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  1. kfinke

    Opened pool to yellow / mustard algae

    I was disappointed to say the least. While the pool was a nice shade of green, after a few hours I realized it was my old friend the mustard algae. To recap -- I opened the pool Saturday. When I saw the algae I just assumed this was the normal thing many experience when opening the pool in...
  2. kfinke

    Help with heater size -- is smaller than recommended still Ok?

    I have a 32500 gal pool, 20x40 (800 sq. ft.). Most pool heater sizing charts would recommend a 300-400KBTU heater, even adding in the quip that bigger is better. However, the previous owners of the house had a pool heater. It died, and they removed it. Gas line and electric are already...
  3. kfinke

    Left in vacation, kids didn't keep fc up...

    So they were supposed to test and keep my FC at 8-10. I took it up to about 13 before I left. When my daughter tested, it was 1.5! So, at a cya of 75, minimum was 5. Do I have to slam now, or can I do the rest and decide if it's needed?
  4. kfinke

    Investing in SWG. 34000gal liner pool, adding variable speed pump. Which SWG?

    From all the great stuff I've read here, the idea seems to be to oversize the SWG, especially when combined with a VS pump. I saw numbers as high as 1.5 to 3 times oversize on the SWG, so that's almost 50K. I was thinking about the CircuPool RJ-60 or RJ-60+. Perhaps paired with the CircuPool...
  5. kfinke

    First year owner, mustard algae, I'm a convert to the TFPC

    Bought a new house this May, pretty much because we've always wanted a pool. Both grew up with them, but we were kids and never did more that simple chores. Finally, we have our own, and it's a beauty! The previous owner built the house and pool, and taught us everything she knew and left us...