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Hello all, I am planning to move my pumping station onto my old hot tub concrete pad under my screened porch. I would like to do it myself, but time is short these days. I had a guy come out to give me an estimate. He said that he would not put my filter on the pad because there isn't...

The robot was just wishful thinking. I was pretty doubtful. I've been watching the other post with jaja. I should have my new pump today: Pentair Superflow 2sp, 1.5 HP. Hopefully, on high speed, that will operate my vacuum and I'll send it to waste. that should get me moving in the right...

Hello TFP, Thanks for the posts on my other post. I know, too long of a post...so I'll keep this one short: I have about an inch of algae on the bottom of my pool. I am going to order a robot (probably the dolphin premier, expensive!) to help keep the pool clean. Do you have any...

Thanks Dave. I'll try the deep clean. I was thinking of putting a tray of some sort under the filter so that I could drain the water away from the filter during a deep clean. I need to do more investigating on the skimmer. I think it's a long run under the concrete pool deck and I'm not sure...

Thanks for the replies! I will have to look at replacing the pool deck to get all of the plumbing to work again. That seems like a big investment. I accidentally posted this in the "Just Getting Started" forum first. I couldn't figure out how to delete it over there. Thanks again for the...

Hello TFP, I am going to move my plumbing under my screened porch. And I am want to upgrade some of my equipment while I’m at it. So that leads to some questions. My pool and equipment (Northern Virginia): Pool: dark plaster, 17‘X39‘X4.5’ with two small sitting areas (about 25,000...

At the top of the overhead shot in the last post, you can see my discharge line going into corrugated piping leading out behind the back.

Here are the first three pictures. I want to move the station under the deck. I hope it won't be too loud under the deck. There is already a concrete slab for the old hot tub under there and I will have a place to mount the SWCG.

Hi gang, Haven't checked in for quite a while. I have just about completed a new screened porch and it's a tad smaller than the old deck. And it has left my pumping station out in the elements (I hope nothing has been damaged). I would like to move the whole rig about five feet so that...

10AUG2011 update: FC=0 CYA<20 added 3 cups in a sock in the skimmer pH=7.5 added 5 cups solid mixed in water in a bucket and added to pool I may start to shock with about two hours before sunset and see if I can make any progress. Do you think that is a waste of time? Thanks again for all the...

Thanks Bama. I did add some conditioner in a sock and hung it in the skimmer. I added 2 cups yesterday and 3 cups today. I guess I'm off to Leslies to buy more dry acid. Thanks for the quick replies. Mule

Maybe the data will align better this time: FC CYA TA pH 8AUG2011 0 0 120 >8.2 +128 oz liq stab +10 cups dry acid +2 cups solid 9AUG 2011 0 16? (<20) 100 8.2...

Hello swimmers, I have a green swamp and have read Jason's post for how to deal with it. However, I'm not very smart and misery loves company, so I thought I would post my progress, or lack thereof. Please feel free to critique or heckle anything that I post. Last year, I finally...

bk406, I have and use a TF-100 test kit with a Taylor Speed Stir. I can't say for sure how accurate my results are, but I have tried to follow the directions and have come up with consistent results. The CYA test with the black spot seems a little subjective to me, but at about the 30...

Hello, I am having the same problem. I have fought off the Louisiana swamp (pretty sure I saw a gator or two in there). But, I have not been able to regain crystal clear water. I may have overchlorinated during my battle, but my numbers appear to be good now: CYA 30 FC 3.5 pH 7.5...

I do have a waste setting. Should I just get a simple manual vac with a hose, or is there one that is a little more complex and does a better job? thanks again for the responses. Mule

Hello group, My pool seems to have gotten away from me and I am leaving for a month with a very green swamp. I read Jason's very thorough and informative post on swamps vs. oasis. I choose the oasis, I just can't fix it right now. Anyway, my question is this: Do I need to rely on the filter...

Thanks Jason.

Hello group, Anyone have any suggestions on where to buy salt and what type of salt to buy? I read that water softener salt is prolly best, and at least 98% or so? Home Depot has three kinds, but I haven't really found other places. I think Home Despot will deliver inexpensively. (I'm in...