Recent content by ssmartt

I have a real simple setup, single speed pump and polaris booster (all 240v). the PB who set this up (back 15+ years ago) used regular light switches to turn on and off power (kind of, lol, at least they're daisy chained). I am wondering what everyone is buying these days. The T104 seems to be...

Go to the store while the sale is still going on. They'll place an order for however much you need. I did like 50 gallons last year. Maybe 60 this year.

I'm going to give these people a call: http://www.idealchemical.com/downloads/Ideal_Chemical-Water_Treatment_Line_Sheet.pdf I'll let the thread know what their prices are.

This is fairly accurate. We get a cold snap once in a while... last year we got down into the single digits. That's not typical, last year was the coldest in a decade or two, but if running the pump will keep the water from freezing that may just be my best bet. I have a *ton* of leaves though...

I'm closing my in ground pool for the first time. I am worried about draining the pool low enough so that the returns aren't underwater. I have been told I have high ground water, and worry about floating the liner draining the pool that low. Below the skimmer, no problem. Can I still blow out...

Yes, technically it's half of a quad pole tandem breaker, with the hot water heater on the other half, I'm assuming because the panel was full when the pool was added. A black wire goes into one pole, a white into another, and the ground goes to the neutral bar. Yeah, just a bare copper wire...

So after a few months of living in this new house I'm starting to find some questionable electrical wiring, the pool included. I've got one cable going back to my breaker box to a 30 amp breaker. 2 wire cable (with unshielded ground), no neutral. My concern is that my 12v pool light and...

In that case, would the 3/4 hp model be sufficient? Thanks.

I currently have an extremely loud hayward max-flo ii. When I bought the house, the pool builder I found who inspected it all for me suggested replacing the entire pump, as he said he replaced the motor a couple of years ago yet it's still loud. It was a 1-hp model. How do I know what size pump...

Thanks, I managed to get everything I needed at the big box store and cemented everything in yesterday. Everything I did works and isn't leaking. Of course now the pressure side is dripping. Oh well, the first part was easy enough. If anyone sees this thread in the future, it's really easy. The...

I broke one of these on my polaris pump, the suction side (suction side for the booster at least), just after the filter : I think I'd rather hard plumb. Does anyone know the thread size for the quick connects? Do I use 1" schedule 40 PVC? If it's 3/4" threaded size and 1" PVC, I'd want this...

Good to know. After 3-4 days in a row of a couple inches of rain though I have a feeling I'm going to need to test it again. My house now sits on a swamp, it's a little unnerving actually and while I knew I had some drainage issues to work on, I was hoping I'd have until next spring before I...

yeah, well, uhh... umm... we don't have to add water as much cause we have to drain 3-4 inches every other day. so there! Seriously though will inches and inches of rain and draining that off over a few days wreck CYA levels or no?

We've had some wild weather here too. I wonder if it will ever stop raining!!!

We got enough rain today to practically overflow the pool. I drained it down and dumped half a jug of 10% in. I'm never going to get a chance to pass the OCLT and I'm kind of wanting to skip it, even though I know I shouldn't.