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You may be correct. Looking up gunite, it is very concrete gray!

Thanks! That is heartening. I do plan on talking to other folks & I will look into this finish. How about chemical balancing? Should I go thru the whole process or just be concerned with the PH level? - - - Updated - - - Actually, the grayish stuff is the gunite. The white spots are what is...

Just received bad news about my pool. First the humorous part. While closing, I forgot to close the valves and inadvertently drained the pool. Gulp. 27k gallons of water gone overnight. But, since it was empty, I took the time to walk around and look at things normally underwater. The walls had...

Just a follow up note. It turned out to be the circuit board. A friend & I tested all the other components & they worked fine. When we got to the circuit board, it proved unreliable. I've seen some of the older boards on ebay & craigslist for anywhere from $90. to $180. Think I'll try to pick...

Is it easy to pull the burner tubes out to clean? Does the ignitor have to come out as well?

The heater ran all night & the pool is a comfortable 82. I turned it off & turned it back on again. It came on. Left it off for a few minutes, turned it on, heard the ticking sound from the ignitor area, jiggled wires and flame came on with burners following. I also tried gently blowing towards...

....Then I turned to page 2, talking about units with auto ignition. I vaguely remember just turning it on a couple years ago & it fired right up. I also opened up the front panel & took a photo of the control module[attachment=0:3dk8eddj]control module.JPG[/attachment:3dk8eddj]. When power is...

Lots of info. Thanks! I'm going to attach some photos so you can see the condition. [attachment=2:31u896rn]front.JPG[/attachment:31u896rn] See that scorch mark on the lower left. Any ideas? The manual says it is a millivolt system and it looks like a millivolt system in the...

The Raypak RP 2100 heater is causing problems. The unit was installed in 1995. I have lived here since 2005 & have barely used it. Problem: For last & this season: unit turned on when started, runs for a while (not sure how long, maybe a couple hours), then shuts down & will not start again. The...

Attached a couple photos. So...I have to pull the old caulk out & replace with Vulcum, ay? This does not sound like a fun job. Any tips on removing the old caulk? I would assume I have to go all the way around. Thanks! Beth

I have an inground plaster pool, 15x27. Along the edge, all the way around, is bull-nose brick. There is caulking between the brick & the concrete. Along the east edge of the pool,the caulking is pulling away leaving a gap that varies between a sliver & 1/4". The west side is completely...

All right, I do believe I have the algae under control. Now, time to close it up. The pool school gave me info for pools in freezing climates, but I live in a fairly temperate area in the pacific NW. We may get one freeze in the winter, mostly rain. In the past, I have just put "winterizer" in...

OK! Didn't add acid. The green is gone, very little residue on the bottom. By George! I think I've done it! It is not quite tropical blue yet, but maybe today......This forum is great! Guess I better go put my $$ in the pot to keep it alive!

Tested yesterday & using the FAS/DPD test came up with a FC of 18. Added another gallon of bleach (182 oz). PH: 7.8. I'm thinking of adding muriatic acid to bring it down to 7.5? Does that sound correct? T/A: 80 CH: 220 CYA: 90~up from 60, but it may be that I am new to testing. Temp:a balmy...

Hmmm, all good responses! Chlorine is in, pool is brushed, pump is on 24/7. Question: How do I check for FC of 24 if my little tester tube only goes up to 10? After I added the powder chlorine ( a while back), the color was almost orange. PH is still good. Hi, ho, hi ho, brushing as we go. The...

Hi all, sorry, been at work for 10 hr shifts since I last wrote. OK, I used 7 lbs of sodium dichloro-s-triazinetrione dihydrate the last time I shocked it & that was a while ago. Saturday 10/16, the pool was vac'd & scrubbed. Filter was back washed & then water was sent to waste. Before that...

Thanks! What does "flock it" mean? Vacuuming to waste will be purging the water from the pool, correct? How long to I let it go to waste? 1 min, 5min, 30 min?

Hi All; Glad to have joined up to the TFP club! I have had a pretty trouble free summer with the pool, but the last month has been algae nightmare! The specs: 27k; Hayward Sand Filter; IG; Plaster; 1 hp pump; 98 gpm flow rate. Test Results using TF-100 kit: 10/12: FC 10.5 CC: 0 PH:7.3 TA:70...