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how do I find members who live in Seattle to share common weather issues thank you

thank you has anyone tried a light bulb hanging in the skimmer? during a cold snap? (again pool is not "closed") thank you again

noodles? got it condensation? is that a problem for the exchanger or the oil boiler or both?

Thanks. Useful. What do the noodles do in the skimmer? Is condensation a problem for oil boiler heaters with cold water? is there any device to go in the skimmer and prevent freeze of water therein?

Hi. Have discussed before but maybe new info. In Seattle and do not close. Usually couple of few day periods when surface of pool and skimmers freeze. Is there anything to do to prevent these short periods of surface and or skimmer freeze? Thanks again. Loren

True you said OTO but I don't have OTO and I could get test strips. And they worked, confirmed FC was not zero. And this AM with a new vial of powder, thoroughly mixed, all is well. The world is again pink and FC 8. So will conclude it was just bad, poorly mixed powder at the bottom of the...

thank you Went to local hardware and picked up test strips. They indicate FC is 5 which sounds correct. Then took the new vial of 870 and mixed the powder thoroughly. Then rinsed all containers and obtained a new water sample. Then did FC and…. Drum roll please It turned pink and FC to be 6...

thank you exp date 6/2025 10 cc water or dilute HTH chlorine or laundry bleach heaping blue scoop thought maybe gone color blind but can see red tops on the bottles

put 870 in pool water and won't turn pink put 870 in dilute HTH 10% chlorine and won't turn pink put 870 in laundry bleach and won't turn pink get out new vial 870 says to expire 6/25 same thing get out new measuring tube same thing I think I am losing my mind what dumb thing am I doing?

Looks evil. Is it year round? Or just during pollen season?

Wow, what is that stuff?

So is it necessary to vac the pool if you see absolutely no debris on the bottom? Thank you.

Kept on trying with ascorbic acid but was a pain since I had 50-1000 small rust spots. And ascorbic acid eats chlorine. So finally removed them with a pumice stone. Over out on this. Thank you.

Thanks. Done. Would have been sad to squash swimming on the 4th cuz I did a dumb thing. Thanks.

Used some steel wool on water line calcium (I know, dumb). Some small bits broke off, fell to the bottom in a couple of spots, and rusted. Went after them with pulverized vit C tablets. Is working although will take a repeat treatment. But... Pump was off for a time and I could now see...

We wondered about algae. But it looks and feels like Douglas fir pollen which is really sticky. Pool otherwise looks good by appearance and chemistry. As an aside, the walls and bottoms of the pool look ok to us but we have never liked the steps. Maybe a light pressure wash would make them...

Katodude will give it a try pjt Brush? Like we use for brushing the pool weekly? That brush does not pick it up. Is really sticky. or Are you thinking of another type of brush? thanks

Have some thick pollen on the steps underwater. Can I just pressure wash the steps with a long wand?? OR Will a pressure washer booger up the plaster?

so only choices are 1) ignore couple inches surface ice 2) turn on heater 3) keep surface churning with eyeballs aimed up there is no other choice for a few days of sub zero?

Thank you. Pipes and all are below freeze level or indoors. Am just discussing couple inches on the surface over a period of a few days. Solar bubble won't stop that?

Is it not true that some bubble "solar" covers will save enough degrees to prevent freezing?

Hi. Don't close pool and don't cover pool cuz live in Seattle. But... From time to time a few days of freezing weather and the pool is iced. Usually just ignore it but am thinking would like to put on a cover to prevent the icing. Should be easy on easy off since I am old and likely put on...

So called 'em. Said if temp water and temp probe grossly different strange things happen. So if water 40 and probe 68, put probe in water and let sit for couple three minutes. So I did that and voila. Colorimetric was 7.6 with old eyeballs and pH meter was 7.61. So issue solved. Gotta let 'em...

again, if I keep stirring for a half minute or a minute the temp rises, then stops, from about 7.3 to about 7.9; and the 7.9 is dead on with the old calorimetric method so I think the final is accurate we are talking 40degree water with jar and probe at room temp; maybe the glass, water, probe...

thanks all, nice video today I did pH with the old calorimetric method and read 7.8 then used the device, same thing, first funny face at about 7.3, but kept stirring and pH went up to 7.9, then stopped changing with another funny face can only conclude to match the calorimetric method gotta...

thanks, can do while waiting saw this, see screenshot, suggests changes too small to worry about but my change from 7.3 to 7.9 is much larger

Been a while but with same pool same equipment same chlorine method not lots to discuss but now Have Apera pH meter. Is cool, more fun than color matching with 82 year old eyeballs but... Water is cold, like 45. When I first put the meter in I might see 7.3. After sloshing around for a minute...

nope, CSI fix in cold weather as in the other post

Hi. True. Out here goes like this. Air temp and water temp say 40. Then is 24-48 hrs goes to air temp and water temp 30. At water temp 30 CSI is below -.3. But this only lasts a few days and as pointed out above, < -0.3 for a few days can just be ignored. And turn the eyeballs up but if...