I'm trash at intro threads but I'll give this a go.
Been taking care of my mothers pool for 2 years now, maybe 3. Had a pool since I was 2 and im 36 now so its about time I know what I'm doing I guess.
Its an in-ground vinyl pool, I figure between 15k-17k gallons, little tricky to calculate because of its shape. Pretty basic, it has an old Hayward 1.5hp Super Pump that can't spell energy efficient and doesn't know how to stop working, along with a Hayward Perflex EC65A, and a small Hayward offline chlorinator.
I first found TFP when I was researching automatic cleaners and saw everyone's love of robotic cleaners. We had a 1990ish Arneson pool sweep and my parents came to hate the booster pumps that were needed then for cleaners once old Arnie died. Ended up grabbing the Barracuda MX8 Elite on a good deal recently since my mother refused to let me put in a robotic cleaner that had a power cord. The thing does a great job, stuck a Hayward canister with a mesh bag in the line and its been solid this season for me.
The first year I was taking care of the pool, I did it just like I saw my dad do, and what my mother said he did. Went through a 25 lb bag of DE, half a 30 lb bucket of chlorine tablets, and a few things of algaecide/pH up in the season, which in New England is like 4 months or so. Thought it over after the season ended and was like, ok there has to be a better way. Google, TFP, and a good local pool place got me down to 10 lbs of DE, 10 lbs of chlorine tablets, and I didn't have to do anything with pH after I fixed my calcium hardness issue that I didn't know I had. So that helped me cut down the regular costs of having the pool. Learning the proper way to bump the filter back and thoroughly clean it was good too.
Every year my dad had an algae problem, my weak point was brushing and vacuuming the pool and thats where the barracuda comes in handy, I can be lazy and let it do all that.
So far this season the pool has been perfectly clear and has had no algae, and TFP can easily claim 33% of the credit for that. haha
Oh ya and I'm a terrible person cuz I don't own a test kit other than the little cheat strips, don't hurt me!
Been taking care of my mothers pool for 2 years now, maybe 3. Had a pool since I was 2 and im 36 now so its about time I know what I'm doing I guess.
Its an in-ground vinyl pool, I figure between 15k-17k gallons, little tricky to calculate because of its shape. Pretty basic, it has an old Hayward 1.5hp Super Pump that can't spell energy efficient and doesn't know how to stop working, along with a Hayward Perflex EC65A, and a small Hayward offline chlorinator.
I first found TFP when I was researching automatic cleaners and saw everyone's love of robotic cleaners. We had a 1990ish Arneson pool sweep and my parents came to hate the booster pumps that were needed then for cleaners once old Arnie died. Ended up grabbing the Barracuda MX8 Elite on a good deal recently since my mother refused to let me put in a robotic cleaner that had a power cord. The thing does a great job, stuck a Hayward canister with a mesh bag in the line and its been solid this season for me.
The first year I was taking care of the pool, I did it just like I saw my dad do, and what my mother said he did. Went through a 25 lb bag of DE, half a 30 lb bucket of chlorine tablets, and a few things of algaecide/pH up in the season, which in New England is like 4 months or so. Thought it over after the season ended and was like, ok there has to be a better way. Google, TFP, and a good local pool place got me down to 10 lbs of DE, 10 lbs of chlorine tablets, and I didn't have to do anything with pH after I fixed my calcium hardness issue that I didn't know I had. So that helped me cut down the regular costs of having the pool. Learning the proper way to bump the filter back and thoroughly clean it was good too.
Every year my dad had an algae problem, my weak point was brushing and vacuuming the pool and thats where the barracuda comes in handy, I can be lazy and let it do all that.
So far this season the pool has been perfectly clear and has had no algae, and TFP can easily claim 33% of the credit for that. haha
Oh ya and I'm a terrible person cuz I don't own a test kit other than the little cheat strips, don't hurt me!