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If you are interested about how an actual heat pump works, here is a youtube video illustrating this nicely (I'm more of a visual learner). This video shows how a heat pump works as both a Heater or an Air Conditioner for the house. The concept of heat pump for the pool is exactly the same as a...

Hello fellow Canadian, welcome to the site and congrats on the pool.. and the house (or is the correct order: congrats on the house.. and the pool) :confused:

Nice pics, I can totally see myself trying to put my Aquabug into that Skimmer. I'd be sitting with my right leg in the water, my butt on the pool edge, my left hand holding on to the deck ramp while I lean forward trying to get the hose into skimmer. I can also see myself falling into the pool...

I don't know if it's a Canadian thing or just the specific brand in that store. You've peaked my interest, next time I'm at a different hardware store or a pool store, I'm gonna check their muriatic acid and see if their bottles are sealed in a plastic bag as well.

Usually the municipality will have written rules about things like that. I'm in the Montreal area, and on my municipality website, rules explicitly state that if an above ground pool wall is 1.2m or above on all sides that I don't need a fence around it. It also states that a "removable pool"...

Hey there, I know you said you wanted an IG robot, but I have the Hayward Aquabug specifically for Above ground pool. I've been quite happy with it. Amazon.com : Hayward 900 Wanda the Whale Above-Ground Automatic Pool Cleaner : Swimming Pool Maintenance Kits : Patio, Lawn Garden Here is a...

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Thanks a lot Chem geek for all the info and the threads you recommended. Really good info. I might just stick with dry acid for now, it just makes my heart beat at a nice slow regular rate. I've been researching a bit about dry acid, so the downside to it is that it adds sulfates to the...

Bam!!! Finally fixed. Bought a new pressure gauge for 5$ from local pool store. Let's see how long this one lasts. (sorry can't post a picture because I've exceeded my size limit. Is the size limit per thread?) So now that I have accurate reading with the filter clean (it goes to 5 psi when...

Alright, I had a bottle of pH minus from last season that I've been using to bring my pH down, and planned to switch to muriatic acid when it's finished. When I was in Canadian Tire this past weekend, I decided to get myself some Muriatic acid. I get to the paint section and I see this plastic...

Hey Rob, Only place to buy the k-2006 in Canada is from their exclusive distributor. That's where I bought mine, and I just ordered more FAS-DPD reagent because I've almost run out. You have to email them and they will send you an order form, you fill it up and email it back and they ship it to...

Thanks for all the replies. I finally got a bit of a breather from work and got around to cleaning the filter, and got the pressure gauge out. It's still full of water and I don't know how to go about troubleshooting it. I did put it back in after cleaning the filter and it is reading 12psi, so...