Recent content by jhamblett

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    Solar plumbing question

    You can always drill an 1/8 inch hole in the shut off plate of the valve. I have heard that done many of times. You will end up cooling your pool at night with it running 24/7
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    Aluminum Fence - how to get a wider opening?

    Yes you can remove it and measure the opening, then order a new gate which will mount to the existing poles. The only difference in, "line" vs "end" poles are the cutouts for the railing to slide into.
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    Used Solar Panels - Yay or Nay

    I used ressolar.com Shipped to my door, 10 year warranty. New AquaTherm panels
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    Should Used Solar Panels (Fafco) Be Flipped Upon Reinstallation?

    Bringing up a old thread, however i am thinking about doing this. It's been three years on one side, might be time to flip. I cant see how it would hurt
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    Just noticed gizmo (gizzmo?) popped off / floating in skimmer. Should I be concerned?

    if there is antifreeze in the lines and he blew them out, as long as water did not reenter then screw it back in
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    New DIY build Huntsville, AL

    Also my 10ft fiberglass roman stairs were 9'11-1/4. I had to make up 3/4 inch just to make the stairs fit. The coping they sold me did not work with the stairs, after 2 weeks of arguing they sent me a different style. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk
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    New DIY build Huntsville, AL

    Sounds like my experience with them. I started nit picking every little thing and made them reship everything based on how bad there customer service was. I swear they started ignoring my calls. My 90 degree corners were 80 at best and I had to take apart the rivets just to complete the job...
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    green pool help ? first timer

    Start reading Bill! Head right to the pool school section and get to slaming Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk
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    Replacing spider gasket in Pentair multiport valve....lube or caulk?

    I would use some lube. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk
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    New DIY In Ground in MN

    I did my own 18x36, 650 yards of dirt and 1 yr 3 months later it's complete. The saving's is unreal. Anything is possible with youtube and books! Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk
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    Advice for cloudy water?

    I just cleaned up my cloudy water in a day and a half. Find out your cya level and use the chart to see your shock level. use the calculator and add the necessary amount of bleach. PH aroun 7.2 works best. maintain that shock level until you pass the overnight chlorine loss test. It really...
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    Walmart pool essentials 10% chlorine

    my walmart had it priced 3.64 but rang up 2.50. Hudson NH
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    Pentair easy touch light control

    Select the color and hit the back button, should start clicking right after Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk
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    New plaster - fill with well water?

    Take it slow. On for a few. Off for a few hours. I did it with a 26k Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk
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    Hey North East, Anybody Open Yet?? (Southern New Jersey here)

    New AquaTherm panels Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk