Recent content by venture996

Ah, I didn't realize that could happen. Should I add CYA now, or wait until i burn off the ammonia? Also will sunlight speed up the burn off of the ammonia? I don't know if its related, but the water has felt very "soft" to me. I thought it was just me, but maybe that comes from the...

I've been using BBB for the last 5 years. I'm in the Boston area, and after opening the pool this year I cannot maintain my FC levels. CC has been 0.2 or so. Now the pool is covered with an automatic cover, so sun is not the issue. Two nights ago I added bleach (enough to raise FC to 15...

We have an automatic pool cover and love it. It keeps pollen, leaves and animals out of the pool. Reduces our chlorine usage significantly (I'd estimate more than 50%) and also reduces heat loss. And, most importantly, keeps our kids safe (and the neighbors kids out when we aren't home)...

I needed a new gas line and it was still free After we installed our Starite 400K btu pool heater, we found that it would stall if other applicanes came on. Gas company comes out, says we need a bigger meter. They replace it, same problems. They swap other parts (aperature, regulator, safety...

There is supposed to be a plastic tab on my skimmer that keeps the weir door from swinging out (beyond vertical) into the pool. On one of the skimmers that tab is broken off, so the door flops back and forth. Any recommendation about how to repair that (e.g., some kind of glue and plastic)...

Happy with PebbleSheen We've had Pebblesheen for over a year and are very happy. No issue at all with it being hard on the kids feet or bathing suits. I think that is more of any issue with Pebbletech rather than Pebblesheen.