Recent content by 80sDweeb

I'm looking for what to call this type of vacuum breaker (aka vacuum relief valve?) for a solar system. The panels will be above the pool by a few feet. I see "vacuum breaker" units specifically for solar heaters, but they're around $45 or $60, seems out of line. Hoping for something less...

Thanks. What would a recommended filter be, knowing that we'll be dealing with a lot of dusty wind here? That's why I got the DE filter (didn't realize this one wasn't recommended, DOH!) Scott in Snowflake AZ

Here's what I have. Better than the sand filter they "include", and a good solid pump, but nothing special except for the valves to shut off the skimmer and return. This is how it was sold to me, and this is what I see on most AG pools I see. How do you backflush this? Do I just open the...

Atlas Above Ground: 15x30x52 Pentair PLD 50 DE Filter with 1HP OptiFlo Pump 10,620 gallons (2) Fafco 2x10 Above Ground Pool Solar Panels 295-2 Pentair SolarTouch Controller/Actuator We have a big wooden ramp we built to unload a tractor trailer, about 6 feet wide and 16 feet long. I'll use it...

Finished building the pool at the end of the season last fall, sat all winter and we're in a desert, so the bottom is covered in dirt/sand. A few leaves and organics, but mostly silt/dirt/sand. Cleaned out the filter, added the DE (6 lbs) and let it run for days. Used the vacuum on the bottom...

You bond to the wall (easy enough where the ends are bolted together) and to the water (as mentioned above, using a nipple would work, say on the return.)

Well now everybody has me thinking. We have significant winds here just about every afternoon. Should I put the skimmer and return on the end away from the prevailing wind, where the wind will likely push any bugs and debris? That's exactly opposite from the spot where the power is. Should I...

Where the pool is going to be in the yard, the end of the oval will be where a previous owner had a hot tub. It would be very convenient if I could put the filter right there by the electrical box that once fed the hot tub, but I intuitively feel that maybe having the skimmer on the end of the...

No instructions on the manufacturer's website. I sent an email.

So there really isn't a DIY list here on TFP? I'm surprised. I'll head over to YouTube, I just find that it can take some searching to learn which advice to follow and which to avoid. Just because the guy on YouTube does it that way, doesn't make it the best way. I expect that I'll be doing...

I've tried to search, and I see questions about crushed stone, sand, blocks under posts, but I don't see any step-by-step or best practices for installing an above ground pool. Here in Snowflake, Arizona there are exactly ZERO pool installers, so I may have to do it all myself (with some...

I have ordered a TF-100 test kit, with the stirrer - for $35, it pushed me into the "free shipping" range, which saved $20, so a $15 dollar expense. I also have a solar cover on the way, and will probably cut it in half and use the floating ABS DWV foam-based pipe attached directly to the...

I just ordered a Pentair SolarTouch for $205 delivered. Trying to have everything here before I need it, if I delay "pool day" my wife won't be happy!