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A few questions about my Intex Above Ground Pool and pump

by TTran » Tue 28 Apr, 2009 21:42

Have a 10x30 Intex above ground pool. We drained the pool and started over with saltwater, in the process we moved it and there is now a 2inch...

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Tue 28 Apr, 2009 21:42
New pool owner: loud pump?

by nojjynb » Tue 28 Apr, 2009 10:34

Hi, I just bought a house that has a pool. I have never owned a pool. When I initially hooked everything up, the pump wouldn't start. I took apart...

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Tue 28 Apr, 2009 10:34
Small leak in pool liner ?

by MARKAFN » Fri 17 Apr, 2009 17:51

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I have just put up my 16 foot ultra frame pool and there is a pin prick hole in the side where water is leaking out , i have covered the hole with a...

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My experience is low but I think a pool store should have patch kit that works underwater.
Because of the water pressure pushing out I think you will...

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Thu 23 Apr, 2009 22:17
PH level too low and I can't raise it

by Krieg » Mon 20 Apr, 2009 06:28

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Hello, I am new here and we have a pool for only 7 months, so I am still learning. Spring is coming, and I am preparing our pool, I already succeed...

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you can just aerate the water to get the pH higher the rest of the way.

This is working :shock:

I put our garden pump and pumped water out...

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Thu 23 Apr, 2009 07:21
Hany (Haeny) filter: where is bach-wash control?

by Guest » Tue 21 Apr, 2009 04:28

Hello

A pool virgin here with an inherited pool living in Switzerland.

Having sorted (sort of!) the basics last summer I realise I was missing a...

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Tue 21 Apr, 2009 04:28
Stock tank pool for dog rehab

by bcaddict » Mon 20 Apr, 2009 16:56

I use a 350 gal Rubbermaid stock tank to swim my dogs. The pump/filter is an Intex 800gph model 635. I clean/replace the filter twice a week. The...

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Mon 20 Apr, 2009 16:56
Low pressure, loud pump

by Phlimm » Fri 17 Apr, 2009 19:55

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We had some high winds the last few days and both the skimmer basket and the pump basket were very full of leaves, bark, etc. The pump basket had...

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Thanks a lot!! Your advice about the impeller was right on. I just reached in there and found a bunch of leaves and seed casings. Once they were out,...

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Sat 18 Apr, 2009 20:46
About the pool cleaner

by jackbogz » Fri 17 Apr, 2009 02:29

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my pool was so green green, how could i cleaner it?
use which kind of chlorine, pls help me..

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If it's a cloudy darker green that looks like algae growth, then read Defeating Algae . You can completely clear your pool using chlorinating liquid...

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Fri 17 Apr, 2009 11:18
Brittle Liner?

by sbarkley3 » Wed 15 Apr, 2009 11:52

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I am having a new liner put in my pool as we speak. The guys doing the install told my wife this morning that my old liner was very brittle and that...

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Though walking around the pool slowly pouring the chlorine with the pump running is OK, it's even better to pour it slowly over a return flow since...

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Wed 15 Apr, 2009 13:40
Pump taps

by ollie » Sun 05 Apr, 2009 02:12

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Hi all,
This is a bit embarrassing, I have never cleaned my pool I have always had someone do it for me. The guy who used to clean it for me had...

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I will try and help you.

The pump will have 1 pipe going into the pump horizontally, this is the SUCTION side of the pump, 1 pipe leaving the pump...

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Sun 05 Apr, 2009 22:22
Pool school

by chuck » Thu 02 Apr, 2009 15:17

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How do I log on to pool school

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I'm not sure what you mean by this. Do you mean this link to the Pool School at Trouble Free Pool?

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Thu 02 Apr, 2009 17:48
Best Base For a Frame Pool??

by MARKAFN » Thu 02 Apr, 2009 12:46

Hey all

I am about to put my new 16 foot ultra frame pool up, the end of my garden is made up of solid earth with small dips in it and was wondering...

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Thu 02 Apr, 2009 12:46
Pool on polystyrene base

by MARKAFN » Fri 27 Mar, 2009 10:36

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I am about to put my new 16 foot ultra frame pool up , the last pool I put on a sand base but it became lop sided as it compressed the sand, and bits...

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Polystyrene will compress so I would go for the thinner one. If the thicker one compresses differently you will end up with bumps and holes all over.

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Thu 02 Apr, 2009 01:31
New to pools

by negrodavila » Sat 28 Mar, 2009 18:26

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well hellos guys IM glad i found you guys, i bought my house here in florida about a year ago and i cant get my pool going properly.....let me give...

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Keep cleaning the filter regularly until the water rights itself and the filter pressure stops building up so quick.

If you're gonna empty the pool...

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Wed 01 Apr, 2009 17:34
New equipment help

by sinkorswim » Mon 30 Mar, 2009 22:43

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Our current system HW DE EC-65 w/HW Maxflow 1 HP pump all about 10+ yrs old, best guess. Filter and pump are about 10-12â€™ from skimmer and ~18â€...

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Pool size is 20 x 40 x 8, vol 35K gal with a DTH of 50â€™s
Pool is about 48K gallons.
What is DTH ?

Consider Pentair Intelliflo which will allow...

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Wed 01 Apr, 2009 17:29
HELP!!!I'm out of my depth

by POOLIDOS » Fri 27 Mar, 2009 17:04

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Firstly...forgive my total ignorance of pool etiquete.
I can't make head nor tail of the pool jargon on the forum.
If i start with some basic...

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Thanks guys,
I'll get my kit, start testing, writing and let you know about my progress!
Much appreciated

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Sun 29 Mar, 2009 15:38
Stains psi problems

by davidadavila » Sat 28 Mar, 2009 18:28

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well hellos guys IM glad i found you guys, i bought my house here in florida about a year ago and i cant get my pool going properly.....let me give...

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You don,t say what the size of cartridge filter you have ?
1. It might be grossly undersized and so the time between cleaning is just a function of...

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Sun 29 Mar, 2009 15:15
Brand new Pool owner

by croikie » Wed 25 Mar, 2009 22:30

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Hello all.
So I just bought my first house. It came with a pool. I'll explain what I do know about it.

I live in Minnesota so the temps get really...

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In a properly equipped and operated pool, you would be very hard pressed to tell what type of filter was being used by looking at the water. And Sand...

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Thu 26 Mar, 2009 14:06
Where should we discharge backwash?

by nmistry » Thu 26 Mar, 2009 00:36

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Having inherited an in ground pool when we purchased our house, I have been frantically stumbling across the net trying to read and learn about the...

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Read DE powder buildup

* Can i discharge the backwash water onto my lawn, will it harm the grass / plants?
The DE doesn't harm the grass or...

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Thu 26 Mar, 2009 03:06
DE In Pool

by DE Dude » Fri 06 Feb, 2009 20:04

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I have a DE filtration system with my inground pool. I cleaned the filters and then followed the process to mix the DE in a bucket and then place it...

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Added too much DE

The grids are damaged

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Wed 25 Mar, 2009 12:24

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