Thank you TFP 
Maybe July’s contest could be “ugliest liner”………
Maybe July’s contest could be “ugliest liner”………
How Clear is TFP Clear? Let's See (Pics Only Please).
- Thread starter Texas Splash
- Start date
- Jul 4, 2012
- 801
- Pool Size
- 21000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
The sky is overcast with wild fire smoke from (relatively) far away and appears to be cloudy behind it as well. However, 8 pm talking with my daughters (12 and 14) on the deck and the pool still perfectly TFP Clear for us to gaze upon!
rweiler994
Well-known member
- Mar 27, 2021
- 164
- Pool Size
- 10500
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair iChlor 30
How is the battery usage on that one? I looked at a couple, but the reviews were all replacing the batteries every week etc. Do the lithium batteries last all season, or do you have to recharge often (if rechargeable)? Our Thermometer from last year...We have a Unicorn this year both cheapies as the string breaks or just want a different character...can see my liner protector under the steps in this picture.no puck floater. Team SWG over here. That’s my trusty wireless thermometer.
Nothing fancy, but it’s on its 3rd season and has lived in the pool 24/7… even when it’s been frozen in the winter. I fully expected to have to buy a new one for year 2, but nope — 2 new energizer lithium AA’s a year and like the bunny it just keeps going and going.
Lets us check the pool temp from the kitchen to decide if it’s worth going out or not.
Sitting in the deep end (ledge seating) and noticed our robot had hair wrapped around the brushes. Dang you, clear water.
6.5’ deep for reference
6.5’ deep for reference
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Adding some for @monsterman. He's absolutely rockin' it!
Calm, crystal clear water is beautiful.
Add a little ripple and be blinded by the light. That water has so much sparkle, the camera can hardly catch it!
Way to go Monte!
Special thanks to the TFP support team heavy hitters and 'Lil Monte. Y'all know who you are.
for @monsterman. He's absolutely rockin' it!Calm, crystal clear water is beautiful.
Add a little ripple and be blinded by the light.
That water has so much sparkle, the camera can hardly catch it!Way to go Monte!
Special thanks to the TFP support team heavy hitters and 'Lil Monte. Y'all know who you are.
- Jun 22, 2014
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- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
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- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
Not sure if I like the look of the deep end better.
- Jun 22, 2014
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- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
Or the shimmer of the return jets in the shallow end.
Heres my dingbat in the shallow end. 
- Jun 22, 2014
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- Chlorine
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- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
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AquaCurious
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I really need to change that discolored drain cover though ....
Hootz
Bronze Supporter
- Feb 5, 2018
- 374
- Pool Size
- 24000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
Clear water at dusk....Thanks to all at TFP for the best method to maintain a pool (the easy way)
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I finally have a good photo to post, but I’m still waiting for a calm day to be really smooth and clear. No deep end, but not bad for 48”.
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SumOfOneInteger
Bronze Supporter
I posted a picture here a few weeks ago without the story behind it. I took the time this morning to type up the story behind how the TFPC way made my pool so insanely beautiful. And also I have even better pictures of the finished product to share.
Gather 'round, kids. Uncle Sum has a story to tell.
Once upon a time (three months ago) in a mythical land called Florida, there lived a dude. This dude had a pool. This dude and his family loved their pool. They loved it so much that for the past five years they had entrusted its care to a company that they thought specialized in pools. That company was called 'PaP'. The dude thought his pool was awesome and thought PaP was doing a great job. The dude just didn't know any better. For years, though, the Dude lived in his blissful ignorance thinking all was right with his pool's world.
Then one night came a torrential rain monster. The monster blew wind and rain like the dude had hardly seen in his whole life of living in the mythical land. The torrential rain monster was super centralized to his neighborhood and even seemed like it had just sat right above his house and let it loose. It made the dude's roof leak and with all the rain, it made the dude's back yard slide down into his pool and patio and deposited mud everywhere it went, including into the track of the dude's sliding back door! The dude knew just what to do. He called PaP knowing they would surely help a loyal member of their clientele. Little did the dude know, there was a mean ogre that owned the dude's local PaP franchise. The ogre told the dude that PaP wouldn't be able to help them out without first fixing the landscaping that caused the issue. It just so happened that the ogre's PaP sold landscaping services! How convenient! The dude said a lot of words to the ogre. Most of those words would get the dude banned from this forum if he said them here. So, the dude decided he would fix his pool by himself.
