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After following the recommended instructions :) to determine where I might have a leak in my 1200 gallon in-ground spa-ool, I have been able to figure out that it looks like the (slow) leak is where the plastic "faceplate" of the skimmer meets the Pebbletec plaster. I say this because the water...

Thanks to all of you for the quick responses and great information. I'm something of a DIY'er and husband was an electronics maintenance engineer at the USPS so perhaps between the two of us, we could actually replace the bearings ourselves. I'll do as suggested and google for a video so I...

I have a Pentair WF-28 WhisperFlo Pump that is about 3 1/2 years old. My "spa-pool" is an in-ground spa of approximately 1200 gallons. Lately the pump, housed in a pool shed about 50 feet from the "spa-ool", seems to be much louder than previous, and even the waterfall doesn't drown out the...

My spa-ool has a Pebbletec plaster finish but I suffer from staining periodically also. I have finally been able to determine that it happens when my alkalinity and/or pH are very out of range. It mostly happens when the pH is too high -- in fact that is usually my indicator that it's time to...

My backyard oasis used to have a fish pond (built it myself) that I always wished I could swim in. Two years ago I found a custom pool builder who changed it into a spa-ool using the rocks and design of my original pond. Then I had to re-landscape everything, but it was worth the sweat!

Thank you, Chem Geek!

When my 1200 gallon in-ground (uncovered) spa (which looks more like a small pool with jets) was installed, my pool contractor installed a Genesis bromine generator. Unfortunately the Genesis is only capable of managing around 500 gallons of water, and has been something of a failure on the...

Re: Spa-ool plaster has changed from beige color to blue col I asked my friend if he had added anything other than muriatic and bleach to my spa-ool during my absence and he assured me "no". From what you have said, what I have been able to research via Google, and the fact that the pH was...

Re: Spa-ool plaster has changed from beige color to blue col I haven't asked him what (if anything) he added, but I will. I have Googled plaster color change repeatedly and am coming up with nothing. What on earth could change the color of the plaster that drastically? Do you still think...

Re: Spa-ool plaster has changed from beige color to blue col Sorry, I should have also added that the blue color will not scrub off with a hard brush. <sigh> And in reality, I suppose I should be grateful that it is blue -- which is at least pool water color -- and not some ghastly red, or...

Re: Spa-ool plaster has changed from beige color to blue col My pH was normal at around 7.5 and alkalinity was normal around 80 before I left. I agree with what you are saying about it odd that the pH and TA were very low if he didn't add muriatic. My test kit only reads as low as 6.8 for the...

Re: Spa-ool plaster has changed from beige color to blue col Thanks for the response, James. Actually, I always test my water before adding anything, but as I have been testing at least twice a week for 18 months, I've sort of got to know my water (so to speak) and can pretty much assume...

I have an 18 month old 1200 gallon in-ground bromine spa-ool. I maintain the spa-ool using the BBB method. We went overseas on vacation for 3 weeks and I asked a friend who has had his own pool(s) for many years to visit each week and just add 4 cups of chlorine bleach and about 8 oz. of...

If it's of any help at all, I battled with brown stains appearing here and there for many months. Eventually I figured out the cause which was either too high pH or too low alkalinity, or both. In other words, if my water balance was too far out of whack, brown stains (that look a bit like...

This might be a silly question but I'm going to ask anyway as I'm somewhat puzzled. It seems that not long after I add my every-other-day 2 cups of "regular" Kroger brand bleach as oxidiser for my bromine, or after I shock with my 4 cups of once-a-week "regular" Kroger brand bleach, I have...

Thank you very much, Chem Geek, for going to all that trouble to lay out the correct calculations for me. It is most appreciated, and kind of what I had in my mind also. I'm at the one year mark, we don't use the spa every day - mostly weekends - so I'm going to wait to drain and refill until...

Thanks, all, for your most helpful comments. My original question still remains ...... is it necessary for me to completely drain and refill on a regular basis, considering the size of the spa-ool and equipment that I have? And if it is necessary, how often should I drain and refill? Thanks...