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Thanks. That is the info I needed.

Can someone give me a telephone number for Hasa? Had a neighbor taking care of my LQ while on vacation and he broke my incoming float. I went to the Hasa website and the only method of contact listed is email, so I sent one, but have not received a reply and now I can't get the website up as I...

(Bump) Does anybody have any thoughts on which pump will work best for my application?

I need to replace my pump and motor. I am considering the Pentair 347990 Opti Flo 1hp 2 speed 115v or the Hayward SP15922S Power Flo Matrix 1HP 2 speed 110V. My sand filter is 2sq ft and the pool is 7700 gal above ground. I am running the Liquidator on it. I have read where the Hayward has a...

Thanks TXJM, as the old saying 'Better late than never." Are you talking about the kind that floats in the middle of the pool and attaches by way of a hose or the one that attaches directly to the return? I made a pvc cooler similar to duraleigh's, but found the weight was bending the side...

Thanks. This is exactly the info I was looking for. Have a good St Patrick's day!

I use the TF100 for my testing. I have the Nature 2 and use MPS. I have used test strips for the MPS, but would like to start using the TF100. I believe I have seen posts on how to do this, but haven't been able to find them. Can someone tell me how to test MPS with the TF100 or link me to a...

Thad, The answers to a few questions may help us provide better guidance. What are you using in the chlorinator? Have you read and studied the Pool School material (There is a button that links to Pool School at the top right side of every page on this site.) Do you have a comprehensive test...

The advantage of closing and covering the pool is that it takes no maintenance during the winter and it saves on electricity. The disadvantage is the cost of the cover, blowing out the lines, sealing off the pool, and the difficulty in removing the cover. On the other hand if you do not close...

Whether you can avoid a swamp if you do not cover it depends on what is around it. I have a bunch of trees and for several years I did not cover the pool and it was always a swamp primarily because of leaves when I got ready to open it. If the pool is in the open and there are no trees in the...

Re: Fighting with pool all summer -- any advice before I dra I do not know if high calcium causes cloudiness in a pool. I know it causes scaling and for that reason should be reduced. Have you tested your fill water? If it has low calcium then partial draining and refilling would be a good...

The depth would not bother me. It has an advantage when it comes to diving and as far as the kids go, regardless of the depth, you must drown proof them. You must find someone who can teach your kids, even the newborn how to be safe in the water. As for vacuuming I don't see the depth as a...

The problem with the OP pic is the wheelbarrow. A redneck doesn't have a wheelbarrow, he has a 55 gal drum cut in half with a couple wheels.

As you will learn in Pool School normally the only way to reduce CYA is by replacing the pool water with water that does not contain any CYA. So, the question is did you drain water and replace it or have a huge splash out and replace the water or a heavy rain? Absent these it is highly...

Thanks Jason for that explanation

Welcome. It's always nice to have another Texan.

I suspect that most pool store sales people get their information from the chemical companies who want to push sales. Also it's a good business model. The more problems people have the more they come in to the store and the store has the opportunity to sell stuff.

Re: Fighting with pool all summer -- any advice before I dra Thanks for the compliment. The group here really is a great bunch of people and some are truly experts. The rest of us have learned a little bit from the school of hard knocks and are paying back for the support we received and...

Re: Fighting with pool all summer -- any advice before I dra Before I started covering the pool for winter I had to go from swamp to sparkly clear each spring. Sometimes it takes what seems like forever. In my case the leaves I could not see and get out were a big contributor to it taking so...

Re: Fighting with pool all summer -- any advice before I dra Your low PH and low TA will help offset your high calcium. Test your fill water for calcium level, if it is significantly lower than the pool you may want to consider replacing water. Of course you will also loose CYA and chlorine...

Re: Fighting with pool all summer -- any advice before I dra Yes, I believe you lost that much chlorine. Of course, it does depend on how effective your pump is, but in my experience the chlorine is pretty well mixed within an hour. You can test this the next time you add CL by waiting an...

Re: Pool Store said I have "Chlorine Lock". Mustard Algae.H If a pool store told you that a CYA of 90 is OK, then they either do not know anything about water chemistry or they are trying to rip you off. I have found a lot of pool builders know about building, but very little about...

Re: Fighting with pool all summer -- any advice before I dra What color is your water and how deep do you think you can see? The lost of 3.5 in two hours at night indicates you have some killing to do. The chlorine is doing what it is supposed to do. I think flock is useful when you have...

Re: Fighting with pool all summer -- any advice before I dra To answer your question about flocking i have a couple of questions. What does your water look like and are you brushing often?

It's a hard time. Keep pestering the police, the sooner they chage the status to a criminal investigation the sooner they can go after cell phone records. You can also push the Sheriff and District Attorney. Sometimes the squeaky wheel does get the grease.

Sorry to learn of your friend missing. I assume his friends have posted flyers at all the businesses near that Dollar General. Canvassing convenience stores sometimes yields results. Good luck to you and David.

You are on the right track. You will get through this in fine shape. Next is to figure out how to divert the rain water so you do not have a repeat.

Floc has it's place, but I would use it as a last resort. It is hard to get rid of. I assume you know that flock does not cause the dirt to settle. What flock does is cause fine particles (too small to be caught by the filter) to clump together so the will be filtered. What causes the dirt...

Re: Fighting with pool all summer -- any advice before I dra Agree Jason, thanks for pointing that out. I just mean it is not as crucial as with a plaster pool and I would not let the chlorine level drop below shock level in order to check PH. If the level dropped to 10 or lower by all means...

Get one of the recommended kits and post all your numbers and we can help you. While your waiting for you kit continue to do what you are doing and study Pool School. Pretty soon you will have to change your name to "Joe Knows".