Luckily for the dude, there is a Leslie's not too far away and the manager of the Leslie's is actually a good guy who doesn't try to push Crud off on desperate people. The manager sold the dude some Alum, a 3-way valve, and a backwash hose. Then the manager gave the dude some instructions (which happen to be the same instructions posted in the pool school!). With these supplies and the knowledge imparted, the dude took off on a quest. He removed the filter cartridge, installed the 3-way valve, connected the backwash hose, added the Alum, cycled the water, then shut everything off and let it sit until the next day. The next day, the dude woke up early and found almost a half inch of mud had settled to the bottom. He rolled out the backwash hose to the storm drain in front of his house. Fear not! It had been almost a week since chlorine had been added, so the dude was within his mythical land's guidelines. He connected the vacuum hose and got to quick work!
A week later, the dude's pool had never looked so beautiful (don't judge the dirt around the main drain). The dude could stand above his pool's deep end and could clearly make out the Hayward logo on the main drain from about 10 feet away! He learned about adding salt to make his water softer. And borates to do the same, plus buffer his pH and make his water sparkle. The dude learned liquid chlorine is the way to go. That it's not normal to have green water sometimes because the dude now knows to increase his chlorine use before and after a heavy bather load. The dude also learned that the pucks PaP had been using were not good for long term use. The dude learned so much and he's so grateful. The dude hopes you can learn something from him.
THE END
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Gather 'round, kids. Uncle Sum has a story to tell.
Once upon a time (three months ago) in a mythical land called Florida, there lived a dude. This dude had a pool. This dude and his family loved their pool. They loved it so much that for the past five years they had entrusted its care to a company that they thought specialized in pools. That company was called 'PaP'. The dude thought his pool was awesome and thought PaP was doing a great job. The dude just didn't know any better. For years, though, the Dude lived in his blissful ignorance thinking all was right with his pool's world.
Then one night came a torrential rain monster. The monster blew wind and rain like the dude had hardly seen in his whole life of living in the mythical land. The torrential rain monster was super centralized to his neighborhood and even seemed like it had just sat right above his house and let it loose. It made the dude's roof leak and with all the rain, it made the dude's back yard slide down into his pool and patio and deposited mud everywhere it went, including into the track of the dude's sliding back door! The dude knew just what to do. He called PaP knowing they would surely help a loyal member of their clientele. Little did the dude know, there was a mean ogre that owned the dude's local PaP franchise. The ogre told the dude that PaP wouldn't be able to help them out without first fixing the landscaping that caused the issue. It just so happened that the ogre's PaP sold landscaping services! How convenient! The dude said a lot of words to the ogre. Most of those words would get the dude banned from this forum if he said them here. So, the dude decided he would fix his pool by himself.
Luckily for the dude, there is a Leslie's not too far away and the manager of the Leslie's is actually a good guy who doesn't try to push Crud off on desperate people. The manager sold the dude some Alum, a 3-way valve, and a backwash hose. Then the manager gave the dude some instructions (which happen to be the same instructions posted in the pool school!). With these supplies and the knowledge imparted, the dude took off on a quest. He removed the filter cartridge, installed the 3-way valve, connected the backwash hose, added the Alum, cycled the water, then shut everything off and let it sit until the next day. The next day, the dude woke up early and found almost a half inch of mud had settled to the bottom. He rolled out the backwash hose to the storm drain in front of his house. Fear not! It had been almost a week since chlorine had been added, so the dude was within his mythical land's guidelines. He connected the vacuum hose and got to quick work!
A week later, the dude's pool had never looked so beautiful (don't judge the dirt around the main drain). The dude could stand above his pool's deep end and could clearly make out the Hayward logo on the main drain from about 10 feet away! He learned about adding salt to make his water softer. And borates to do the same, plus buffer his pH and make his water sparkle. The dude learned liquid chlorine is the way to go. That it's not normal to have green water sometimes because the dude now knows to increase his chlorine use before and after a heavy bather load. The dude also learned that the pucks PaP had been using were not good for long term use. The dude learned so much and he's so grateful. The dude hopes you can learn something from him.
THE END
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ShallowWater
Well-known member
- May 8, 2020
- 482
- Pool Size
- 11000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
From the Sky.. We had re-landscaped the front shortly before and it's not full grown in in this aerial. The next fly by should show much more full vegetation and show the huge shade structure on the south deck. Living in So Cal drought tolerant is the way to go.
The drains are in the shadow of the spa but if you squint you can see them.
The drains are in the shadow of the spa but if you squint you can see them.
jgofnj
Silver Supporter
- May 28, 2013
- 414
- Pool Size
- 18500
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Here is a night time shot.
Started with cloudy green water. Learned the TFP way of life, and never looked back. My MIL is thrilled with the pool now instead of dreading all the "issues" we were having.
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We virtually always have some breeze where I live, so I can't get the "still as glass" photo. But I think it looks pretty clear nevertheless.
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New to TFP and has been very helpful!