Are pucks frowned upon? He would normally fill up 2 floaters with 4-5 3" pucks each. He would also throw in some type of liquid during his servicing as well.
Continual use is. They raise the CYA which can’t be undone without draining. Raising the CYA requires more chlorine to sanitize at the same level so they become counter productive very quickly.
This clear -- TFP Clear in North Dallas - there is water in there ??
please educate me on clarity. Is there a objective way to tell how clear the water is.
Throw a quarter in the deep end, can you call heads or tails.
I was cleaning out some boxes from the garage today and was thinking about how to add this test to the TFP method for clarity.
I asked almost exactly the same thing a few weeks ago as a newcomer to this site. The response was crickets. It's entirely subjective, and the "Leslie's clear" sounded like a dig at the folks living the pool store life, because the very best they often only momentarily achieve is basically unacceptable (and indicative of a problem) to most of us here. We keep subjectively much clearer pools at a fraction of the cost to pool store DIYers and pool service clients. Significantly fewer of us who get on this system experience the frequent algae blooms that the other folks do, and spend less time clearing things up.
Drip it’s hard to explain, but there is no doubt you will know it when you see it. When it’s ‘the clearest it’s ever been’ you are not quite there yet.
Safety T-25 torx heads for me. But that's because I went down there and removed them to clean it already. The crud and garbage I pulled out...
Release air pressure from the filter if you have a bleeder valve.
If it’s working to keep the pool filtered and skimmed then yes. But the needs change drastically across the season. The spring and fall have lots more crud falling in than mid season.
As much as you feel it needs. Just like the filter. It’s an ever changing process for all of us. If you’re seeing debris or the floor feels slimy, it’s time for more.
Is it normal for the lid to be on this tight? It's definitely an old pump.
When you put it back on, be very generous to the gasket with Jacks Magic lube. It will help a lot. Old pumps are stubborn for sure.
Again, welcome and good luck!Forget BR. You don’t have a bromine pool. It’s for hot tubs and such using bromine. The CL (yellow) side of the block is only an estimate like a test strip. Do the powder FC test everytime.
Use the smart stir for everything but PH. It’s sooooooo much easier.
A little high but it will come down on its own with the SoCal sun. Way better than we usually see when folks take back pool maintainence.
