Recent content by MarkC

I have a 6 year old Letro Legend that still works fine. I have only replaced the float and took apart the back up valve when it stopped working, it worked after doing that. Oh and I have gone through 3 bags so far, My dogs eat them.

I have a Heat Siphon and live in PA. I love the Heat pump and it runs me about $100/month to get the water in the mid eighties during the normal swimming months we have in PA. When the temp outside is below 50 it doesn't put out very much heat but if your solar is still functioning it may be...

Skimmer socks to catch dog hair.

Have you considered adding a skimmer to this pool? I did that on a 12ft diameter AGP pool that had rigid walls made of 1/4" plastic and the skimmer worked great. Not sure if the intex pools can handle that. I had tyo cut a hole in the pool wall and liner.

I think you need to remove all that fill material and get back down to virgin undisturbed soil or you will be dealing with settling issues for the pavers in as little as a year or two. I would get the grading and soil removal done, wall installed, paver base material installed and then tackle...

I would be concerned about discharging the cool air from the pool heat pump into the house as it may contain mold/mildew spores. Think about Legionaires diesease which was caused by something along those lines. On the other hand if your pool heat pump and home AC are quite close together you...

Just in case anyone was curious I wouldn't recommend a 2 speed pump with a DE filter. I don't agree with the above statement. I have had a 2HP 2 speed pump with a 48ft2 DE filter for 6 years and use a booster pump pool cleaner. I have no problems at all running the pump on low all the time even...

My system does the same from day one.

A heat pump works well for me in PA. I keep the pool at between 80-85 and it runs $100/month for electricity to heat the pool. I keep the pool temp constant.

I like the look of pavers plus you don't have to worry about cracking like you do in a concrete deck. The downside is if you have a looplock type of cover the anchors are going to be pulling on the pavers depending on your pool geometry. In a kidney pool this is only a problem on the narrow...

Any fish in that pond? looks kind of bassy to me.

Anyone ever try blowing out the main drain and shutting that valve. Then take a bag of sand and place this over the main drain. Then open the main drain valve and pour some antifreeze down the pipe and reclose. I don't know if it would make a diference but it may help keep the antifreeze from...

Can you remove the tire from the wheel and just buy that part? The tires on my unit come off. I have not tried to buy one though.

I have a Letro legend with booster pump that is 6 years old and still works great. Only thing I had to change was the bag and that was because the dogs ate it.

I would have added two drains into the tile line one near the top of the tile and another under the tile so that when it rains the water will have somewhere to go. I would like one below the tile line so that I can keep the water level below the tile during the winter when the pool is closed.