Tips and Tricks
- Thread starter JohnT
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- Mar 24, 2014
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I have an old school TFP laminated test instruction sheet with the 25ml sample size for CH. I just remember the "new" way by 103. 10ml sample, 10 drops of R-0010, 3 drops of R-0011. 10x10x10 or 103
I use a very large turkey baster to collect my water samples. It's about 10-12 inches long so I dont have to get my hand or arm wet when collecting a sample
Also - I had the same problem as some people when I took out the hair net some of the debris floated around. So I make sure I take out the basket with the hairnet while the pump is running so the hairnet and debris stay in the basket as I'm lifting it out of the skimmer box
Also - I had the same problem as some people when I took out the hair net some of the debris floated around. So I make sure I take out the basket with the hairnet while the pump is running so the hairnet and debris stay in the basket as I'm lifting it out of the skimmer box
I don't know if anyone else will find this helpful, but on the last two pools built on our last two houses, I noticed the builder installed a (temporary) hose bib in the pool pad plumbing just after the pump, about waist high, for leak testing the system. In both cases I asked them to leave it installed as it would be a good place to pull water samples in my test bottle and it makes me go eyeball and service the equipment when I am over there. It's been my solution for the last 25 years or so. No bending, nothing gets wet. I have a kid fence around the pool and it keeps the door closed there too.
If you are in the process of building a pool, it's free.
If you are in the process of building a pool, it's free.
This one was kind of a "happy accident". Like many others here, I like to keep a log and history of my test results. Without really paying attention, I have accumulated weekly logs for the last several years. In the 'comments' section of my log sheet, in addition to any chem adjustment, I'd also jot down any pool related activities that day or week. "Katies 5th birthday party", "Noah's baseball team party", "Rich and family (my brother) visiting from Dallas w/ big family cookout", "Megan's (our dog) first venture into the water", etc. The result of those notations is that looking back at the logs is like reading a diary, and brings back many great memories that would likely otherwise be forgotten.
- Jan 4, 2016
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Great thought about the diary's value
Great thought about the diary's value 
My previous plumbing had a hose bibb above the pump, and so does my all-new plumbing. PB installed it. I'm trying to understand how it serves for leak testing the system. How's that work?
What my PB did use the hose bibb for was priming the pump after my empty pool was refilled. He had a female-to-female hose adapter, attached a garden hose, and forced water into the hose bibb to help prime.
jwhop3
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- Jun 9, 2014
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I use the kids' old medicine syringes from CVS and Walgreens. Most are dead-on 5ml with one full squeeze of the syringe. Fits perfectly in my Taylor box.
appstategrad
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Here is something similar to what I purchased last year. I bought mine from eBay because they were a little cheaper but they are no longer available from the same seller. Search for 21" disposable polypropylene hair net.
Disposable Hair Net, Spun-Bonded Polypropylene, White, 100 per Bag https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002XK2FS0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_oT.pBbAGA3DT8
Disposable Hair Net, Spun-Bonded Polypropylene, White, 100 per Bag https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002XK2FS0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_oT.pBbAGA3DT8
I meant a picture on how its supposed to go onto the skimmer basket
Here ya go. I just snapped this pic just now. We’ve had some strong winds yesterday and today, and this is what was in it. The rock is used to weigh down the basket so it doesn’t float up to the surface of the skimmer. Just make sure the rock is larger then the diameter of the pipe at the bottom of your skimmer in case you drop it by accident.
And these are the exact hair nets you see in the picture. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0725HRKWK?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_pd_title
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OrangeAndBlue
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- Aug 19, 2017
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For anyone with a Polaris pressure cleaner: If you're having problems with it squirting water from its tail out of the pool, consider getting the Tail Sweep Pro. Ours used to squirt water all over the deck, windows, and walls of the house. This little device fixed that completely and we've had zero squirting out of the pool since installing it several months ago.
https://www.amazon.com/Polaris-TSP10S-TailSweep-Pro/dp/B00C404MI0
(I'm not affiliated with this product in any way. I'm just impressed by how well it worked for us)
Also.....hair nets in the skimmer basket FTW!!
https://www.amazon.com/Polaris-TSP10S-TailSweep-Pro/dp/B00C404MI0
(I'm not affiliated with this product in any way. I'm just impressed by how well it worked for us)
Also.....hair nets in the skimmer basket FTW!!
Re: A couple of tips I thought everybody knew. Anybody got some
Do you have a picture or video on how you do this? I can't seem to visualize this in my head
Do you have a picture or video on how you do this? I can't seem to visualize this in my head
How do you get it around your handle and what keeps then attached to the basket? The elastic itself or do you use like a rubber band or something?