Recent content by okiepoolmike

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Filter is not new. Motor is about a year old. This is actually my mothers pool and i was trying to help her with. She wanted them to raise the pump up as we had a flood a few weeks ago and she asked a company to raise the pump up incase of a future flood. I just figured it wasnt good to have...

Inground pool, had a guy come out and install the pump he installed it raised like attached picture. Is this an ok set up? i felt like it would be better with a straight run into the suction versus the elbows with pump off the ground. What brings this question up and i am beginning to be...

one more question, do you think i damaged my new filter by not winterizing? i have never made this mistake before but when winter got here and temps got in the teens i thought... oh no the pool. it was to late and the pump was ruined. If so how can i check or just run it and see what it does...

Yes i have thought to do that as well.. mine is pretty old, easily over 12 years, so i figured i may should just get a new one. thanks for the help! i agree, i may run mine more frequent on low to keep the bugs off the surface as well as the cottonwood tree cotton!

thanks guys. Yes it is an above ground pool. i will add some info to my sig! I appreciate it!! the flotec i currently have is well over $400.00 and the pumps you suggested even 1hp 2 speed pumps look to be a little under 300 or right at 300. so if these will work well then i think that settles...

thanks guys! i appreciate it... now what brand should i go with? and where can i get the best deal on a pump?

Hey guys, i dont post much here, but have read a lot! the site is so helpful! Ok here is the deal.. 27' diameter pool has 48" walls, have expandable liner that is about 5.5' in the center. so maybe 19k gallons? i have a Hayward pro series sand filter (s180t). it has a flotec 1.5 on it...

That is what I was wondering as well, with the organics that are in the water how can I tell if I should slam the pool Assuming slamming the pool is shocking Should I be doing an overnight chlorine test or checking for combined chlorine

Darn i was hoping that floc would help to keep pool from going green on me should i just bite the bullet and put stabilizer in? i feel like these 90+ degree days with bleach is burning up once the sun shines on it. or just keep hitting it every night with bleach?

Ok, long story but was replacing my liner and had a rain storm pop up and wash some dirt/sand onto the liner while filling. Pool is a 27' with expandable liner to 72". so while the middle was filling i had liner just laying around at the pool wall bottom edge. Got a huge rain storm and it washed...

Total chlorine 5.0

Long time lurker, first time poster. I got my pool up and running, around 20.5k above ground pool. Running a Hayward dream line sand filter. I opened the pool about 1-1/2 weeks ago, it was very green. Have shocked it and also passed overnight shock test. FC 5.0 CH 134 CA 45 PH 7.5 TA115 After...