Search results

Thanks - keeping my fingers crossed. Who would you call to look at it- somebody at a Leslie’s? Repair guys from the pool builder? An electrician? I ask because I called the pool builder when I was having trouble with the filter pump and his repair guys weren’t going to be available for 10...

Hi! I was so proud that we were able to resurrect our filter pump by replacing the capacitor last weekend.. It felt so good to avoid a costly replacement and a visit by the pool guy. High fives all around. But now our Pentair electric heat pump is useless. It is actually worse than useless...

Thanks ! :d

Hi again guys and gals! You have taught me so much and helped us out so much with our pool. Thank You! Another season about to begin! We took the mesh cover off last week and the pool did not look so bad :) It was a little green but probably the best it has ever been on opening...

Thanks for your reply! :D I usually test at least every other day at the beginning until I get the SWG chlorine output in a groove. The SWG usually handles the everyday Chlorine needs and I just supplement it with the trusty clorox when needed. Now that the water is just warm enough for the...

Good morning! I followed the above directions for determining if there was a conversion to ammonia over the winter and there was not. So I started SLAMing the pool and it turned blue pretty quickly, especially after a good vacuuming. But the chlorine was still disappearing, so the slam...

Thanks a bunch! Will do!

Hello again! We are later with taking the cover off of our pool here in eastern PA and we opened up to a swamp. I bought a bag of salt and a jug of liquid chlorine from the pool store today (yes mother's day!) I checked the numbers using my Taylor kit and I had a couple of surprises: FC 0...

Thanks for your help - I will take care of it once school lets out and try to do it in a way that allows for my kids (and hubby and I of course) to use the pool. I have a fountain somewhere in the garage. I bought it at the end of last season and never used it. Quick question - How much of...

Thanks so much for your help! Twelve days left until I am free... It is not easy to grade essays and final exams while looking at the pool. But I am making sure it is ready for celebrating:party::party::party:

Quick question, I hope. Today's numbers: FC 16.5 CC 0 (Slammed yesterday and it stayed Slammed :) overnight) PH 7.4 CYA 50- 55 ( It has been less than 40 since we opened and I have been skittish about adding too much. But I added stabilizer on Friday in a nylon in front of the return and it...

Hi Just thought I would share some things my hubby overheard today at the pool store: "In my next life I want to be a pool, so I will be catered to." Customer #1 waiting for advice from pool store guy :lol: "In my next life, I want to be a rock, so I don't have to think." Customer #2 waiting...

What a great family! I can't wait to hear how it all comes out!

Thanks so much for your help! :D

Good morning! We have been having some interesting numbers since we started putting the solar cover on the pool. The cover was grimy and hubby covered the pool so we could save some heat.:( Then our FC numbers started dropping. Our CYA is low - less than 30 - I can still see the dot. I...

Hi all! I have not done anything with the pool in a week. (I know it's like a puppy and needs a little attention each day - but life got in the way this week) We put the solar cover on it last Sunday when the FC was at 8. We have a SWG but I am afraid it is not working. I have had to put...

Ok, so I guess I added too much Borax, because the PH is now 8 or higher. Using pool math I just added 17 oz. of Muriatic acid. 1. How soon after adding it can I get an accurate reading on the PH again? I am also adding CYA in a sock - but I am adding half the amount that Pool Math...

Thanks so much for your timely reply! Off to Walmart for some more Borax. They are the only ones around here that carry it! Have a great weekend! :)

Hi again from a balmy 33 degree morning here in Bucks County eastern PA! I was just hoping for some reassurance that my plan of action is ok for getting the pool ready for family fun in a few weeks. The water temperature read as 48!! When we closed the pool these were the numbers (using...

Thanks!

Thank you so much! Just called Hubby to pick up Borax before he leaves Walmart with the bleach. :D

First time opening the pool by ourselves! Took the cover off, took the plugs out, did an initial test with the Taylor 2006, and sent hubby to the store to get lots of bleach. FC = 0, PH is less than 7 (bright yellow), TA is between 20 and 30. Water is a bit murky, can't really see the bottom...

Thanks so much everyone! I will have to get the thermometer out this weekend. We are scheduled to have a few 70 degree days this week, but the nights will be in the 40s. I will try to open it the weekend after next when I can get some help. Looking forward to a great season :p

Happy Spring Everyone! We are going to try to open the pool ourselves for the first time this year. We paid a service to do it the past 3 years and we paid a lot for nothing. We paid $350+ for two guys to take the cover off, take out the plugs, flip the switch on the electric box, start up...

THanks so much for your reply! I will get a funnel this week and pick up the polyquat. I was looking to use the compressor because of the videos we watched on the winterizing process. This one was very helpful in that the guy was very specific on how to put the plugs in, but he seemed to...

Hi all! Thanks again for being here. Hubby and I are trying to avoid paying 375 (plus 43 for winterizing chemicals) to the pool guy for closing the pool. We thoroughly cleaned the pool and put the safety cover on it. We have been reading the how-to info on here and watching youtube videos on...

Thanks for that and I see that you are in my neck of the woods as far as climate goes - so I won't feel bad about not using the anti-freeze. My brother who lives near Poughkeepsie, NY puts antifreeze in his lines. There are a lot of variations on how people close their pools - a bit...

Hi First I just want to say how thankful I am that this site is here. You are a wonderful resource! We paid our pool installer 350+ bucks each time for the last 2 years to close our pool :brickwall: I just can't do it this year. I was not happy about paying it the first year but figured I...

Thanks so much - :hammer: I realized now that we had some rain and that might have affected the TA too

Hi and thanks so much for being here. I added MA yesterday to lower my PH from 7.8 so I can eventually add Borax to help stabilize the numbers and get that sparkly water thing going on. My TA before adding MA was 90 - This morning it is 90, possibly 95 - it took an extra drop to get the...