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I just wanted to share my experience with my cartridge filter. I has one of those intex saltwater cartridge filter pump units that uses the size B filters. At the beginning of last year I bought 4 of them seeing people on this forum had to change them often. I know the size of my pool is not...

Quick question I was thinking of building one of those DIY solar heater and putting beside the pool. Then it dawned on me that my pool is in dirrect sunlight most of the day, so would I not be better of using a black pvc bond liner and just putting it in the bottom of the pool? Pros and cons...

Does anybody know if the new clear cells will fit the old units if the copper part is capped off? I know they produce less put just wanted to know it it would work.

This maybe my dumbest question yet. Has any body ever tried putting a pump after the filter? So that the pump is pulling water through the filter instead of pushing it. Besides the the obvious problem of backwashing is there other reasons this should not be done?

Hi I was given 1.5 HP Jacuzzi pump and was reading that a smaller pump is better. Is this only because of cost? I pay 0.059 kwh at off peak 0.089 kwh at mid and 0.107 kwh at peak, would it be worth getting a smaller pump? At those rates how much would I actually save?

Hi anybody know where I can pick up a cheap Intex Metal Frame pool liner? The Intex site sells them for more than you can buy the whole pool at some places. You see I bought a 18 foot round metal frame off a friend with a perfect liner (not even ? patch on it). I have can to realize my yard is...

First off awesome forum!!! I have read in the forum that the bigger the filter and smaller the pump, the better. I have a small 12 foot round intex pool 1500 gals. It came with a 500 gph pump that I got rid off and now have a 1000 gph intex pump with filter. I also scored a 250 pound Jacuzzi...