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I tried the pressure washer but no go. The conduit is only 1/2" wider than the cable and has an elbow at the niche, I broke the cable pulling at it from the top. I think the only option is to go under the concrete deck from outside and replace the whole show, niche and everything. That old...

It's not on a vacuum port, that's the original skimmer port for this pool, it's very old. This skimmer can be installed on a vacuum port, the instructions shows how to route the pipe. I will try to post a video soon.

Hi guys, well i slammed and it looks great so far, here's my readings now: FC = 10 CC = 0.2 pH = 7.4 TA = 70 CH = 150 CYA = 35 The FC dropped from over 20 to 10 in 2 days, should I bring it back up or let it keep dropping to normal? I haven't seen amymore algae. Thanks guys, pool looks like a...

Well, I installed the skimmer and it's awesome. The first day there was a small frog in the basket. This thing sucks up everything! I've never seen the surface so clean! Whenever my lawn was mowed it would get full of little bugs that make it through the screen, it was mowed this morning and...

I ordered the Aladdin No-Niche skimmer, I'll report back how it works out.

I will try with the pressure washer but I've tried pulling on the cable from below and it's rock hard. Still a good idea and worth a try, but I think the cable is almost as thick as the conduit, seems like it may be rusted in place. I think they never expected that to have to be replaced. I'll...

Looks like a Lanco type K lol!! Hey that looks a lot like the one that came out of my pool but I think mine was an old Pentair. Still, I know my niche has a lot of rust and dirt that is getting into the pool whenever I touch it, I doubt it can be reused. That's why I figured if I can get the old...

Thanks for the replies, Mas985, the conduit is full of water to the top as is the hole below the deck plate where it comes up through the concrete deck. RobbieH I guess that means replacing the niche also? If so I may have to wait to refinish the pool again since I would have to break the wall...

I saw the PoolSkim and had my finger on the trigger but... alas, the joys of a Jurassic pool, my returns are very small, maybe 1" with no threads or directional eyeball jet modernisms! Remember, we're talking a 1956 or so build, all of my underground pipes are steel, my dad and I replaced all...

Agreed but I don't have an option. That's what this dinosaur has, but it's the floating hat type (Aladdin Wizard) that doesn't collect very well. Also, I don't have kids!

I need to replace my old lilypad style skimmer and I saw the Aladdin No-Niche (you can Google it). Has anyone tried this? It seems a bit pricey, but if it works well... Does anyone know of a better system?

I have a lighting problem. My pool is very old as you can see in my signature. I had it refinished about 15 years ago and being that I had a 120V lamp and it was badly corroded, I had the contractor remove the old light. He cut the cable and tossed it, leaving only the rusted niche. Big mistake...

Thanks Zimm, I thought I had heard something about the water company reimbursing you for filling your pool.

I do that now, but it's kind of a pain.:D

I understand that water movement is critical to prevent algae growth, but as I mentioned my pool is a very old (1950's) rectangular pool with the two return jets at one end, one about a foot from the surface near the corner at the deep end and one about three feet directly below it. The other...

I need to re-read the slam procedure and levels, thank you both! Should I just start a new post about the circulation issue? Sorry, I'm kinda new to forums!

Well, replaced fifty percent of my water and here's the readings: FC 2.5 CC 0.5 pH 8.0 TA 75 CH 175 CYA 45 woo hoo! SI 0.2 Water is nice and clear, algae is starting to come back already in spots. Should I add acid to correct pH or SLAM it first to kill of the remaining algae? Also, this pool...

Yeah, you're right the first reading where I was getting over 100 was straight pool water, the 90 is diluted so I know that's accurate. It was probably sky high before :confused:. Anyhow, I guess 50% is the way to go now. Thanks!

I replaced about a third of the water and it went from 100 to 90. Guess I'll have to dump more. Does anyone in Florida know about the county footing the bill for filling a pool? I heard that they do. Man, I hope it rains a lot more! Thanks jblizzle.

Good to know, I was actually thinking about it! D'oh! Well, here's some new readings from this morning: FC - 3.2 CC - 0.2 pH - 7.6 TA - 80 CH - 225 CYA - 90 SI - 0.15 Now looks like FC has finally dropped, CYA still high. Should I just add chlorine and wait or go ahead and replace more water to...

That's true, I was looking at a UV sanitizer system recently, says it eleminates chemical use by up to 90%. Sounds like a good idea, but I wonder what the power consumption is like! That may offset the decrease in chemical costs. Thanks for your advice zea3! Hey is that Esther Williams?

Thanks, I will try that. BTW, do you guys know if there is any truth to the story about the screen structure helping maintain chlorine levels by partially blocking UV as well as keeping water temp lower? My father was a pool man for many years and he would always tell me that. He passed in 09...

Hi Jason, thanks for the welcome! The CYA is measured, the scale on the tube looks logarythmic so it may have been 150, 200 or more it seems. Should I try a diluted test? Do you think that's a valid chlorine reading? If so why does the algae keep returning?

This is my first post, hope I'm in the right place! First of all, I have to thank all of you, I've learned a lot here. I had my filter crack after many years and replaced it with one that was way too small for an inground and the water was always cloudy. After a couple of months of high pressure...