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I see you're in TX, so I suspect your house is built on a slab - my circumstances might be too different from yours to be germane (I have a basement where my electric panel is located). But my advice is to take a look at your layout and perhaps just bury some empty PVC conduits under your patio...

That's heartbreaking to see in a brand new pool. The pool builder knows he screwed up. He's probably rushing around trying to get jobs wrapped up before the end of the building season and the last thing he wants to do is contemplate tearing out your concrete and replacing it. What kind of...

Yep, I made note of your suggestion; apologies for not acknowledging it. Not sure how thick the slab is, but I expect we will have to find out. Since the renovation was recent I expect the specs/plans are available to us.

Funny you should ask about the budget. I really have no idea. I will say this, theatrical equipment is crazy expensive. Last spring we needed to build an interior house with a balcony. That was no problem, but the whole thing had to spin around behind closed curtains to become the interior...

I appreciate these ideas and input. I knew heating would be a significant challenge. I was wondering if multiple small heaters plumbed in series would get the job done, but at the rate calculated above it would take several of them to be close to practical. Electrical bonding. I hadn't...

I had not seen that thread. It is a fascinating idea. I'm pushing for a much smaller volume of water. The director threw out 2 feet as the max depth (hence my estimation of 18" for an average originally). I'm advocating for 12". They won't be doing laps, after all. It's a set piece. And...

I think the show is scheduled to run several times over the course of a weekend. Yes, I agree it's overboard. We have a pattern of building pretty extravagant sets for these shows. The choice of play is pretty much set in stone due to licensing/copyright issues that I won't go into here. So...

CYA IS needed in an indoor pool... I had no idea. Precisely the kind of input I was hoping to get. Thank you.

Trust me... nobody here can voice a reservation about this that hasn't already been voiced. I'm really only seeking advice on how to keep the water safe. That's the point of this forum, yes?

Oh, geez. That's a good question! I know the place has a pretty robust HVAC system that went in with the renovation. But I have no idea how it will deal with something like a pool heated to 90+ degrees F (assuming we can get it heated to that level).

Long time forum lurker here who enjoys crystal clear water in my pool thanks to everyone's help. I searched the forum for this question and am quite confident it's never been asked before. ;) My daughter is a high school senior who actively participates in the school drama program...

I've been following TFP methods for maintaining my pool for several years. I've had clear water and no real balancing problems, but I had something happen this week which has me befuddled. Sunday afternoon I did my usual clean up on the pool (in ground fiberglass, 12.4K gallons, SWG, no water...

I've had mixed luck with the Hayward single speed superpumps. We built our pool in the summer of 2005 and I either had the motor rebuilt or replaced the whole pump four times. I started with a 1HP superpump, the motor of which I had rebuilt by a shop after a couple years. When it died again...

My sand filter experience is limited to Haywards. I've had mine apart a couple of times for different issues. I don't think there is much that can go wrong with a sand filter which would necessitate replacement of the entire unit. Replacement parts are readily available. I did have to...

I remember the first time I took my original pump to the motor guy for repair. He asked me if I brought it indoors during the winter. I replied no, my pool installer had told me it wasn't necessary (which was true). He said (and I remember this clearly), "You should bring it in. You expose...

Thanks for the input, Dave. I know at a rational level that the brand shouldn't matter. The motors that drive all these pumps only come from a couple different manufacturers, right? So it frustrates me that some people can run pumps for years & years without problems, while I'm on my second...

For the second time this season, my Hayward 1.5 HP SuperPump is tripping the GFCI breaker. It's in the motor shop now (as it was back in May - to the tune of $180) to be fixed up if possible. It's been a rough year -- I had to buy a new cell for the AquaRite this year too... :shock: This...

Re: *Blasting* through bleach - please help me deconstruct t Props to you, Tony. I took a close look around my skimmer. I ran my fingernail along the back of the face plate inside the skimmer opening and *all kinds* of black stuff started flaking off and getting sucked into the skimmer. I...

Re: *Blasting* through bleach - please help me deconstruct t thank you for the link to that thread. It was a very interesting read! CYA reagent was purchased this year... maybe May or June. I don't recall exactly. I do the test according to instructions, outside at waist level. the test I...

Re: *Blasting* through bleach - please help me deconstruct t Fertilizing? :shock: Hmm... good question. There is a cornfield almost immediately adjacent to our yard. It's about... oh... 150-200 feet or so from the northern edge of the pool. But it's separated by a lot of trees and a...

Re: *Blasting* through bleach - please help me deconstruct t I'm sorry, in my effort to be both thorough and brief, I was confusing. The CYA adjustment was made before all this began. I measure CYA roughly every 4 weeks, and my last routine test measured it at 40 ppm. I target 70 ppm due...

I'm a follower of "THE METHOD" here, and I love it. But something is going on with my pool which I just can't solve. I apologize for how long this will be. I'm including a lot of gory detail at the outset; I can guess what many of the follow up questions will be. My setup: 11K gallon...

I run mine about 12 hours a day, but only because I have a 1.5 hp single speed pump. If I had a way to run it a low speed, I'd probably run it 24/7 as well.

Love this fix! LOVE it! :goodjob:

I'm a few days late weighing in, but I wanted to share my thoughts on choosing. I've been on SWG since we installed the pool in '05. The first unit (installed by the contractor) was called Eco-Matic or something like that. It was awful. It would randomly blow fuses for no apparent reason...

When we built our pool in '05 we had a Coverstar automatic cover installed. If I were going through the process again, I would absolutely install the cover. With that said, it hasn't been without hitches & challenges: 1) We had one of the ropes break a couple years ago. Some small rodent...

Thanks for the guidance Jason. As of 6:00 pm yesterday, I got FC = 9.5, CC = .5, pH = 7.9ish (between 7.8 & 8.0 on the comparator). CYA again tested at zero with a new bottle of reagent. I added acid in small doses, and by 9:45 the pH was at 7.2. I also placed a nylon stocking with 4 lbs...

So assuming my CYA again tests out to zero, I should start with adding stabilizer? And bleach? Do I also start adding acid to bring TA and pH back down? or should I wait until the water clears more? I am nervous with trying to adjust so many parameters at once, and am not quite sure where to...

Firstly, thanks to all for weighing in. Ah... the mistake. Truly boneheaded. All my fault. I was having problems with cloudy water early on, despite good healthy (I thought) numbers. pH (7.4), FC (4.5), TA (90), CYA (70)... all were right where I wanted them - or nearly so. So I changed...

My last CYA reading was 70ppm on 6/5. I added about 20 ounces of dry stabilizer in a sock through the skimmer the next day trying to elevate closer to 90 as I have a SWG. No autofill, but I did add some water once during the shock process. I had backwashed the filter a couple of times, and...