Recent content by Juvenall

My 10,000 gallon above ground has had a leaky main drain ball valve for the last two seasons, but I think I may need to replace it finally. Over the last few days, the pump has been losing prime and as best as I can tell, this is the most obvious culprit where air could be getting in. How...

So I woke up as normal today and made my way to the back door to let my dogs out when I noticed that my 10,000 gallon above ground pool was, well, empty. Apparently, at some point in the night, the hose that connects the pump to the sand filter came loose/popped off shooting water all over my...

Thanks, Jason! Did just that and I have a very solid circular pattern going on right now. I think the question now is do I face it towards or away from the skimmer? Right now, I have in order from right to left as you face them (and about 3-4 feet away from each other), the pool ladder ->...

For the last few weeks, I've been battling my pool's cloudy blue water with slow success. In my research of the subject, I heard a lot of people mention part of the problem could be the flow created by the return fixture. The pool as it stands (since I got it with the house a few years ago)...

Awesome! Thanks for the info!

I just conducted a water test and my TA is hovering around 50, and my pH is around 8.0. After some reading on the forums, I think I know what needs to be done, but I'd like a sanity check before I start dumping stuff in the pool. Pool Info: 10,500 gallon above ground (aluminum/vinyl, bottom...

Hola, gang! I'm looking to update the filtration system on my pool to a sand filter, but the local pool shops around me have been giving me mixed information and I'm thoroughly confused as to the proper size filter/pump I need to pick up to handle my 21', 10,407 gallon circular pool. The pool...

Oh, awesome. I'll give that a shot and post back with the results. Thanks!

Recently, I had a brand new Hayward Xstream 100sqft/1hp cartridge filter system hooked up to the 10,000 gallon pool (~21ft round, main drain, skimmer, one return) we inherited with the house last fall. We're not sure how long the pool was unkept, but it clearly fell into swamp/duck pond...