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Richard, I am a complete dumb *****!! YOU ARE THE MAN! Wow! That...Is...Embarrassing... Problem solved! Why would it stick now? Should I put some tube lube on the top where the weir contacts to prevent further sticking? Funny thing is I consider myself very handy and would laugh at someone that...

Ok here it goes, I have an in ground gunite pool here in south Texas. Its about 6 years old has 2 Skiimmers and 2 main drains and auto fill. First off the water level is normal, and I run all 4 pump intakes IE skimmers and Drains open. Well this morning my wife comes in and says something is...

Ok so I added the baking soda for under 10 bucks. That saved me about 18.00! I'll recheck the TA tomorrow. I guess having a SWG I'll just be a BB guy.

My wife shops for groceries so I honestly can't say how much 10 pounds of baking soda costs, and I don't watch the price is right enough to know. I didnt think 15 pounds of the pool store Alk control was that expensive. I'll bet the difference in price isn't more than a couple of bucks, but...

I've added ALOT of acid this summer because of the sprayers raising the PH. Which dropped my TA...so is there a pro vs con using the baking soda vs Alk control sold at the pool store? The calculater has me adding around 10 pounds of baking soda...

Tell me more Dave? How much for a 16k pool? I'll browse the forum and look for myself but if you know off hand that would save me the trouble.

Ok so after further reading I now realize that adding borax will not raise my TA. So I have to solve that problem first. I have a feeling the amount of aeriation from my sprayers is the cause of a low TA? The water temp has been high so I've been running my sprayers mounted under the coping in...

Here's the Numbers: FC 2.0 TC 2.0 CC 0.0 PH 6.8 (I just added acid this AM) Hardness 190ppm TA 40ppm (I know this is the culprit for the acid demand) CYA 65ppm (alittle low) no metals.... I guess my big question is, should I go with the 20 mule borax to raise my TA or go with 15 pounds of...

I actually usd them and got 3 bids from builders. First guy was so-so second I really liked and 3 was not as good as #2. I went with #2 and he was excellent! See-Blue pools of Montgomery. He drew out the plan on the spot and was very personable. I had a bid before he left. He provided references...

Ok, I've NOT been impressed with the Phantom so far. It gets stuck in a corner and now it just spins out all the time.. I had it out of the pool for 2 months stored flat in my garage like the book says. Today I put it back in the pool and it won't stop spinning!!! I checked the cog? that makes...

Thanks for the tip FPM, I'll give it a shot! Plus I'll be ready for cold and flu season.....

Ok, so my pool is about 10 months old. About a month ago I noticed a small rust spot on the wall above my deep end swim out, just about 12 inches below the water line. I've called the builder and he's supposed to get out here but hasn't made it yet....Imagine that(being peak build time of...

I'd have to agree with Jason, it's all about turn over time. I used the 1 hour per 10 degrees last year and that was fine. this year I scaled back my run time by about 2 hours because of my pump and filter performance and have crystal clear water still. I certainly don't see a need for a 24-7...

That was my thoughts when I spoke with the folks at Hayward. I saw the price for the whole unit was just over 400 bucks... Even if its still covered within the first year, what happens next year?? I'm hoping this is just some fluke thing, with LED lights I thought they would last forever...

Well I just got a hold of hayward, the rep said the light needs replaced. It's still under covered as it is under a year old. Has anyone elsse had problems with these lights?

We put in our pool just under a year ago. We have the colorlogic LED light and last night the light on certain colors started flashing like it had disco fever. I'm sure its under warranty but just getting your thoughts?? And no it wasn't on the mardi gras program thats supposed to flash and...

Just barely Crack the seal on the pump basket while your pump is running, it comes off alot easier. Your over whelmed feeling will go away quickly! Enjoy your new pool.

I know if you put in a couple of sprayers and time your pump to run a few hours in the coolest part of the night with your sprayers on it can drop the temp several degrees. This of course depends on your night temps, humidity levels ect. It works OK here in Houston though, just my 2 cents. Plus...

Great point Chris! I was thinking of getting the temp up and taking it off. Near Houston once it starts getting warm at night I'd just store it for the summer. Thanks for all the feedback everyone. I may pull the trigger on this next week, we'll see. I'll hold off and wait for some more input...

Thanks Bear, Any other comments? Will this get us swimming a few weeks sooner?

Hey Guys, Just put in a pool last summer in South Eastern Texas. I want to get back in the water and was wondering what a solar cover would do for me. Warehouse Pools have a 12 mil cover I'd have to trim to size for about 160 bucks. Have any of you used this brand? It is advertised to warm the...

I've had my phantom in use about 2 hours a day since July with no problems. My skimmers do an excellent job with the top of the pool so after a couple of months I switched mine to underwater only. I also have flagstone coping and haven't got the scratches you have. HOWEVER!!! I did have to...

Thanks Jason, I kept the SWG @ 5% all day and my total chlorine is still pretty dark yellow. I may cut down my run time tomorrow, and keep tabs on it. I really need to invest in the TFP 100 kit, and will shortly so I can post all my #'s. Y'all got me thinking about the CL #'s on that new...

We just filled the new pool about 2 1/2 weeks ago. My PB stopped by a few days ago and dumped in the salt, we are at 3300 ppm and the SWG is on-line. I did get a spike in chlorine the next day. We did have a puck in the skimmer, so I chucked that and turned the % on the SWG way back to about 5%...

Ok, we just got back from a Wedding out of state and my PB swapped out my 3 hp pump for a 1.5 hp. We still get good wqater movement and the filter PSI is still close to 20psi when just running the returns, but drops to around 18psi with the bubblers and sprayers on. I'm happy with this and think...

We are going to a 2 h.p. pump now, as soon as he can get the electricans out! I'll post the results later.

Rock Materials off 2920 up in spring has a graet selection as well. Very nice sales reps as well... Dave BTW what part of town are you in?? That may help....I know OK wister flag has been in short supply from all the rain up in Oklahoma. The quarrys were flooded for awhile..

Congrats Dave!! Looks really nice. Just in time for the Hot weather...Finally no rain! I Can't wait to see the H2o filled up! Stakeman

I'll post the particulars here soon. FWIW the filter shows a max psi of 50..Thanks mas985 it sounds like you know the deal on this type of thing. At this point I feel like pinning the PB down on this pump size. I can't see why a smaller pump would not accomplish enough movement for a 16k pool, 3...