Pool Guys?

[Concrete Helmet]

So now the fuse in the new power pack has blown....but hey, I found out that the salt cell itself is over 6 years old so at 10 hours a day X 7 days a week X52 weeks I managed to get over 21,000 hours usage out of the one I have.....The bad news is it's shot.... So I'll plunk down another $1200 for a new one considering how much I'm spending on chlorine it will actually save me some money over the course of a few years....

I gotta say too the pool stayed much nicer with less effort and cost when it was working for those who might be getting tired of the cost of chlorine and sanitizers....

 

[secgator]

The best source for learning about....fixing problems....general maintenance....etc, on pools: Trouble Free Pools

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This site is without question THE place to refer to. These guys at this site and this forum can answer any question you can throw at them, and are the kind to tell you to avoid the pool stores(it's a big racket and they will sell you far too much of what you don't need). They have processes to follow to get your water right and keep it right without breaking the bank. Do your own testing as the pool store numbers can and do vary A LOT. I tried recently taking samples to 3 different pool stores and none of their numbers matched each others, hence causing different recommendations on what you needed to buy to fix the water. I said thank you to each one and I would get back with them....came home & tested my water with my test kit--followed TPF guidance, and my pool was and is perfectly balanced, crystal arse clear.

I just started using this site this year as I was having issues with my pool water--it turned camo fatigue green during off season and I had a bear of a time trying to get it clear again. Took me weeks of fighting with it but once I found this forum to read and learn, I got it sparkling and balanced better than it has ever been. And it did not cost nearly what it would had I depended on the pool store or pool guys coming out to the house on regular service. DIY is a lot easier than I thought.

This site has a Pool Math Calculator which makes knowing precisely what chemicals and how much to use, and I can attest--it works. Follow these guys advice and suggestions, and pool maintenance is easy again....the way it should be.

Pool School

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PoolMath

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Without a doubt it is the best site I've ever found to make pool life easy. Highly recommend. I can not emphasize this site enough.

By the way, I forgot to mention this is a free site. You can donate if you choose to, but certainly not required or necessary. It is a community of pool experts who do everything they can to help others have easy care pools.

 

[Alumni Guy]

Resurrecting this old thread, because of an annoying pool problem. I have a bunch of tiny gnat-sized dead bugs in my pool. You can’t really see them until you’re in the pool. They tend to float on surface of pool.

Skimmer is running fine, and I’ve put in a new filter. Pool is perfectly balanced: water is crystal clear. I think these little f**kers are so small, the filter doesn’t catch them.

I don’t mind it so much because if you are swimming and moving around, you don’t notice them, But, if you’re just relaxing, they are kinda gross. Any clue how to get rid of them?

 

[secgator]

Resurrecting this old thread, because of an annoying pool problem. I have a bunch of tiny gnat-sized dead bugs in my pool. You can’t really see them until you’re in the pool. They tend to float on surface of pool.

Skimmer is running fine, and I’ve put in a new filter. Pool is perfectly balanced: water is crystal clear. I think these little f**kers are so small, the filter doesn’t catch them.

I don’t mind it so much because if you are swimming and moving around, you don’t notice them, But, if you’re just relaxing, they are kinda gross. Any clue how to get rid of them?

See my post above yours....TroubleFreePool.com. THE best site for anything to do with pools, and their technique WILL save you money. I'm currently undergoing a SLAM process to get pool back to normal. Anyway, I typed in "how to rid pool of tiny, gnat size bugs" in their search box. Lots of articles in the forums for you to peruse through. Here are just a a few, but trust me there are tons more. Somewhere in those suggestions, I promise you will definitely find an answer. I just glanced over these and can tell it is not an uncommon problem.

Good luck. It's free to subscribe and I highly recommend it. It's the only source I use now.

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Thousands of tiny Knat type bugs in pool - suggestions?

Today I found tiny black bugs clinging to pool side at water level. Stir them up and they go right back. They seem to be alive. They are on direct sun side from skimmer corner and around to spa. Had a few dead worms on bottom. Test show water readings in range. Water temp is 76. I have never...

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Solution to stop gnats, tiny black flies floating in pool ??

Hi everyone. I live in FL and don't have big leaf issues. Problem i can't seem to solve are these small gnats, tiny black flies that seem to somehow get inside our pool screen enclosure and float around our skimmer. They don't even stay inside or get sucked in through the skimmer door.. We have...

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TINY BROWN BUGS ALL OVER MY POOL.

HI, my name is Trish. I am new the the page. My mother suggested this page to me. I need help !!!! I just finished setting my pool up on Fri. It was completly filled by Sat. morning. I let my kids get in for just a little while.They begged before i put chemicals in it to let them swim. So I did...

