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Here you go. The reflection obscures the view of one side but you can see the one connection really well.

Thanks everyone for your help - I think the problem was me not understanding properly what you all meant by double clamping. I only single clamped the first time and unfortunately was so impatient I re-cut out the section of pipe and tried again. This time I was a lot more careful with the...

Here's a pic without the clamps, is it not tight enough?

Thanks for the advice. It is the low point in the plumbing, I did blow out the lines last year to winterize but there must have still been a bit left in the low point. I am in Connecticut and although it was mild for a Connecticut winter, it was still cold enough for long enough to freeze. I...

I believe it is black poly pipe based on doing a bit of research so maybe some barb fittings and hose to hose clamps are what I should use?

So I finally beat the rain today and dug down a bit more to uncover the leaky plumbing and it is quite the leak! It is more than a trickle when the pump is off and once the pump is on it starts gushing. I am not entirely sure how to proceed and have begun the research phase. Any suggestions...

Thanks for the advice. Rained all day yesterday so I wasn't able to get any further. I'll keep everyone posted. Thanks again!

Hi TFP Friends, I did a baqua to cholrine conversion back in April and had a fantastic and less expensive summer! The only problem that I ran into was that I was losing water...a significant amount, over 250 gallons a day while running pump. I added water throughout the summer, did a bit of...

lol - I keep telling my wife I am going to jump in as soon as the levels are right. I hope the levels aren't right until it is at least 70 out :-)

Guess what everyone. It was 31 degrees when I woke up this morning. The sparkly pool is just mocking me now.

Thanks All, we are very excited to actually jump in...and now of course the weather has gone from 75 and sunny to 55 and rainy :roll: We have been at .5CC for two days so I will probably keep the FC high until tomorrow and then let it come back down to regular levels (just to be safe) I've...

Leeb- not sure what I'm gonna do with all this time, probably start planning for the salt water conversion :-) I passed the OCLT last night and still only have .5 CC so I added a bit of CYA this morning...I think I read somewhere that I should wait a bit before testing to get accurate results...

Just had to do this for those of you looking to convert Best it looked last year (when you look at this pic alone, it doesn't look too bad) What it looks like today

linen - thanks for the advice, I did start step 7 today. I told my wife at 10 that I would be done around noon so we could slack off the rest of the day. Needless to say, I just finished around 5. I learned a lot about sand filters, plumbing, and patience lol. After spending about 7 hours...

Last night FC - 13.5 CC - .5 This morning FC - 13.5 CC - 1

Thanks Leebo, I'll start the precise readings tonight and hopefully I will be replacing my filter sand soon! Here are some photos from the day Day 4 view from the top Missed 1 leaf in the deep end View from the shallow end And of course my favorite deep end return Day 1 Day 2 Day 3...

Quick question on this - is this Total Chlorine, FC, or CC? Do you all think I'm close to this step? My highly advanced baqua test strips read "very low" or 0.

Day 4, Friday, 7AM FC - 16.5 CC - .5 You know the pics will come soon

lmao leebo, that's my wife and we caught her taking a (well deserved) lunch break. If I snapped the picture a couple of hours later we would have caught her painting the deck :goodjob: I tested when the sun was getting low so Thursday, 7:00pm FC - 6 added some bleach Here's a pic of the...

Hi Again Everyone, I tested at noon, FC - 6 I added a bit of bleach...I couldn't help myself :party: Pool is definitely clearing up! I have added some pics. Here is the view from the top again Theres the deep end return again...and you can see down the wall a bit Here's the shallow...

Thanks duraleigh and radefeld, I will keep my eye on it today and will only add if it gets really low. It does feel great, I checked this morning and I can clearly see the shallow end, and a bit down the slope but not quite the deep end yet. I'll get you another picture as soon as the sun pops...

Hi Everyone! The 6 PM Wednesday results are in FC - 13.5 CC - 2 I actually was able to see the bottom of the shallow end, a milestone! I tried to grab my camera to share but the sun went away and hasn't come back so this is all you get for now. I am very encouraged by the results! Edit -...

Hi All, I'm back with some updates. Water is looking good! 10:00 AM Wednesday FC - 14 CC -2 Here is my favorite deep end return And a picture of the stairs 2:00 PM Wednesday (With testing and adding bleach in between) FC - 11 Here are the stairs again... And another one of the deep...

Good morning everyone! Day 2 looks...similar to Day 1 Wednesday, 7:00 FC - 8.5 CC - 2.5 Here is what the skimmer looks like overnight, gross! Here is what the pool looked like when I woke up this morning

Baqua is down to about 15 now...down from about 40 when we started so definite progress there. Just checked levels, last time for the night: FC - 15 CC - 3.5 I'll be scrubbing tomorrow - we're gonna try to return some of our baquacil stuff for credit if possible. I'm watching your progress...

Tuesday, 7:00pm FC - 10.5 CC - 4 Probably test again at 9PM, and then it won't be until the morning. Leeb - I know I should probably save the chemicals, but the testing is just so much fun!

My wife keeps asking me why I run inside every time I test and I tell her it's because I need to talk to my new friends. Staying on track, Tuesday 5:40 PM FC - 14.5 CC - 2.5 I know it doesn't mean much after only an hour and only losing .5 FC, but it feels good for some reason. It just feels...

Thanks butterfly, FC and CC it is... Tuesday 4:40 PM FC - 9.5 CC - 1.5 Added a jug and a half :-) Here is what she looks like now And here is my deep end return...more of the same

Tuesday 3:40 PM FC - 13.5 CC - 3.5 pH - 7.8 <--huh? I tested pH twice to be sure, it is definitely high. Do I need to worry about this yet? I added about half a jug of bleach.

thanks blizzle and leebo. I guess I forgot to hit calculate on the pool calculator for my last dose so it was still a bit low, but higher than the original. The 3:00 PM Tuesday readings are: FC - 7.5 CC - 5.0 I added a couple more jugs of bleach I also took a picture of one of the returns...