People, they always say that the sand comes from the filter but they always omit that sometimes, rain brings sand with it. It's a pitty when people buy new filters or try to repair it when they are perfectly fine, is just the rain...
I'm wondering if you could put blue food coloring in the swimming pool and it will go into that area into the hole it's leaking through and make a spot on the wall
i just put x10 the amount of chlorine in my large pool and it worked better then i expected, filter is super powerful and very large, PH is great but water was green. overdose that sucker and saver yourself time, labels are often wrong when it comes to chlorine, especially if its already green.
Thanks mate for the informative video. I look after 2 pools a 25m pool and 50m pool olympic standard. I have been facing problems with a strong stain greenish algae on the side of the pool. I tried to brush it off but didn't work. Any suggestions? Thanks once again 👌🙏
Here in southern Texas if we don't keep the Ch lvl a 5 or above you risk algae build. Even with a perfectly balanced chemistry it will happen quickly. And not sure if you got it backwards or if it's just different where you are but our cya lvls are opposite of what you said, salt is 40-60 and ch is 70-85. We do keep our salt pools at a 1-3 ch though
thank you for this vid. I got one of the blowup intex pools for my kids. it's alot of water! and I didn't follow any of this and we emptied it out after 2 days, and that was it. we live in CA and just use the community pool lol. we moved, so i'm thinking to bring out the intex again, but don't want to drain it everytime. looked it up, and wow that's alot more than i thought! I appreciate your videos though, easy to understand.
Yes, floc (short for flocculant) can be problematic in sand filters. Flocculants are chemicals that aggregate fine particles into larger clumps, making them easier to filter out. While this is beneficial for removing small particles from the water, these larger clumps can clog the sand filter more quickly than the smaller particles they replaced. When floc is used in a pool with a sand filter, it can lead to the following issues: 1. **Clogging**: The larger clumps created by the flocculant can clog the filter media, reducing the filter's efficiency and increasing the need for frequent backwashing. 2. **Reduced filtration efficiency**: Clogged filters don't work as well, leading to poorer water quality and increased strain on the filtration system. 3. **Maintenance**: Increased backwashing and potential need for more frequent sand replacement can raise maintenance time and costs. If you decide to use a flocculant, it's essential to follow the manufacturer's instructions carefully and consider whether your filtration system can handle the additional load. Regular monitoring and maintenance of the sand filter will also help mitigate potential issues.
I needed to add ph increaser to go to normal range, but that made my alkalinity to go high (was good before). Now how do I reduce alkalinity without affecting the PH ? I have a 3400 gallon swim spa.
For those who run into the problem of hayward ecostar 3400vsp motor will not turn by hand. When turn on makes grinding crunchy sounds stops, display states, pump has stalled. Good chances magnet broke off shaft & jammed it up'd. Funny how the company doesn't want you to change these rinkadinks, cause you might discover why use ceramic magnets instead of neodymium magnets which would be stronger & would not fail like the epoxy holding the ceramics magnets to the iron shaft. That's spells manufacturing workmanship defect all the way even if it is a 10 or more year pump motor. The fact that we would be calling them out on such poor designing, the use of weak parts. You know if you can find a specialized custom magnet company to make you that piece/s that broke it would cost the customer dollars on the cents to fix! How is that not cost effective instead of paying 600 to 1,000$$$ & up to remove & install svcs by the pool guy. Sad how companies of all things scam & prey on us fitting these bills for us to get back to our life. Cars, tools, appliances this industry of scammers is at it's height if robbing us people for as much as they can. Charging us thousands on a dollar part. Learn to engage, embrace, take on tasks & learn to diy at learn to at least familarize yourself of how things works & you'll realize of how much you are getting ripped off, cheated & how people will lie to your face. Watch for the scams when the guy you can't see him do the work, he'll probably not even do nothing & charge for something you did not need but hey it's another day of easy work & commision for them. Or the ones that talk like they are intelligently telling you nothing cause you know what he says is so false, red flags are a warning for people to kick those repair people out of your house. A.S.A.P.
For those who run into the problem of hayward ecostar 3400vsp motor will not turn by hand. When turn on makes grinding crunchy sounds stops, display states, pump has stalled. Good chances magnet broke off shaft & jammed it up'd. Funny how the company doesn't want you to change these rinkadinks, cause you might discover why use ceramic magnets instead of neodymium magnets which would be stronger & would not fail like the epoxy holding the ceramics magnets to the iron shaft. That's spells manufacturing workmanship defect all the way even if it is a 10 or more year pump motor. The fact that we would be calling them out on such poor designing, the use of weak parts. You know if you can find a specialized custom magnet company to make you that piece/s that broke it would cost the customer dollars on the cents to fix! How is that not cost effective instead of paying 600 to 1,000$$$ & up to remove & install svcs by the pool guy. Sad how companies of all things scam & prey on us fitting these bills for us to get back to our life. Cars, tools, appliances this industry of scammers is at it's height if robbing us people for as much as they can. Charging us thousands on a dollar part. Learn to engage, embrace, take on tasks & learn to diy at learn to at least familarize yourself of how things works & you'll realize of how much you are getting ripped off, cheated & how people will lie to your face. Watch for the scams when the guy you can't see him do the work, he'll probably not even do nothing & charge for something you did not need but hey it's another day of easy work & commision for them. Or the ones that talk like they are intelligently telling you nothing cause you know what he says is so false, red flags are a warning for people to kick those repair people out of your house. A.S.A.P.
Just to be a pedant pH doesn't actually stop at 0 or 14. Fluoroantimonic acid has a ph of -31.3 Ortho-diethynylbenzene dianion has a pH of 37.4 Complete irreverent to the question of pools but fun fact none the less.
With such a small pool you can save your money by making your own vacuum. You only need a piece of old garden hose. Look up how to create a syphon, it's very simple. Swirl all bottom debris to the center of the pool and let it settle, then syphon it out.
This video is just flat out misinformation! Phosphates are the #1 ENEMY in any pool! Once phosphate levels get over about 500 it is IMPOSSIBLE to get enough chlorine in the pool: you can pour four 2.5 gallon jugs of liquid chlorine in a 10,000 gallon pool and the chlorine will read zero after just a few hours (in a pool where all other water chemistry is perfect)! You have to remove the phosphates and once those are brought down, just a small amount of chlorine will keep chlorine levels where they need to be and your maintenance costs will go way down! Listen to the people who say phosphates don't matter and you are going to go broke trying to buy enough chlorine to keep algae at bay!
I do not have a back wash setting on my filter and my pool is super cloudy. What should I do? Please help. Please check my page I will put a quick video
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So is it necessary to throw all things into the pool such as skimmer poles, pool toys pool, etc. so that the products used kill te algae and mold? I do this when I have had a green algae problem and use the all algae killer products. I guess it can't hurt.
Thanks for the informative video! 👍👍. Do I need to worry about CYA? I have an above ground pool, but I keep it covered with solar cover and a tarp when not in use. Thank you!!
I asked about ph and alkalinity being low and using clean and clear to raise them. I didn't get a response. I have a 10k gallon pool. I added 6 tablets over 2 weeks and no difference in showing on my testing straps. Should I use more. Am I supposed to put it in the filter? Does time of day matter? I added a bag of baking soda this week too. Like a 13 lbs bag. Should that help? It said on Amazon that it's the best way to stabilize the chemical balance.
