Recent content by Absolutx13

I used to own a house with an inground pool that I installed a solar heater for. I have since moved to a new place and best I can do right now is a medium size inflatable pool. Does anyone have any tips for getting some equipment that can be used to heat the pool?

Yes. I am in the process of a SLAM and I have to say it's great to have a working filter. The water is turquoise now when before it was dark green.

Thank you all for the advice. I went ahead and bought brand new regular sand and last night I replaced the Zeosand (150lbs) with regular sand (300lbs) in the sand filter. I noticed some pretty good overnight improvements starting with the fact that the backwash actually comes back with green...

I knew this day would come, but i never thought it would be so soon! ;) I don't go to pool stores for advice, but yes I was not using the SLAM method completely. I did switch to Bleach and I do have a test kit that also tests CYA levels. In any case, if I do have a chemistry problem, that...

I have been fighting this abundance of algae for over a month and change now. I had a lot of leaves fall into the pool over the winter and dissolve due to the warmer weather and created a big mess for me in the spring. I tried to clean it but the water I started with was brown and it took a...

Sounds good. I will try to get that kit. In the meantime, could you elaborate on what I can do about the fine particles settling on the bottom? Do I need to add something to my filter?

I don't believe I do. I have test strips and 'Poolmaster 22260 5-Way Test Kit with Case - Basic Collection' I got from Amazon. Should I get one of the recommended ones?

These are semi accurate results. I will post more when I have more information. Free Chlorine - 10+ Alk - ~40 pH - ~6.4 TH - ~150-200 I know these are not normal values but the more I try to mess with it the worse it gets so I left it alone and just tried to control the chlorine. I started...

I updated my signature with my system. I replaced my filter a year and a half ago with a Hayward S220T Pro-Series 22-Inch 1-1/2-Inch Vari-Flo Valve Top-Mount Pool Sand Filter and initially it seemed like it took a while to clear up the pool, but eventually it did the job. Then I had the pool...

Thank you all for suggestions. I actually just finished my installation and the system seems to be running well. Unfortunately it's been a bit cloudy so I haven't had the chance to see its full potential yet. I did install it with a manual valve that I turn on or put on bypass daily, which can...

Hello, I have 3 Vortex 4' x 12' Solar Panels with 1.5" heads & 2" Plumbing parts that I want to install. All of my current pipes are 1.5" and I believe I ordered 1.5" plumbing too but they sent me 2" and this was last year. Regardless, I will work with what I have. My question is... is it worth...

I was looking at http://www.solar-discounters.com/ specifically at the Fafco Sungrabber System Kit. Seems much cheaper than Vortex but I'm not sure about performance. They also have a couple more options on there. Any recommendations from that list (Sungrabber/Sunsaver) or should I go with a...

Wow. Thanks for the info. Those came with all you need to mount them & roof plumbing? As a side-note, my whole pool system is 1.5 inch from pump to filter, filter to pool. Would it make sense to get 2 inch headers and convert from 1.5 to 2 inch as it goes up on the roof?

I was looking at the wrong one. However, those people are charging $140 just for regular shipping. Total would be $1150 for (3) 4x12s and installation kit. Is there another place I can get decent quality panels & installation kit? (I'm not dead set on Vortex).

Hello, I am planning on a installing a new solar system on the roof of my house. The roof is a South facing roof with a good amount of hours of sun time in Long Island, NY. I want to make sure I am not missing anything, so I am looking at this site...