Recent content by Earlsfat

So I am really getting tired of trying to open my pool each year using a traditional tarp, the trees and animals leave so much junk that I wind up having 100+ pounds of rotten leaves, sticks, swamp water (cover pump can't get all of it), etc that are so gross it's not even funny. I would really...

Longest run is about 25', but I think I'm going to ramp up the heater and pump to 10 gauge wire and be done with it (have a bunch on hand). As far as the lights... there is no transformer. There are little junction boxes, but no transformers anyplace. At least... there isn't one that's above...

I just need a quick verification that I'm going about this with the proper mindset... I just completely replumbed my pool and moved the equipment around. I am at the point where I'm wiring up the pump, heater, new salt system, etc and had a "wait-a-minute..." moment. I am replacing all the...

Thank you!!!!

So I am re-plumbing my pool due to leaks, settled apron, loss of about 2" of water per day, etc. Unfortunately one of the leaks was at one of the spa jets... to make matters worse the jet was not installed plumb, so when we cut it out we wound up slicing it in half almost... so I'm not sure if...

So... I'm pretty sure the pressure side air leak is the DE filter, at least that's where the noise is coming from. I'm going to take it apart and clean it, lube up the o-ring and see if that solves that issue. The only thing that confuses me with this is that it's not like it's leaking to a...

I'm going to try the suction leak tests and get my helpers out tonight to see if we can figure out where the noises are coming from, and I'll post back. Thanks for the responses.

So since starting up the pool for the year (took out a problematic broken sediment filter) I noticed there are a couple new noises: One sounds like air bleeding into the system when the pump shuts off. I can't find any leaks while its running, nor can I see one when it's making the noise, the...

After referring to the chart in another thread, I called DiscountSaltPool and talked with them for a few minutes... RJ-60+ is on it's way. IC-60 wasn't rated as highly and had less functions. Price difference was negligible. After being a breath away from a tannerite treatment with this pool...

Not sure why in the heck that won't show up in my Amazon search unless I type the model number in, but thank you. Sending the circupool back and getting the IC-60.

Ok, so I think I may have screwed up (or at least am getting ready to). After a long battle of leaks that I think I finally solved (all three drain plugs had pencil eraser sized holes on the outside of the fittings) I decided to try and get the pool up and running and am going through the SLAM...

Sorry... I've read the Pool School twice and my eyes glaze over about halfway through... and to be honest, I missed a response (I updated the thread notifications and am getting emails with each response now). I'm having a disconnect someplace between the information here and when I'm stand...

AH! Thanks for that... I didn't realize the pucks had other chemicals in them. Calling wife to tell her to pull the pucks out of the skimmers. Also investigating salt water chlorinator.

I honestly don't know what I have. I thought FC and CC and TC were supposed to be different? If FC = TC doesn't that mean FC = 0? Are you saying what I have now is acceptable? Uhh... because? (Not being a smart-Alec.) Without them the chlorine goes away.... or am I supposed to keep dumping...