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Gnats like black small flies all over the pool , help!!

Every single day pretty much we have these small brownbalckish ants Floating in the water . Seems like the skimmer basket is not catching these. Pls help . Thanks

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etc,etc,etc.......

Note....one thing which stuck out from one of the articles to me was the use of a skimmer sock. Much finer holes to trap stuff so I would make that my first thing to do to see if that works. Makes sense when I read it, but I suppose you won't know unless you try.

 

[Alumni Guy]

Thanks. I liked at those sites but didn’t go too deep into it.

Much appreciated.

 

[secgator]

Thanks. I liked at those sites but didn’t go too deep into it.

Much appreciated.

Word of advice: Go deep. It pays off and actually gets interesting. Once you see how all the chemistry works with each other, it becomes simple. It really does.

First time I looked at the site, I did the same--skimmed and got the impression I was in over my head & this place is too technical. But after frustration with how my pool was coming along(based on what the pool stores were telling me to do which wasn't working) I went back to the site and read the Pool School section cover to cover. Didn't take long until it all clicked and that light bulb was bright! Once you learn some of their shorthand terms it was actually quite easy to make sense of it all. And the best move I made was investing in a good test kit. Throw away the test strips as they only give you a snapshot of the conditions, and half the time they're not really accurate. Test kit(I got a Taylor K-2006) and the measurements are spot on, so you know exactly what to do from that. Learning how to use the test kit made learning the forum ten times easier because you can relate to what these folks in the forum are telling you to do.

 

[Alumni Guy]

Word of advice: Go deep. It pays off.

 

[Concrete Helmet]

What kind of filter do you have? A DE type filter would catch anything 100X smaller than a gnat....Look around the pool area for any source of mold/mildew/standing water or plants if you have them in the pool area like me. Flying insect infestation is ALWAYS a source problem....find the source, fix it....

 

[Alumni Guy]

What kind of filter do you have? A DE type filter would catch anything 100X smaller than a gnat....Look around the pool area for any source of mold/mildew/standing water or plants if you have them in the pool area like me. Flying insect infestation is ALWAYS a source problem....find the source, fix it....

Don’t even get me started on standing water: our pool deck was poured in the ‘80’s. It was sinking so bad we had to hire a company to inject foam underneath so our pool wouldn’t “pop out”

Every time it rains, there’s about 5 spots where water (and gunk/slime and insect eggs) collects.

But, to redo the deck, means redoing the coping. You redo the coping, you have to retile the pool. If you’re gonna retire, might as well resurface the pool….

Last quote, pre-Bidenomics, was $25k. Probably close to double that now.

 

[Detroitgator]

Don’t even get me started on standing water: our pool deck was poured in the ‘80’s. It was sinking so bad we had to hire a company to inject foam underneath so our pool wouldn’t “pop out”

Every time it rains, there’s about 5 spots where water (and gunk/slime and insect eggs) collects.

But, to redo the deck, means redoing the coping. You redo the coping, you have to retile the pool. If you’re gonna retire, might as well resurface the pool….

Last quote, pre-Bidenomics, was $25k. Probably close to double that now.

How much did the foam injection cost you (and in what year)? I'm going to have to look into on the back/retaining wall side of our pool because i can definitely tell that a couple of sections are settling on the outside edge... what I'm really worried about are the two skimmers on that side pulling away.

 

[Alumni Guy]

How much did the foam injection cost you (and in what year)? I'm going to have to look into on the back/retaining wall side of our pool because i can definitely tell that a couple of sections are settling on the outside edge... what I'm really worried about are the two skimmers on that side pulling away.

It was about $5,000 in September of 2021 by alpha foundations. It was almost the whole deck and not just a portion of it.

 

[Detroitgator]

It was about $5,000 in September of 2021 by alpha foundations. It was almost the whole deck and not just a portion of it.

Thanks

 

[Concrete Helmet]

Thanks

Maybe you should just get off your ass and refill/rebuild the retaining wall.....you afraid to get your hands a little dirty? Hell, I would have rebuilt all 175 feet of our collapsing seawall if 4-5 guys with a bunch of equipment, permits and experience hadn't shown up just in time to take over for me.

 

[Bernardo de la Paz]

Pool School

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This site is great.

 

[g8tr72]

My gawd.

Copper ionizer. (in line with pump not the small floaters)

Install one.

I have a 25k gallon pool that is crystal clear with nearly ZERO chemicals.

I replaced the inline cartridge yearly for $80.



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