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Thinking out loud (or thinking while typing)... 1'x1' experiment pool has 1 flaw, correct me if I'm wrong... water weight/pressure. Water weighs approx 8 pounds per gallon. So 1 cubic foot pool is just under 7.5 pounds of water completely full. Your 8'x14' wading pool (I went with 1 foot deep)...

That happened to me last year. I still had a cheap winter cover that was held in place with aquablocks. Decided to throw the pump on the cover, just like every year. Well, I forgot about it and went to bed. I woke up around 4 in a panic and ran downstairs to unplugged the pump. When I woke back...

I'm with Kim... I like to learn also.

I have the same size pool and shape, no steps, no lights. My last liner replacement (May 2014) was just over $4500. That included my son and I removing water and old liner; them patching some of the vermiculite (I can't remember how many bags), cleaning vermiculite, foam, new coping, new...

I used a leaf gulper to help clear mine several years ago. It worked great. Leaf Gulper

When the house I'm in now was foreclosed, the bank went out and secured the pool. They used either 2x8's or 2x10's. 18' going across the pool, and I'm thinking 2 18' down each side to build a frame. then they were spaced about 12" on center? (This was 11 years ago, so I'm going from memory and...

My fault... I completely forgot that there is a seperate chart. I, unfortunately, don't own a swg. Sorry :(

The CYA is protecting the chlorine from being burned up by the sun as quickly. Also, with a CYA of 70, you should be maintaing Chlorine between 8 and 10 ppm and NEVER let it drop below 5 ppm. Chlorine/CYA Chart

Beautiful pool. Stay away from the pucks, they also add CYA to the water. Grab liquid chlorine (aka, bleach). With a waterfall, maybe a bottle of Muriatic Acid (keep it away from the chlorine, they don't play nice) to keep your PH in-line, the waterfall will cause the PH to rise. I may have...

PH won't read accurate until your chlorine is under 10. Post a full set of test results and we'll help you get your levels adjusted.

The sun burns off chlorine quicker. I use less chlorine when my pool has the solar cover on or on cloudy days. You should be ok to test at 7, as long as the sun is not hitting your pool yet (I have a tree that blocks the sun until around 9:30ish). I can't answer about the light as I don't have...

Only backwash the filter when PSI is 25% above your clean PSI. (ex, if clean PSI is 16 don't backwash until PSI gets to 20). Also, CYA if the dot disappears between 30 and 40, call it 40. Best way to do the test is to have your back to the sun, add sample to the tube up to the 100 line, hold...

What time are you doing your final testing at night? In post #41 you commented that "Overnight CL again was before the sun went down." To get an accurate OCLT, you need to do the test after dark and then again before the sun comes up.

If there is no lightning... keep at it. The more you can test and keep chlorine at slam level, the quicker the pool will be clean. Also, post a picture of your pool. Preferably with something to reference, like your pool brush inserted into the deep end, and the picture looking down at the...

I just push the liner up and it comes out. Make sure you use a rigid hose or the pressure of the water in the pool will flatten it. Also, I use a corner (my corners don't fit completely snug to the wall), that way there's not a lot of pressure on the hose and it's easier to pull out. However, it...

I have a tarp cover and I make sure to put my aquablocks overlapping each other. However, I am buying a new cover this year and I'm going with either mesh or solid, so I may have the leaf issue next year. Luckily I still have my leaf bagger.

Last time I had a bunch of leaves on the bottom, I used one of these Leaf Baggers. Since then I have made sure my winter cover is tight and haven't had issues with opening to leaves.

I know if my backwash hose gets twisted and I miss it, the hose will explode at that point. I would think that if you have a clog in a line, it would push it through, kinda like a plumber using a high pressure water hose to unclog drains.

First 2 digits represent the year... next 3 digits represent the day of the year. Ex. 19 033 would be 33rd day of 2019 or February 2, 2019. I'm pretty sure that's how it was on the jugs, I'll have to look tomorrow, but I do know my Menards just got their shipment in about 2 weeks ago (I was...

That is what you want! I just stocked up earlier this week.

Your sand filter looks different than mine, so not sure if this will apply. The spider gasket in mine went bad a few seasons ago. After I backwashed and rinsed the filter and put it back in filter mode, I woke up the next morning to water just below the skimmer. Because the gasket went bad, it...

Before I found TFP, I opened my pool to a ton of leaves. I purchased one of theses guys. So worth the money.

Most courts have their dockets online and you can search them. If they aren't online, dockets are public record, meaning you can walk into the courthouse and ask to use a public terminal, where you can do a search. That will tell ya if they have been sued before and what the outcome was. Great...

This is the time of Year that Menards puts their 12.5% out. Currently, it has an 11% rebate.... but in a few weeks, it usually goes on sale for, wait for it, buy one get one free! I take advantage or the bogo and stock up. And as a bonus, I save my "rebate checks" and use them on the chlorine.

When they replaced my wall foam, they used a very high grade material to hold it in place... Duct Tape! :laughblue:

I'm in the same area as you, and I have a 16x32 with an ~8 1/2 foot deep end. Before our first swim for the season (usually around mother's day) we turn on the heater. I keep the solar cover on when the pool is not in use (I purchase the cheapest cover, I bought a 16 mil and it lasted only 2...

Beautiful pool, and, like Dirk, first thing I noticed was the coping! I love it. Can't wait to watch this build!

I guess I should have stated, that if the evening test was LOWER than your recommended FC, you need to add Chlorine per Pool Math to bring it up. Test FC again to get your new level. Anytime you drop between the recommended FC for your CYA you are asking for trouble (algae, and other nasties).

If I may make a suggestion on the PoolMath Tab above. Under "Suggested FC Levels" it states "Shock" and "Mustard Algae Shock" Maybe change "Shock" to "Slam" I mention this because I could easily see this confusing newbies. And just noticed the copyright at the bottom... may want to update...

Please do a full set of tests tonight, after the sun goes down and then again just before the sun comes up in the morning, and post both sets of results in the form: FC CC PH TA CYA (don't run this, as it will be dark, we can go by your last result of 80) (you don't need to worry about CH) To do...