Search results

First, I've been taking care of this pool for about 9 years now, and having quite an easy time of it thanks to the wealth of information available here. So, per my usual Spring routine, I've: Vacuumed the pool (27,000 gal) Re-installed my salt cell Balanced the pH/TA (~7.5 / 60ppm) Added CYA...

So, I'll begin by saying that my Hayward automatic pool vac picks up everything. It's really quite good. Anyway, I've noticed lately that increasingly, I'm finding accumulations of tiny pieces of stone in my pump basket after vacuuming. I don't have any stone like this in my yard, so I'm...

After reading related threads here, and many other sources of similar information, I'm still not 100% sure how to safely winterize my IG pool in the Raleigh NC area. I don't want to run my pump all winter, so I've decided to winterize/close it until spring. What I think I know: - clean...

I am a first-season pool owner, but thanks to these forums, I've had a mostly trouble-free pool all season. I did have to apply the SLAM procedure back in July to knock out some algae that had gotten away from me, and it worked just as described. However, I've been recently facing a grey...

I'm new to these forums, and new to pool maintenance (this is my first season). I've been in the Raleigh, NC area for a little over 2 years now, and we bought our new home (with a pool) in the Spring. It's an IG pool with a SWG, and my battle with algae/cloudy water brought me here. Excited...

In reading these forums, I see posts with test results that include FC values like 14.2, 17, 21, but my Taylor test kit comparator gauge is similar to this one (not my photo): It only goes up to 5, unless I'm reading it wrong. So, assuming I'm reading it correctly, how do people measure these...