Recent content by Zindar

So part of it is when I took of my pool cover the stuff on top of it accidentally fell in to the pool... normally I try to prevent that. (I had the pool shut down for the winter.) I did what I was supposed to... put the PH in range (I think it was 7.5 if I remember), and I saw my CYA was...

I'm using the Bravo 6% bleach from H.E.B., and it yes is does now say "White stay whiter longer" . Is this true, that I can't safely use this bleach anymore? I'm currently shocking (SLAM) my pool with it.

It seems like last season my chlorine bleach wasn't as effective as usual. I actually have a paper cheat sheet I made years ago tailored to my pool that tells me how many ounces of bleach to use to raise the free chlorine x parts per million, where I have a column of values for x, varying in...

As I mentioned, yes I could see white deposits, in fact one of the plates was entirely white, and anyway at the time of my original post (as I also mentioned) cleaning was already in progress. The white is all gone now; the vinegar took care of it, and I've hooked it all back up again, so soon...

Hello, I was just reading the owners manual on my Intex SWG to for tips on why it might not be generating enough chlorine, and assuming the water is balanced correctly, and the settings are right, they suggest these two things to look for: 1) debris on the flow sensor 2) minerals on the...

So, I guess it will work underwater then? I happen to have two of those Mr. Clean pads on hand, so I'll give it a try and see how it goes.

Thank you for these ideas. Would Mr. Clean work while submerged under water, and will it adversely affect my water chemistry?

Hello, my above ground pool has a regular vinyl surface, and over the last couple of years, it's developed a fair amount of faint green stains from past algae attacks. They're faint and not all that noticeable, but it would be nice to clean the stains off to get the vinyl the same color blue...

Beautiful looking pool so far, and it must have taken a lot of effort. I hope it does hold. Edit: Sorry, I read what I thought was the last post of the thread, but I see a lot of other posts succeed it, which I've not read, so I don't yet know how accurate my statement is.

Thank you. Wow, that pool math calculator, with it's measurements in both volume and weight is really handy. I will be using it's volume measurement. I also verified that it's weight measurements matches the chart on my bottle, so I have confidence in the accuracy of that pool math...

I have on hand some powdered chlorine stabizer I could use to raise my CYA. It's current at 30, but I think since I have a SWG (above ground pool), it ought to be at 70-80. I've read on this forum that I should be putting it in a sock and hanging it from my ladder, but the instructions say to...

Exactly what I did. I had chlorine pucks and dichlor left over from before I found this site; fortunately my CYA never got high because I found this site soon enough before that happened. After enough seasons, I eventually used all my chlorine pucks and dichlor to maintain the correct CYA...

Being in Austin, I was advised I don't need to unhook my equipment, but simply run the pump when it gets below freezing. Unfortunately I can't seem to find an app that will notify me when it gets below freezing, and yesterday, even though it was 70 degrees out, and I had shorts and T-shirt on...

Great suggestion. I happened to have an old shoe lace, and it did the trick. (My jury rigged job failed as the original cord broke again, so I had to expedite the shoe lace mission.)

I have a leaf eater, similar to this picture: The cord that holds the bag to the base has become fragile and just broke. I jury-rigged it with a knot, but I can't put too much tension, or it will break again. Does anybody know if the cord is sold separately anywhere? Everything else...