What did you do to your pool today?
- Thread starter Patrick_B
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guess I shouldn't mention this
- May 22, 2013
- 2,796
- Pool Size
- 12000
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- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Removed the tires and stacked them under the deck, pulled the cover, brushed and fired up the pump. Installed the floating thermometer and the temp was still dripping at 65 when I moved on to the next project.
- Jul 16, 2012
- 7,204
- Pool Size
- 27000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
I heard that the dogs swam whilst I was at work. Still too cold for their humans.
AmyMrsR
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Watched it rain some more.. Haven't had the heart to go check the temp.. So much for swimming by memorial day. But the summer hadn't really started and the bug annual BBQ is still 3 weeks away... Plenty of time to get warm
Scooped bird poop out of my crystal clear, but COLD TFP water. Air temps have been in the 60's with overnight lows in the 40's...CRAZY for Oklahoma in May!! I have family arriving for Memorial Day weekend and staying all the following week. Extended forecast looks like we will barely break 80 degrees all week. Where in the blazes is SUMMER????
Do I need to increase my FC because of all the bird poop? Cleaned out about 6 bombs....
Do I need to increase my FC because of all the bird poop? Cleaned out about 6 bombs....
Admired the crystal clear water. Ran off a couple ducks. Half the concrete is power washed and the rest is being done tomorrow. Got volleyball set, football, basketball, and watermelon ball. Planning parties for Friday and Saturday!
nini, I would push the FC to just under SLAM level over night each time get a bomb just to be on the safe side.
Kim
Kim
- May 22, 2013
- 2,796
- Pool Size
- 12000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
waiting for a more reasonable hour of the morning to fire up the blower/vacuum and suck up all the pine needles laying on the apron around the pool before they get kicked or blown into the water. Have three monster pine trees way too close to the pool but I'm sure back in the 70's when they were planted no one thought they'd get 60-70' tall and 40'+ in diameter. They are beautiful but sure make a mess.
Then it's time for a good power wash.
Then it's time for a good power wash.
Well, I can't say much, but the normal testing and tweaking. No pool drama here this week....but hey, it's starting to finally feel like May weather again.
Going to be 92 today, 
For the first time ever we have a 7 day weather forecast with temps 84 or higher the whole time! Whoot!
For the first time ever we have a 7 day weather forecast with temps 84 or higher the whole time! Whoot!
Well, yesterday, I watched a mini storm send all of my furniture flying into the pool on my security camera. I watched my son drag the table across the liner to get it out of the pool. I went home early and swam on the bottom for awhile inspecting the liner. No damage that I could see. Tons of dirt, now. :/
- Oct 18, 2009
- 3,637
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Opened up filter and sprayed off old DE and recharged it ready for another 2 years 
Nice! Solar cover off, ran Gilligan a couple of times and jumped in. Ready for the weekend!
- May 22, 2013
- 2,796
- Pool Size
- 12000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Trying to get to 60 deg. Hit it with bleach, baking soda and borax. Just about able to see the deep end drain. Things seems to be balanced just trying to get it clear and hold the FC up. Looking forward to an OCLT in a day or two.
Went to backwash the filter Friday evening. Turned the pump off, switched the valve, flipped the breaker for the pump and.......nothing, just a slight hummmm. My thoughts were drats (or something equivalent to it), things like this always happen at the start of a holiday weekend. But luckily, yesterday, with the help of my local pool store, was able to determine it was a bad capacitor. Changed the capacitor (more difficult than it should have been as I had to remove some screws that had not been turned in 20 some odd years) and the pump fired up. Finished the backwash, and since it was 92 degrees and I was hot and sweaty, took my first dive into the pool for the season. Water was 82 degrees and very refreshing.
PS - There is a place for LPS as they were very helpful in helping me resolve this issue. I do get funny looks from them when I am there as they record everything you purchase from them and I am sure they are thinking it's strange that it's been a long time since I've purchased any chemicals from them.
PS - There is a place for LPS as they were very helpful in helping me resolve this issue. I do get funny looks from them when I am there as they record everything you purchase from them and I am sure they are thinking it's strange that it's been a long time since I've purchased any chemicals from them.
They assume you're another patron with a dirty, or Green pool who will be back for something.
Party clean up...almost as bad as storm clean up!
Looking to be a beautiful sunny wind free day here in the Sooner Nation. Expecting party round three to kick off soon!
Looking to be a beautiful sunny wind free day here in the Sooner Nation. Expecting party round three to kick off soon!
AmyMrsR
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That's one of my biggest fears during hurricane season! Glad no damage!!
I'm staring at my pool and checking the thermometer every 5 minutes waiting for it to warm up...chilly chilly...
AmyMrsR
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Watched it rain some more but managed to back wash and added a sock of stabilizer granules to try and get that up. I'm burning through chlorine so.. Not sure if it's BC cya so low or its eating something.