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I have heard that a little D.E. in your sand filter will help filter out fine particles. True or not? If so how much do you use?

You can check out my build that I just finished las month. It took just a few weeks but I worked on it every day except one due to rain. Although I do have a full time job. My budget was initially 18k but I busted that a bit. I hired out the dig, all concrete work, the backfill work, dirt...

Well my original question still stands. I had the overfill, then pump out, now over filled by rain. Should I just wait it out or pump it down again and sort things out. All this effects what to do with the chemical levels. If I am to pump it down, the way I look at it, I shouldnt get to...

I think 16 pounds

It states at the top of the report that it is a computerized water analysis what ever that means. And I added granular CYA as per the calculator when I filled my pool.

I have tested free chlorine with the drop test kit that came with the pool regularly. It has never measured below 4 ever. Most of the time it holds about 6.5 to 7. I measure it almost every day. I dont trust that number at all. I do use a drop test, although a basic one, multiple times a...

ok here are the numbers fc 1.43 total c 1 .76 cc .33 ta 164 ph 7.8 ch 224 cya 59 tds 250 sat index .5 what should I do from here?

I didnt know if I should post this under swg, pool chemistry, or just being a knuckle head. So feel free to move it. Ok the stats. New pool of course. 27500 gal swg. fc 5 ph 7.5 ch 240 ta 120 cya I only have test strips :{ I used pool calculator when setting up to determine how much...

Boca fence, to be or not to be, that is the question. It seems I cannot get any real information in north Arkansas in the county where an inspector is never a part of any process. although it doesnt make it right. I have several friends in the county with pools by builders that did pull...

Just fyi. If you handle a gray tree frog. DO NOT touch your eyes until you wash your hand with soap a couple of times. The toxin on their skin will cause extreme pain other wise. I am speaking from experience!!!! :hammer:

Update picture. sod laid. Still need a couple pallates more but you get the picture. Now just trying to get the chemicals all levled out. So far I have added a gallon of Muratic acid. The ph is just a touch high and the acid demand test still shows that I need to add more. Im trying to...

ITS ALIVE :lol: Wow the thing works. I hooked it up wrong. and the whole time I thought I had too much suction and indeed it wasnt enough. It seemed to do a fair job as well. I was in a bit of a hurry to turn the pumps off because they had been running for a couple days straight so I had...

Is this thing a piece of Crud or am I just a moron? I cant seem to get it to work at all. How critical is cutting down the suction for proper operation? The instructions are a bit vague. It comes with a diverter insert and I cant make heads or tails out of where in the line it goes. Ive tried...

How much cya by pounds of powder should I be adding for a 22500 gal pool. I used the calculator and checked with a couple other sources and there is a big difference. One source says 40 pounds. Another says 20. Please help.

Question :idea: my liner manual says the pool is 27500the gal. the kit company spec sheet said 22500that GAL. 18X36 W 8the FT DEEP end. Would u go with the liner companies estimate? Its about 200the lbs of salt more to reach 3200 ppm. I have already dumped in 15the :wave: bags w four an...

http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w43 ... 35_552.jpg Pool almost complete!!! :party: Liner was a bit of a fight. Had to pull it loose and send a guy in after the packing straps :mrgreen: Took forever to get enough water in to turn off the shop vac. P.S. Craftsman makes a good one. My...

Here is the wall foam up. Did a lot of sweeping last night. I have a lot more to do. Still a couple minor defects to fill but for the most part a huge improvement. There were three of us doing the foam and it was not easy. Who would have thought!! The plan is to put the liner in tomorrow...

Well I guess Ill see what things look like when I get home tonight. The remainder of the pool krete was put in and we discussed the rough spots. He is going to sand the high spots and skim in the crevices.

Wow. Ok now im having stress.

Looking ahead to landscaping on my build, I have read several of the lighting posts and also reviewed the NEC article 680. It states that (LV) luminares not to be places w/n 10 ft of the inside wall of pool even if gfci protected. I would think that a stray voltage issue is the problem. But...

The pool krete should be finished today. Both myself and my concrete guy are not real happy with the rough spots and seams in the crete. I knew going in that he had only done a few, seen a couple, helped on a couple. But that is several more times the experience Ive had. He wanted to get in...

This question may get lost deep in this thread and probably belongs in chemicals but ill ask it here for now. Since I am getting kind of close to water time. I would like suggestions on steps to take to go from hose water to swg water. Should I do the bbb method to get levels before turning...

Yesterday was a busy day. Ran all the electrical. Well with the help of a master electrician. Installed outside sub panel, water proof switch for pool light, timer, swg control box. http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w43 ... 27_914.jpg Also finished the equipment plumbing. Installed the...

Picture update. Deck is poured. Equipment trench and bottom of hopper and slope have a layer of concrete to take up some space. Today they will be packing in some lime chips and wetting it down to take up the rest of the room. My excavator tried to tell me that his PB that he works for likes...

I forgot to show my homemade jig to hold the ladder cups in the right orientation to one another w/o having to actually use the bulky ladder. Im NOT impressed with the cups, moreover the bonding connection. It is a light friction contact between a thin piece of metal and the ladder when its...

The deck is being poured today. Yesterday the concrete guy and the excavator got together to look at the over dig. The excavator went to confer with the local pb he normally digs for to figgure out what the best solution will be on the extra space. Hopefully I hear some good news today. The...

Well I hit a snag. Thought it might happen sooner or later. The deck is completely formed. Remesh will be laid tonight. A french drain of sorts will be laid in between existing patio and pool deck. All here is going well. The problem became apparent when I ran the strings for the bottom...

The back fill and grading now complete. Forms for deck going in. A lot should happen in the next three or four days. Last night I pinned out the bottom for the quick crete, right after the deck is finished we will move right on into the getting the bottom material in. I am going to have a...

The generator is ordered. Said it would be 4 to 7 days shipping time. Meanwhile another question. Apparently the controller is digital. Now if the controller gets turned off with the timer will it come back up as programed? Not reset? Just trying to wrap my brain around how all of it goes...

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