Recent content by zeezsal

I have a vinyl pool, as i explicitly stated before the employee tested the water. It was hard to trust her suggestions because she exclaimed my water "is wayyyyy to soft!" but the CH was just 160ppm.

I just visited the local pool store and was told my CH is too low (160ppm) and adding calcium will keep other chemicals from "wavering" too much. Specifically, the employee said my pH and alkalinity are more likely to "stay put" if the hardness is above 200ppm. Learning from past mistakes, I...

Hello- I opened my pool this year to a brown swamp with thick green algae on every surface. After tons of money and filtering and backwashing, the pool was a sparkling clear blue. We used: 2lbs green to clean, 19lbs of shock, and superfloc to get it clean. (13,000 gallon pool). After putting...

I haven't worked with PVC before but it seems pretty straight forward. Im planning on ordering the new parts and using a hacksaw to cut straight through. Any final words of advice for cutting the pvc? The cost and wait time for hiring someone is absurd- with the help of Leslies and this forum...

Thanks for the responses! The chlorinator has a large crack all along the bottom and its a decent amount of water. Is it worth hiring someone to come replace it? I thought I might be able to unscrew those big ridged circles (you can see them next to the filter more clearly.) The thought of...

Hello- I need to replace my Hayward chlorinator. The chlorinator model number is cl200 but i thought it was an offline model based on its placement. Can anyone identify which chlorinator I should buy to replace it with the picutures in the link? Also, how do I remove the old chlorinator? Do I...