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    can i change out my pumps power cord?

    i have the Intex 2500-Gallon Filter Pump and its 2 years old now and it seems like the cords end has finally messed up, the test and reset part, no matter what i do or how many times i push reset it doesnt start my pump, sometimes i can fiddle with the reset button and itll start for a bit but...
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    leak in pool...help please

    so we set the pool up like 4 months back on a concrete slab, before we set the liner down we sweped well, maybe not well enough, if you go into the pool you can feel a few poking spots around the pool, must of been places in the concrete that had rocks or something that wouldnt sweep away and im...
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    how much CYA in one of these?

    ok so i really need to raise my CYA, mines probably around 20 or so and was wondering how much CYA is in one of these http://www.walmart.com/ip/HTH-3-in-1-Chlorinating-Skimmer-Tablets/17043622 because walmart sells them in single packages....keep in mind mony is tight due to a trip to tennessee...
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    what do i need to meassure?

    so guys i use a baby bottle to measssure out the ammount of bleach i need to add to my pool but, is there there something better? i use the baby bottle cause it has ounces 1 - 9 on it, other things i found skip numbers by two......so whats better or what do you guys use? thanks so much
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    test kit question...

    so i was going to go to walmart later and thought id buy a test kit...i think one of them there tests CYA.....good idea? keep in mine money is very tight this month due to a trip we are going on in a few days....needing to see the CYA to see how much bleach i need to buy and use per...
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    need help understanding please...

    so i dont know if this is in the right place, but i was in walmart today and was looking at their pool stuff and noticed there are Chlorine tablets like i get from hth, the 3" ones with the orange top and then theres the yellow top skimmer tablets, ive read both and seems like they have the same...
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    pool cover question

    so guys ive looked on here....googled and just looked on amazon and I think I know what size cover I need fore my 14x48 intex ultra frame, 15 ft cover right? but I saw this...
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    filter cartrage question

    so im using the cartrage that came with my intex 633 and I understand my pool still has tiny junk floating in it but omg it only take like 4 minutes maybe 5 before the pressure drops a lot and by like 10 or so I need to pull it out to clean it, it stops the pressure completely almost......is the...
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    pool fittings question

    so guys I been saying im gonna add a through wall skimmer and re pipe everything on my 14x48 intex ultra frame with the 663 pump and my question is about this pic http://s1332.photobucket.com/user/williamshelton1972/media/Pool%20Skimmer/IMG_1174_zps4b284279.jpg.html?sort=6&o=14 couldn't I just...
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    calling all fountain/waterfall people

    so guys I have a 14x48 intex ultra frame and soon will install a through wall skimmer....already installed the bigger 633 pump/filter and was thinking maybe a fountain too and ive looked on here seen a few and was looking for ideas, maybe with pics of what I could maybe do...thanks guys
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    whats better one intake or two?

    ok so im really wanting a doggy door skimmer box and will get one in the near future, but I was thinking of leaving the original intake alone and adding a skimmer and just running extra pvc lines...ive seen on here how some have it that way and how some only have the skimmer intake....which if...
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    dumb question

    ok so im wondering about putting bleach in my 14ft intex ultra fame pool.....if ive read right, about one gallon bottle of bleach in my pool a week at say a cost of around 12 bucks a month or tablets around 28 bucks a month.....I like the bleach idea better lol but wouldn't the bleach eat my...
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    wha kind of skimmer?

    ok so does this one work well http://www.amazon.com/Intex-Pool-Surface-Skimmer-Easy/dp/B000ICZDVQ or should I just cut a hole and add a regular doggy door skimmer and if I added that wouldn't that be too heavy for the liner on my 14ft intex ultra frame?
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    cant get it clean

    so heres my dumbness... my 14 ft intex was pretty much left uncovered last cold season so between then and 2 days ago, oh my god the **** in there....I swear so many leafs I could fill 2 outdoor garbage bags and im sure im not done yet and so much slimey gunck a vac and my newly installed 633...
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    leaking plunger please help

    ok so I set up my 633 intex pump and it works great except I found one leak and im wondering what to do and can I fix it or contact the seller heres a pick, it leaks from just under the the twisting close off of the plunger, heres a pic.....please help
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    cutting holes help/tips please

    hi again guys so I just got in my new intex 633 pump and it was a deal on amazon for 100 bucks including the plungers and valves...my pools the 14 foot ultra frame so it has intake/outlet holes for the smaller 1000 gph pump. ive read that I should use the gasget from the plunger, place it on the...
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    can i install this pump?

    hi guys im new on here and really need help. we have the intex 14x48 ultra fram pool with the 637r pump http://www.walmart.com/ip/Intex-14-x-48-Ultra-Frame-Swimming-Pool/19336117 and the pump gave out last night so I was looking online and saw a bigger and I assume better pump by intex, the 2500...