Recent content by wmshay6

Or just get a sand filter.

It's all Dead Sea creatures- diatoms. Just processed finer for filtering purposes. And as a previous poster said only "mildly carcinogenic" if you inhale the dried powder. Once it's been used in the filter and discharged, I would argue it really is no hazard. You could make the same "mildly...

That's exactly the opposite of what I have been taught and what every plumber I have ever know has stated about using tape vs dope on threaded fittings. Regardless, I would uncouple at the union, replumb with new elbow and PVC and use the teflon tape per the hayward instructions. And for...

Hook up a hose and drain to the lawn. It's natural and won't really hurt anything. In fact it's used as a non-poisonous bug killer in some instances. But it won't hurt the lawn at all.

Do you have any plumbing skills at all? This is not a plumber job for someone who is DIY handy. But if you have never worked with PVC before, I wouldn't make this my first attempt. Threaded fittings can sometimes be tough to get sealed. IN any event, if you do try it yourself- do not use...

I plan to do some rennovation work to my 20+ year old Doughboy pool this fall to include a new liner, skimmer, return, and rotating the pool wall in order to move the skimmer to opposite side of the pool. The problem is DBs skimmer is apparently proprietary and my understanding is that they...

I've got a DB I'm planning to rebuild in the fall. Lots of pics please! (Mine won't be as much of an adventure as yours!)

What kid of filter? Another possibility is DE from a torn grid if you use a DE filter. I had that problem once, thought it was algae. But it was DE blowing through a torn grid. Sorry, just re-read and you mention a cartridge filter. So it's not DE!

Where are you planning to use it? I have it between pump and filter and from filter to return. Be advised that it tends to get "sucked flat" when used on the pressure side between your skimmer and pump intake. I like it as it lasts for years- unlike the cheap corrugated pool hoses. But I...

Stain for sure. Many of the epoxy paints aren't rated for UV exposure or consistently wet environments.

Pool looks great. I'm subscribing for the shop build!

You sure it's a sand filter and not a DE filter? You describe what sounds like A DE filter that hasn't been recharged with DE. Something is wrong as you shouldn't be going that high in only an hour. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Re: Not enough room to refill sand filter to recomended weig Are you sure it's a 200lb filter? The reason I ask is because I just bought a new Sand Filter. In doing my homework, all of the current 18-19" filters seem to be 150 pounders while the 21 and 22" filters are the 200 pound filters...

Re: Installing Luquidator and Plumbing on AGP I am not too familiar with the liquidator and this part doesn't make sense to me- do you have any pictures? I'd love to see some pictures of the actual liquidator connections.

Funny thing is, I could say that EXACT same thing about my local family owned community centered pool store. If I'm gonna get a headache out of the deal, Might as well save some $$$ while I'm at it.