- Oct 18, 2009
- 3,648
- Pool Size
- 6000
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- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
What did you do to your pool today?
- Thread starter Patrick_B
- Start date
- May 23, 2015
- 25,704
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
- Oct 18, 2009
- 3,648
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
- May 23, 2015
- 25,704
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
I'm lucky. I've never had to add salt in over 3-1/2 years now....of course, my CH is at 1200ppm so I'd gladly lug some bags of salt if I could get a little more fresh water exchange
- Oct 18, 2009
- 3,648
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
I'm lucky. I've never had to add salt in over 3-1/2 years now....of course, my CH is at 1200ppm so I'd gladly lug some bags of salt if I could get a little more fresh water exchange
We have had so much rain in the last couple of months. KIM KIM can confirm this [emoji2]
- May 23, 2015
- 25,704
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Brent it right! We had a BIG one again today! Had to dump pool AGAIN! Pond is full also!
Brent watch out for this one as it is heavy and heading your way! Sorry
Kim
Brent watch out for this one as it is heavy and heading your way! Sorry
Kim
- May 23, 2015
- 25,704
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
It must feel great though swimming in that soft rain water all the time....assuming it ever warms up enough to swim 
Watched my new Pentair Solar controller work
Then went onto the roof of my garage and installed the mounts for another 80 sq ft of panel
pool @ 86
Then went onto the roof of my garage and installed the mounts for another 80 sq ft of panel
pool @ 86
I turned my solar off. Not because it was too hot, but because my filter lid started leaking with the additional 10psi. Not sure how much a 1 gallon/45min leak will hurt anything...?
Installed my swg and was so excited to use it for the first time after my remodel. It was a busy week and I finally got around to it last night. I kept getting a low flow error. I was stumped at first and discovered that the wires to the flow switch were pulled out. Called CircuPool and they said I just need a new plug instead of replacing the entire switch. A cheap part but can't order it until Monday when the parts department opens up.
Added about 20ppm of CYA, between splashing and evaporation it had dropped a bit over time. Bumped the PH down a bit. Gave the daily FC dose....and took a moment to enjoy the sparkly goodness of my TFP.
Following the success of my endeavors with TFP....I am also looking for solutions for the following:
Trouble Free Yard
Trouble Free Finances
Trouble Free Children
Trouble Free In-Laws
Trouble Free Traffic
Following the success of my endeavors with TFP....I am also looking for solutions for the following:
Trouble Free Yard
Trouble Free Finances
Trouble Free Children
Trouble Free In-Laws
Trouble Free Traffic
- Oct 18, 2009
- 3,648
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Retest pool again after I found out that my old 2 year chemicals were giving me incorrect readings[emoji17]lessons learned always use fresh chems [emoji120]
LOL lets see if any of these ^^^ ideas help
Kim
So what I gathered from this, is I need to send my kids to your house to dig up your back yard and find the money while you are out of town on a fishing trip when your in-laws come to visit. Sounds like a plan!
- May 23, 2015
- 25,704
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Nothing.
I'm currently at a resort (Squaw Point Hilton) visiting friends we haven't seen in 14+ years. We knew this couple before they had kids and before we were married. Their oldest son is now 17 years old and I remember holding him as a baby. Their daughter is a beautiful 15 year old girl who we remember seeing as infant before we all went our separate ways. Amazing how time flies.
Anyway, I'm hanging out at this resort water park (lazy river, sports pools, water slide, etc) and the water is just gross. Cloudy & gross. The chloramine odors are literally making me nauseous as I sit by the pool.
I want my non-stinky TFP pool [emoji20][emoji20][emoji20]
I'm currently at a resort (Squaw Point Hilton) visiting friends we haven't seen in 14+ years. We knew this couple before they had kids and before we were married. Their oldest son is now 17 years old and I remember holding him as a baby. Their daughter is a beautiful 15 year old girl who we remember seeing as infant before we all went our separate ways. Amazing how time flies.
Anyway, I'm hanging out at this resort water park (lazy river, sports pools, water slide, etc) and the water is just gross. Cloudy & gross. The chloramine odors are literally making me nauseous as I sit by the pool.
I want my non-stinky TFP pool [emoji20][emoji20][emoji20]
- May 23, 2015
- 25,704
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Got home to my beautiful TFP pool that doesn't reek of chloramines and threw the robot in to go fetch a few leaves...will test chems later today.
As a side note on the stinky resort pool - we brought two changes of swim clothes with us and so when I got home I threw them all in the washer and used hot soapy water with a dash of oxyclean in it (I don't use any fabric softener on swim clothes). When I pulled them out they still reeked of chloramines!! I washed them again with soap and borax, hot cycle and an extra rinse cycle. Finally they came out smelling clean.
Holy cow
I don't know exactly what I was swimming in at that "resort", but it seems it was something just short of a chlorinated cesspool ..... 
As a side note on the stinky resort pool - we brought two changes of swim clothes with us and so when I got home I threw them all in the washer and used hot soapy water with a dash of oxyclean in it (I don't use any fabric softener on swim clothes). When I pulled them out they still reeked of chloramines!! I washed them again with soap and borax, hot cycle and an extra rinse cycle. Finally they came out smelling clean.
Holy cow
I don't know exactly what I was swimming in at that "resort", but it seems it was something just short of a chlorinated cesspool ..... 
BattleOfYakima
TFP Guide
Audiobooks + leave early is my solution
Whew! Nice save! Good lesson for us all!
HAHAHAHAHAHASo what I gathered from this, is I need to send my kids to your house to dig up your back yard and find the money while you are out of town on a fishing trip when your in-laws come to visit. Sounds like a plan!
We are very grateful you survived! Perhaps we should all start posting test results on their review sites with a link to TFP heheHoly cow
We got POUNDED last night. My gosh. We were up at 2:00 draining the pool. It started at midnight and water was up to the top of the coping !!!! We r still draining !
. Going on hour number 3