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Hi all - we’re renovating our pool and adding a jacuzzi. We gravitate to light natural colors because the calcium buildup in our area is a constant battle, so I’d like to minimize the dreaded white waterline. We’ll also have a pretty large waterfall feature from the new jacuzzi down to the...

Heater has been installed successfully. The heater fires up just fine and stays on, so it appears that there is no issue with the water flow. Thank you for all your responses!

Thanks, James. The pump is a Hayward 1.5 hp pump. The normal filter pressure is between 16 and 20 psi. I was wrong about the filter - it's a C1200 - so 120 sf, and it's rated at 45 gpm. Yes - the gas supply is adequate. We had a new larger meter installed about 35 feet away from the heater...

Our old 250k BTU heater died, so we bought a new Raypak Lo-NOx 400k BTU gas heater (less than $2k online). We upsized because from what I had read, bigger is better with respect to pool heaters. We maintain the pool ourselves - hubby handles maintenance, I handle the chemistry. So far we've...

Thank you all for your responses. We're going with the RayPak Lo NOx heater which is good to 5,000 feet. Jill

I'm getting ready to replace my leaky old gas heater with a new Raypak digital 406 model. I've been searching the internet to find the best deal. In one website, I notice that there was a difference in the 406 model based on elevation: 0-2000 ft and 2000 - 5000 ft, and there is about a $150...

Re: Standing water in waste drain breeding mosquitoes I dont want to continue dealing with the mosquitoes, I really just want to get rid of that drain container and see if connecting the pvc pipe directly to the drain pipe you see in the picture. Thanks

This is strictly for the pool water that is emptied to waste, so yes I suppose it is part of the pool plumbing. The container in question has a drain pvc pipe at the bottom that is connected to the upside down Y I mentioned before. One end of the upsidedown "Y" goes to drain (sewer) and the...

Standing water in waste drain breeding mosquitoes Please keep everything on one topic together in one place. JasonLion I am reposting this here because I'm not sure what index it falls under. I'm not sure what this drain style is called but it is basically a 2ft X 3ft square container roughly...

I'm not sure what this drain style is called but it is basically a 2ft X 3ft square container roughly 3ft deep. It never completely drains, leaving about a foot of standing water which is a breeding ground for mosquitoes (hate them). Is anyone familiar with this? Can I just remove the...

So the gas company called. They said that our standard meter should handle the BTU capacity, but they said they'd install a larger meter at no charge, so my husband went ahead and scheduled it. Given what I've read so far it is my understanding that this still wouldn't solve the issue. I've...

I'm replacing my heater. The current one is a 250k BTU input. Bigger is better so I want to upgrade to a 400k BTU. I've determined that the meter can handle the additional BTU requirement. However, I've received conflicting information on the gas line. It's 1" pipe about 50 feet from the...

I've read a couple of threads on here recommending getting max BTU. Ours is 200k, so we're now looking at a 400k Hayward or Pentair. Any thoughts on those?

We have a Teledyne EG 250 heater (came with the pool & house, not sure how old it is) and it has sprung a leak - water is dripping from the heater. We kind of knew this was coming since the returns to the pool have been spewing out large chunks of rust. I don't think there's a way to bypass...

I buy my bleach at Costco. $7.15 for three 182-oz jugs of 6% Clorox. I bought 9 boxes once and the checkout guy remarked, "that's a lot of bleach!" I said, "there was a lot of blood." KIDDING! As easy as the BBB method is, I'm always surprised when people raise their eyebrows when I explain...

I am by no means an expert as I just converted to the BBB method last September. I'm in El Paso, so similar weather conditions to yours (without the humidity, though). My pool looked just like yours two weekends ago, but with a layer of pond scum too. Our solar cover (which we failed to store...

Thank you all for the replies. We had rolling blackouts and even a water shortage emergency during this freak cold weather. Fortunately, once everything thawed I ran the pump and everything seems to be fine. Pressure levels were ok. It doesn't look like anything was hurt. Knock-on-wood, I'm...

No - the pool wasn't "closed." The pump has been off since last week. We've had temps in the teens for the last three days, but it's up to mid-50s today.

In the six years we've had this house (and pool) this is the first time the water has ever frozen. Should I be concerned? There's a sheet of ice covering the pool, thinner over the shallow end and thicker over the deep end. Will this damage the tile? Should I try breaking up the ice? Jill...

Mission: Accomplished. (I think?) To recap: Sun 9/19 (addes solar cover) @7:30pm - FC: 29.0, CC: 2.0, added 182oz 6% bleach to shock. Mon 9/20 @6:00am - FC: 33.0, CC: 0.5. @12:30pm - FC: 30.0, CC: 0, added 182 oz bleach. @7:30pm - FC: 34.5, CC: 0. Tue 9/21 @7:00am - FC: 34.5, CC: 0. I seem to...

I vacuumed to waste on Friday. The pool stayed clear and blue all weekend. Saturday we put the solar cover on. My husband hosed it down first as we hadn't used it in a while and it was dirty. I tested the water Sunday night at 7:30pm: FC 29 CC 2 TC 31 pH 7.5 TA 150 CH 400 CYA 85 I added...

Yes - CYA is high. Once the pool was looking less green I drained about 15 inches - equivalent to approximately 4,800 gallons (or 19.2%), which seemed to lower the CYA to about 80-85. CH is also very high (don't have the number in front of me but it was north of 500). According to the pool...

Got my TF100 on Friday. CYA was 90, so I wasn't putting in nearly enough bleach. Since Saturday morning, I've dumped in over 20 bottles of 182oz 6% bleach and I'm happy to report I've passed the overnight FC loss test and as of yesterday the pool is clear and blue. I'm very glad to have...

I'm a new BBB-er. We'd been battling algae for several weeks (lots of chemicals down the drain). I received the TF100 kit last Friday, began shocking on Saturday, and yesterday (Wednesday) I was finally able to clearly see the main drain in my pool. I've been running the pump 24/7, but now...

Thank you, Dave! Not just for the advice, but the great customer service. I will update with my numbers as soon as I can test. Jill