Recent content by txhomebrew

Hey long time forum watcher from O'l Ben Powell days :) We had our 20 year old IG replastered last year and removing safety cover a month ago revealed lots of dirt stains :( I have held the FC at 10 & above with SWC and powdered shock. Thinking Dichlor pucks right on stains? No way I'm acid...

Loved your DYI thread! Congrats on job well done! Our skimmers and waterline will remain the same. Demolish old coping, tile and plaster. New tile, then cut sections of pavers thin-set on pool wall flush with tile. Then new 2" coping with overhang. Butt end spaced off existing deck an 1/8" or...

Greetings from the old Pool Forum! We are having the original PB from 2001 quote us a complete strip and rebuild! New plaster, tile, Travetine Coping and pavers over 400sf of exposed aggregate deck. Any thoughts, cost comparisons for north Texas? Outer course of pavers will be thinset to...

Greetings, long time no post. Came onboard the old pool forum before and during our pool build in 2001! 12,000 IG Gunite SWG. Pool has provided us years of entertainment and is due for a replaster. Waterline tiles are ok but mastic is cracking and several of the brick bullnose coping are...

Ok gang, here's the deal, Whiskey Taw Falls, Texas will soon be in a Stage 5 Drought Emergency! No one who lives here or anybody who's water comes from here via other distributors will be able to add treated water to their pools. Our 12,000 gallon gunite is already over 600 ppm cal. We are...

Greetings gang! 12000 gal. gunite freeform finished January 2002. SWCG. Have acid washer 2 or 3 times. Had the issue of calcium stalagmites growing off the walls, but always kept mu SI between the 2's. At last years drain and was found several pop-ups in floor plaster, and chipped out bad...

Thanks again! I will clean and resettle Zeo per their instructions I found online AFTER I get the water clear. While the Polaris was stirring and sweeping I had to backwash twice so I think filtration is working. BTW I better change the sweeper bag. Even with a clear pool I sometimes forget...

Thanks for the prompt reply! Safety cover is off and put away. Not using solar cover but might have to later to conserve water. I was at 24 drops when I ran out of reagent, so FC was 12+

Good morning, we built out pool in 2001 and started it Jan. 31 2002. Subscribed and followed Ben Powell for years and now have the Taylor Drop test kit. 12,500 gallon gunite/plaster pool, Zeobrite in sand filter, Watermaid saltwater chlorinator on it’s second cell running at 5,000 ppm Due...

Thanks for all the replies. I had some plaster issues last year and had to make some repairs. When I refilled I added magnesium flakes to hold down the scaling on the cell per Watemaids recomendations. As it's cold and I really don't want to startup pump this weekend I may just holdoff. As to...

Hello gang, old member of Ben;s old forum :) 12,000 gallon Gunite with Watermaid SWC built in 2001. Rural North Texas Closed pool in fall at >600 ppm Calcium. Other than scaling on SWG cell what is danger of going higher Cal? About to be restricted on refilling pools (stage 3 drought) so if I...