Search results

  1. pooldv

    We need some pool pics!

    Hey everyone, we could use a hand getting some sparkly pool pics loaded into the gallery. Please click here, https://www.troublefreepool.com/media/categories/outdoor-oasis.5/add and upload a few of your favorite sparkly pool pics. Thanks!
  2. pooldv

    pooldv florida pool thread

    The pool saga moves from Texas to Florida. Texas pool thread is here: pooldv texas pool thread In other news we sold the pooldv Texas pool. Last summer we bought a new pool in Florida and we've been working like crazy to get everything done to shut down the donkey ranch and get everything...
  3. pooldv

    OPKs!!

    Dang OPKs! Last Saturday the pool was perfectly crystal clear (as usual) FC bumped to 12ppm, CYA 80ish, pH dropped to 7.2 to lower TA and get ready for some aeration, waterfall is on, SWG is on 100% just in case. All of a sudden I'm thinking the water is looking purty cloudy! What? Why...
  4. pooldv

    4th of July Party!

    Prepping for 4 days of partayyy! Oh, I guessing is really 5 days. :party: Cooking Fajitas 3.06 lbs pork tenderloin 1.56 lbs chicken breast 2.17 lbs flank steak Bacon cheeseburger casserole 2.25 lbs bacon 2 lbs beef 1 lb breakfast sausage Lotso cheese 3.80 lbs smoked salmon 2 pork...
  5. pooldv

    Went on vaca and the pool got a little messy!

    We went on vaca for 9 days. Lowered pH to 7.2, came back to 8.2. TA was 70. Raised FC up to 16, came back to 9.5. SWG was maintaining 9.5-10 before we left. CYA is 80. Skimmers were full of leaves from a storm or two. There were 3 dead frogs in the skimmers looking nasty and stealing...
  6. pooldv

    Bumping FC level before a party

    Before a pool party I always bump my FC level up to 10 or 12 ppm. My CYA is 80, [FC/CYA][/FC/CYA]. Then I test again later that day or the next morning and usually bump it up again. Yesterday morning my FC was 12.5 ppm. 4 adults, my 17 yo son and his girlfriend and 2 OPKs swam in my pool for...
  7. pooldv

    Memorial Day Weekend 2017!!!

    What we're all here for! Memorial Day weekend summer kick off 2017!!! Post pics here! 6 pork tenderloins ready for the grill! 6 chicken breast and 2 lbs shrimp fajita style! Solar cover is off! . Gilligan is workin and SONOS is bumpin!! 94 degrees! Water is 89! First...
  8. pooldv

    Opening and Closing your Pool

    Here are some helpful threads and articles in Pool School about how to open and close your pool. Pool School - Closing (Winterizing) Your Above Ground Pool Pool School - Closing an In Ground Pool Pool School - Opening Your Winterized Above Ground Pool Pool Openings