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draing pool

by tammyt » Sun 04 May, 2008 20:39

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We had a storm Friday night that blew our table and umbrella into our pool. The problem is that the table top was glass. There is glass all in the...

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I wouldnt recommend backwashing to drain, especially if you have a sand filter. Do you have a multiport valve? If so simply set it to waste....

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Mon 05 May, 2008 17:34
desjoyaux pool

by fatmoggy104 » Thu 01 May, 2008 06:25

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Hi everybody,

Im looking for some help i have got a desjoyaux pool ( french company)with a P11 filtration unit it looks a little like a portable...

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hi jdlloyd

many thanks :D :D

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Mon 05 May, 2008 14:37
Ready to fill with gas and light
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by justneedsomehelp » Fri 25 Apr, 2008 16:41

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Hi all,

New inground pool owner here who is lost and tired. I bought the house with the 22,500 gal inground pool with sand filter in the fall. I...

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Thought I would let ya know, 33 gallons of clorox, dailey backwash, scrubbing and vacuuming 3 times a day, and now and I can finally see the bottom...
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Sun 04 May, 2008 08:17
Newbie??!!!!

by Tara_O » Fri 02 May, 2008 23:42

We just recently bought a house with a pool (obviously)... It was completely green when we first looked at the house, The house had been empty for...

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Fri 02 May, 2008 23:42
Total hardness

by azmeltdown » Fri 02 May, 2008 18:13

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Is it possible/wise to connect to my soft water system to my autofill to filter out the calcium as to add it myself to the proper level? Right now...

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Yes, it's possible since the amount of water coming out of the autofill shouldn't overwhelm the water softener -- it's essentially part of your total...

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Fri 02 May, 2008 21:00
Skimmer Question

by katthater » Wed 30 Apr, 2008 06:15

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Good Day,

New To the inground Pool thing and need help.

I have a sand filter with a multi port valve.

The skimmer has to holes in the bottom of...

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One hole (probably the one you use for vacuuming) runs to the pump. The second hole connects the skimmer to the main drain and you can usually...

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Wed 30 Apr, 2008 06:45
Trees Near The Pool

by ironjohn929 » Tue 29 Apr, 2008 15:14

How close to the pool and or the pool deck can I plant trees? I'd like to plant some palm trees next to the pool deck (appx. 3 ft away) but I've...

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Tue 29 Apr, 2008 15:14
bought above ground pool with no instuctions

by joyfull16 » Sun 27 Apr, 2008 02:54

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Hi am just hoping any of you guys can help me? Can you please tell me how do i run my filter and pump?

Do i run it when kids sre swimming or not...

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Hi iy is a bestway pool which i have bought it is 15ft wide by 4ft deep

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Tue 29 Apr, 2008 13:12
Hard side vs. Soft sided pool

by Wendy » Mon 03 Mar, 2008 12:04

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We are looking at buying a big above ground pool and dont know which is better. Beachland 27 round Hard sided pool vs. Tuff 24 round soft sided pool....

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I love my tuff pool Ive had it for 4 years now and the only problem that I have had is a PVC fitting. it coasted me 6 bucks to replace...I got mine...

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Tue 29 Apr, 2008 12:29
Questions Re: In ground pool, filter, and vacuum...

by Phlimm » Fri 18 Apr, 2008 20:57

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I recently moved into a new home and it has an in ground Pebble-Tec pool that is cleaned by a "Triton II High Rate Sand Filter" (according...

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First things first- retest your calcium hardness levels to make sure they are correct. If it is still at 500 then you need to drain half your pool...

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Sun 27 Apr, 2008 18:27
What month should I open my pool - New Owner

by smithsh » Fri 25 Apr, 2008 20:38

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I am a new pool owner and I just installed a pool heater in early April. The contractor had to open my pool quite early to ensure that the heater was...

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Where are you located? I work in the MD/DC area and we started opening pools about two weeks ago. Temps have been swinging from the low 60s to high...

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Sat 26 Apr, 2008 14:33
Ph levels

by BigF » Fri 25 Apr, 2008 08:48

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Hi.

A Scotsman with his first pool! The upside of living in south of Spain. The down side .... all the gear - no idea!

Our pool had to be emptied...

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HI Richard.

Thanks for your speedy reply.

Just to make things more complicated - the 5in1 tabs are trichloroisocyanuric acid (90-93%)...

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Sat 26 Apr, 2008 03:48
Use Water From One Pool For Another Pool

by DeadlyPersona » Thu 24 Apr, 2008 08:28

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Ok, I recently purchased an above ground pool (not too big) that holds about 1400 gallons of water. Unfortunately, we didn't realize there was a...

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A pool cover pump can be used to SLOWLY transfer water from one pool to another. For example, see the pumps here . If you get the very inexpensive...

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Thu 24 Apr, 2008 09:31
New pool owner: Chlorine dosage questions--daily & week

by Guest » Wed 23 Apr, 2008 19:54

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Is this correct:

1. Need to give pool a daily dose of chlorine.

and, also

2. Need to shock once a week.

Pool: 18x36x3.75, rectangle, 18,225...

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You should absolutely, positively NOT use PoolBrand 3" Chlorinating Tablets in your skimmer. When the pump goes off, the tablets continue to...

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Wed 23 Apr, 2008 22:38
I feel like a pool idiot...

by Philipson » Mon 21 Apr, 2008 23:03

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We just bought our new house and are new to opening and closing our pool. I have been reading all the posts and have found them very helpful, but I...

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You can also read some of these stickies on various pool topics. Similarly, there are stickies at the top of most of the forum topics at The Pool...

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Wed 23 Apr, 2008 11:20
Infloor cleaning systems and Ozone generators

by KFW » Mon 21 Apr, 2008 21:26

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I am in the process of building a pool and my sales person is recommending a caretaker 99 at $2800 and an ozone generator at $600. This is my first...

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Thanks for the info. I was told that the caretaker comes with a life time warranty and that no matter what the problem was it would be taken care of...

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Tue 22 Apr, 2008 13:13
new pool owner - baquapure filtration system

by bettyboo » Sun 20 Apr, 2008 11:17

:roll: We moved into a home with an above ground pool that has a baquapure filtration system. We don't know the first thing about the pool other that...

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Sun 20 Apr, 2008 11:17
Can't figure out hose connections

by albinosquirrel » Tue 15 Apr, 2008 15:59

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Hi, I recently moved into a house with an above-ground pool. I've never had a pool before, so I don't know much about it. I was trying to connect all...

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looks like that is where is the light goes in and the water comes in from the bottom of the fixture. as for how everything should hook up, come from...

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Sun 20 Apr, 2008 10:39
draining pool

by pool drain dispute » Thu 13 Mar, 2008 20:23

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is it legal to backwash or drain a pool into the sewer

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I think alot depends on where you live. In cities draining into the street would be a no no. Being in maryland it all depends on how close to the...

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Sat 19 Apr, 2008 17:23
sand filter

by moovin » Wed 16 Apr, 2008 09:03

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When I turn on the pump it always shoots in sand, when the pump has been turned off for a while. Why does it shoot sand in the pool? Its not a whole...

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Chances are you have cracked laterals inside the filter. It doesnt mean replacing the whole filter- it involves removing the sand, replacing the...

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Wed 16 Apr, 2008 19:49

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