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I'm having a leaking problem with one of the drain plugs on my Intex pool. The plug on the inside started leaking a bit two years ago. I solved the problem by sealing the outside cap with some teflon tape. That stopped it from leaking for two seasons, but now the cap is cracked and it's...

I was just wondering if my saltwater pool is doing any long term damage to my lawn or soil. I have an Intex pool that gets drained and stored every year. That's a lot of salt that keeps getting absorbed into the lawn. If I keep doing this year after year, will all that salt eventually cause...

I think my Intex SWG is on its last legs. Keeps displaying low salt even though the cell has been cleaned and my salt level is around 3300 ppm. This will be its 5th summer. The cheapest one on Amazon is the newest model and it has Electrocatalytic Oxidation (E.C.O.) What on earth is that...

Does the OCLT need to be done at shock level? Or is it still valid at normal chlorine levels?

Ok, I know this is probably a silly question, but is it possible to add a pressure gauge to an Intex cartridge filter pump? It'd be nice to know exactly when I need to clean the cartridge rather than just guessing. I have to stick with an Intex pump because I would have to bond a standard...

Pool school says that shock level for a CYA of 70 is 28, while Pool Calculator says it's 20. Which one is correct?

I recently installed a Hayward skimmer on my Intex pool. It works great while the pump is on, but when it's off, the weir door does not float. It just stays at the bottom. And even if it did float, there does not seem to be anything to stop it from opening into the pool. Seems stupid to me...

After becoming jealous of seeing all the other Intex users on this forum with thru the wall skimmers, hard plumbing, and fountains, I finally gathered up enough courage to do it myself (most of that courage came in liquid form.) I'm not sure if this was the "right" way to do it, but it's what I...

I have an Intex that gets drained and stored every year. If I went the cheap route with borax and acid, would borates still be worth it? And would I really have to lower my TA to 80 if it's just going to get drained at the end of the season anyway? My fill water has a TA around 180. I tried...

I recently bought some PVC unions for hard plumbing my pump, but now I see a sticker on them that says "For use with schedule 80 pipe." Are they ok to use with schedule 40 PVC pipe?

There is an HTH product at Walmart called Cell Saver. It says it extends the life of your SWG cell and prevents scale buildup. Does it work? I couldn't find any ingredients on the bottle. Anyone know what it is exactly?

I'm thinking about MAYBE putting a thru the wall skimmer on my Intex Ultra Frame. I'm assuming that I will have to lower the water level at least 4 inches if I do. Which leads me to my question. If I have to lower the water level that much, will it still be high enough to be above the...

Hello all. I'm thinking about attempting to hard plumb my Intex Ultra frame pool after carefully studying many of the other Intex threads. Having absolutely no knowledge or experience with PVC, I must ask if there would be a downside to using flex PVC rather than rigid PVC. Seems to me that...

After two seasons, the ladder for my Intex Ultra Frame could use replacing. It is rusting pretty badly, probably in part because I also have a SWG. I would like to get a new ladder that's mostly resin to avoid the rust. I am thinking about this one. http://www.saveonpoolsupplies.com/Pool-...

I'm just wondering if it's possible for a solar cover to lower pH. I ask because my pH always drifts up due to my SWG and slightly high TA (currently 130), but for the past 2 weeks I've had my solar cover on because it's been a bit cooler, and I have not needed to add any acid since I put the...

Probably a silly question, but is it ok to add muriatic acid in front of the return while the SWG is running? Would the acid have any effect on the chlorination or vice versa?

It may not be the fanciest around, but it's still my own private paradise and I'm glad to have it.

For about three weeks, I've been trying to lower my TA by reducing my pH to 7.2, then aerating it back up to 7.6, then repeating. My TA still seems locked at 200 using the TF-100 TA test. I've used both dry acid and muriatic acid. I don't have any borates in the pool, nor have I used any pH...

I read in BBB for Beginners that dry acid should not be used with a SWG. Why is that? I don't mind switching to muriatic acid (assuming I can safely transport it in my car), but I used dry acid with my Intex Ultra Frame and Intex SWG all last season and I just reopened my pool and have been...

Hi. I'm new to the forum and this is my first post. I have the TF-100 test kit and the label came off my CYA mixing bottle. As I understand it, the label is to be used as a guide for adding the correct amount of pool water and R-0013. I don't remember exactly where the label goes. Close to...