Recent content by WaterWiggler

Sounds like it's working out great for you as well. For me, I get sun from sunup to an hour before sundown. This was never the case last summer before 6 backyard trees were cut down. 4 by the electric company and 2 by a man I hired. I had shade almost 24/7 then. During this week with Indiana...

A heat pump "maintains" the pool temperature more efficiently. To allow the water temperature to drop well below 80 degrees will force the heat pump to work much longer. I agree with you that heat pump manufacturers are selling their products with an overblown "efficiency" rating then...

I agree with you both. Bigger isn't always better on the maintenance side of pools and autos. In automobiles, a Ford Fusion will get you from point A to point B much cheaper than an SUV. With the cost of heating the water to a preferable 87 degrees, I sacrificed the size for comfort. So a NG...

The outlet/return is from Intex. I hard plumbed all the way to (but not including) the return. The threads are metric and about 4" The eyeball piece is screwed onto it. I was just wondering if Intex sold other returns for this.

I live in Northern Indiana with a 15' pool. 4000 gallons. I have a Hayward 50,000 BTU Heat Pump and a solar cover. I love swimming in 60 degree weather with the pool above 80 degrees. During late spring to early fall, I only run the heat pump 4 hours from 8 am to noon to maintain a pool temp...

I'm looking for a skimmer outlet that can replace the eyeball in a basic Intex 1.5 inch outlet. I would like the outlet to be around 45 degrees or so to give the surface a more circular flow. I presently have a 15' 42" pool modified with a 1500 gph skimmer pump and a 2500 gph for my SWG, Sand...