed this year that two walls have moved and are out of plum. The top is starting to go towards the water slightly on two sections of...