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I must admit that this advice is quite shocking to me. I've owned 5 homes with in ground pools and would take a cartridge filter 100 out of 100...
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Hi there...new to the forum but had a pool all my life. My Pop built this pool himself in 1964(I take care of it now...he's 82). It originally had...
Our pool set for two years before we started it back up last summer, at which time it had a hard white build up. This year, there is more. From...
I have a jacuzzi pool filter for a 13,000 gal pool and spa. It uses cartidge filters, the largest sized TRi-clops filters. I have replaced them from...
Hello, I don't have a real question yet. I know I am glad I found this forum, I spent several hours last weekend reading the pool solutions website....
Hi everybody, I am about to get bids from several contractors and I need some advice on a few things. I have been reading these forums and am about...
True or False? Is vinyl lined better then gunite? ================================================== The big misconception out there is that...
My friend bought a house and the pool is a nightmare! CYA over 300... So we were attempting to drain it this afternoon. She went to the local pool...
I've been Lurking on this forums and have gotten Many great tips and instruction on fixing up My "new" Pool ( To me anyway ). I have posted pictures...
HI All, I replumbed my filter and pump today. All is well but I have a few very slow leaks at some of the threaded joints (a thimble full every few...
It goes without saying that water and electricity don’t mix. It can kill you. Here are a few tips and suggestions that may help you. But first, a...
Hey All, I'm a young guy in the military and i bought an older house with an old pool. When we bought the house the pool was sold "AS IS". It...
I am new to having a pool and know practically nothing. After the pool guy comes to clean the pool, the water is very cloudy for a full two days. No...
If you are going to have a new pool installed, yes- price matters, but getting the right contractor will get you a better pool. Go with a contracter...
I need to change my sand out this year and was wondering if I could buy cheaper sand. I know I can get it from the pool store. They want $9 for...
Hi, I really enjoy this forum. My first post and pool - so I am nervous. Actually, I accidentially deleted first post. So, here I go, again. Please...
I am just starting the process of building a pool in Dallas. Most of the pool builders I've talked to here are sold on big pumps and small pipes --...
The channel that holds the liner in place in the corner of my pool broke off. I can feel chunks of concrete like material between the liner and the...
Well somebody had to start a thread here, and I had a nightmare of a repair job. Might as well share it. Two years ago, early in spring I...
A friend of mine has access to the tools and firehose to connect to the firehydrant outside my house. He said he has refilled his pool this way in...
I need to cut my main drain line between the valve and the pool to relocate my equipment inside the poolhouse I'm building. The point where I need...
I've made references to this church pool rebuild in other threads but will try to focus future discussion here. For background, see thread...
We think we finally found the hole. It's in the wall but almost at the bottom of the wall. Does anybody have any experience with patching a hole? Do...
Pump is about 4 years hold, and this is the sound it makes, which it has been making for about 4 years now and my neighbor just told me it doesn't...
I've had my pump down since last week, and it's helped confirm my suspicion that my sand filter is blowing sand back into the pool (I have to vacuum...
HELP! I have a new liner pool (in ground 20x40) put in last summer. I have lost about 1-2 inches a day lately and at first I thought it was lots...
Hi, everyone. I'm a new pool owner. We have a 12'x 25' IG fiberglass with Hayward Star Clear Plus cartridge filter, Hayward Max-Flo 1 HP pump and...
Greetings, We are in dire straits with our pool builder. I've come here for advice because I've seen a wealth of very informative individuals on...
...but didn't. For me, I wish I would have gone with pebble-tec. My one and only regret--- How about you, with hindsight being 20/20 what would...
Hi all, I'm a new pool owner as of about six or seven weeks ago. We're enjoying having a pool very much (I live in South Florida). Background: I...
I have a roughly 10,000-gal in-ground concrete pool about 30 years old. The marcite has worn off in many places and you can see the rough concrete...
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