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numberonenole, I have a lot of pine needles also. The inside of our PoolSkim net was sewn very roughly and would catch a lot of stuff. Someone else on TFP suggested to turn the net inside out so that the rough sewing would be on the outside. This helped out a lot with cleaning. Now I just...

flyboy, Your cover is preventing the sun from destroying any chlorine. I'm not surprised that you are using very little chlorine - and hence have to make very little chlorine. Regarding pump runtimes: I only run my filter pump for 3 hours per day in the summer - 1.5 hours from 9:30 AM to...

Frog, The UV radiation in sunlight will consume chlorine. Re: $3 per gallon of 12.5% chlorine We pay $7 for 2 gallons of 10%, so our $3.50 per gallon of 10% is a little bit more expensive than you are paying. Your kit can not read this high. You are going to need a kit that can do...

shooter57, Assuming a high CYA and an incipient algae bloom, the above advice sounds just about right to me.

polyvue, Good points you have made. Here is a cost comparison that I put together in June 2007: The Hayward PS-4 (and PS-8) listed above are of an earlier version than the PS-8 (and PS-4) that Polyvue mentoned and did not have the pH adjustment. Also, I don't believe any of the above prices...

+1 on the PoolSkim. Best $90 or $100 I've every spent on the pool. This little beast actually works 5-10 times better than my built-in pool skimmer.

dmj4, I forgot to mention that you should check the wire size coming from the house main panel to the existing GE pool panel. Depending on the wire size that was ran, it might not do you any good to go to a 100 Amp or 125 Amp pool panel.

Sorry to hear of the problem with your large tree. We have redwoods near our pool that drop debris year-round, especially after the wind comes up, so I can really sympathize. How much of your debris sinks to the bottom as compared to floats on the top? Does your skimmer do a very good job of...

Bruce, Beautiful work that you do! I think it would be interesting to see some other pools that you have done. And maybe you can help TFP with some pool, equipment, and deck specifications that could help people about to sign a contract for a new pool.

Sabot, How often did you have to add the extra chlorine? Daily? Weekly?

I think that 120 volts pool lights are every bit as safe as 12 volt pool lights. This assumes that both kind of lights are installed properly and to National Electrical Code standards. With an improper installation, even 12 volt pool lights could be fatal.

landrick, Ummm, I'm confused. The pool service works for you. They should clean the filter by whatever criteria that YOU set up. If they don't agree to this seemingly simple request, then it may be time to find a new pool service.

Wow. That was an impressive move. How large is this deck? And what size trailer did you use? I'm still wondering how you were able to get the deck up onto the trailer in the first place? I'm actually suffering withdrawal when this thread isn't updated every couple of days!

TexasTroy, Great news! How much were you out of pocket for the repair?

You were very close on the heater pulling 50 Amps - the Jandy manual lists a maximum heater demand of 48 Amps. That is very strange about the electrical inspector insisting on the maximum size of 80 Amps for the circuit breaker. In general, the NEC (National Electrical Code) requires breakers...

PaulR, I think you're on to something. The original poster had said: He specifically used the word "aggregate".

Good catch. I had not realized that your Jandy 3000 was a heat pump. For some reason I had assumed that your heater was a natural gas heater. Is the Jandy heater shown in the link below your heater? If yes, it looks like your heater is missing the "AE-Ti" logo in the front...

Adding one gallon (128 ounces) of 10% chlorinating liquid should add 4.3 ppm of FC to my 24,000 gallon pool. It is not unusual for my DPD-FAS test (done 1-2 hours after adding the chlorine) to read as a 5-6 ppm increase in FC. I've never tested the strength of my chlorinating liquid, but I'm...

I'm glad you found my research useful. We're really looking forward to your project (and the pictures). This is a good start, but you should also use a voltmeter or multimeter to verify the absence of voltage in the circuit you think you turned off. Voltmeters or multimeters are fairly...

Null, If you're concerned about the pressure drop due to sharp 90 degree elbows, you could always install 90 degree sweep elbows. http://plumbing.hardwarestore.com/52-333-pvc-elbows/long-sweep-elbow-307967.aspx If you're not concerned about different colors of PVC pipe, you could always get...

dmj4, If you wanted to go the least expensive way (mechanical timers and no future wireless or automation), the link below shows the Intermatic timer that I think would work for your system for $187.99. No future automation or wireless is possible with this mechanical timer system...

Donna, Sorry you are having the issues with your pool control. I don't see any reason why the Intermatic wouldn't work. There are several different flavors of these - do you have a link to the exact model that you're looking for? There are both mechanical and digital versions for these...

I'm wondering if installing a liner would be less expensive than re-fiberglassing?

I stumbled across a great video from Interfab on how to plumb a water stub-up into an existing pool deck. It is kind of long at 12 minutes. http://interfab.com/UnderdeckVideo/Page/1471/Show.aspx

mike123, Your symptoms don't sound promising. It sounds like your DDTC board is dying. For $25 worth of electronics, Pentair sure is proud of their stupid little circuit board. I did a quick check and came up with the following: $306.72 a1poolparts.com $335.51 poolcenter.com $275...

geekgranny said, Scorpions and tarantulas? IN the HOUSE? :pale: :nopic:

scottcostello said, I have a 30 Amp, 120/240 Volt feed from my house panel to a pool panel (located in the Aqua Logic electrical enclosure). A 15 Amp GFI breaker then feeds the pool light and spa light. There used to be exterior switches that controlled the two lights individually. Now the...

Or does your control panel look like this? DDTC - Digital Display Temperature Controller http://www.pentairpool.com/pdfs/MiniMaxNTHeater-DDTC-IG.pdf

miike123, Welcome to BABC! Sorry to hear your heater is on the fritz. Here is the service manual for a MiniMax NT. Does your unit look like this? http://www.pentairpool.com/pdfs/MiniMaxNTServiceManual.pdf