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  1. peachy

    CYA.......and others

    First of all I would like to say I'm located in the Philippines and so far my search for a knowledgeable pool maintenance guy has been in vain. Looks like I might have to give whoever this guy is going to be the basic skills to read the pool. The problem is my knowledge is pretty basic. The...
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    Ozonator Question

    Hi guys. Would like to revive this thread after so many years. I purchased the PZ2-4V last year and just managed to hook it up this week. One thing I'm concern about is the lack of any ozone smell when I have my nose right up against the bottom nozzles. I'm expecting a very strong ozone smell...
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    Optimized Level of the Pump....

    So I was reading the installation instruction of the Pentair Intellipro 011018 and it indicated that it should not be installed in excess of 3' BELOW water level and 8' ABOVE. This got me thinking why this is so? and what would be the PERFECT MOST OPTIMIZED position of the pump in relation to...
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    Piping using Polypropylene (PPR) pipes....

    hi guys. just wondering if anyone used other pipes like those heat-fused type pipes like polypropylene (PPR). the reason i'm asking is because we're building a pool but the pool room is in the basement of a large hi-end home. the complication lies with the fact that the structure of the house...
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    The VS should be fine right

    was just doing a bit of research and low and behold i've learned something new again. so the VF controls the flow and the VS controls the speed. I didn't even know there's a VF. so like the original poster, if i want to run it 24/7 at the lowest speed regardless of the turnover, the VS should...
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    Light me up!

    looking for your expertise. :goodjob: is it worth getting LED lights instead of the traditional halogens? if so what would you guys recommend? this is going on a lap pool so i need about 5 lights.
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    Variable Speed or Not?

    Hi guys. New member here. We're about to get a contractor to build a 25,000 gallon in-ground pool and was looking at using the variable speed pumps by either pentair or hayward. it seems according to their energy calculator that the savings on electricity is quite substantial that in fact one...