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  1. reallytiredteacher

    Newbie Just Filled AG...need help!!

    I have a friend just put up an AG 13,000 gallon with 1 1/2 HP pump plumbed with 2" pipe~ sand filter, new sand The water was brought out by the Fire Dept and the first load had sat in the truck tank for who knows how long it had been stored so there was rust in it :rant: ...after about 2 hrs...
  2. reallytiredteacher

    New to SWG...Help!

    I'm working on balancing my water so my hubby can rig up the SWG tomorrow. We live in a small town and neither of the 2 pool supply places even know what a strip to test for only salt is. They wanna give me bottle of those strips that test chlorine, ph, etc... (Eeew. No one would buy it!) So...
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    Adding a Bajillion jugs of Acid??? What am I doing wrong?

    Here were my test results after pouring the concrete decking around the pool 2 days ago: Yes, there were small, slight little blops here and there...nothing major at all. Very little wet concrete went into the pool...A couple super quick vacuums in the gathering spots and that was all she wrote...
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    New POOL's FULL...Pumps not working yet! Now what?

    We are fixing to finish filling our DIY IG with 22,000 gallons of water and it's Father's Day so Nothings open and we're short a couple of elbows to finish the plumbing to the pump/filter. It will be functioning Monday afternoon. The question is what should I do in the mean time? We filled...
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    Should we use 1 1/2" or 2" PVC for Plumbing our IG?

    We're plumbing our IG pool and bought some 1 1/2" sch40 PVC and fittings. I'm wondering if we shouldn't switch to 2" before we get started. What's best? We have an Aqua Genie with 2 main drains, but no returns like the traditional skimmer. Our pump (it's a Max-Flo) and pool size are listed...
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    What Cleaner is Compatable w/ Aqua Genie?

    Help!!! I bought the Polaris 360 for our new IG with vinyl liner that we are installing ourselves. We have an Aqua Genie and 2 main drains in place of the traditional skimmer and several returns. The Polaris 360 apparently runs on a return and since we don't have one I would like to sell this...
  7. reallytiredteacher

    Filling New Inground...HELP?!

    We're in mid-construction of our IG pool. I'm so new at Chlorine...I used Baquacil in my AG a couple of years ago and loved it, but then had horid, unexplained algae probs at the end of the season. I am excited to find this site and it's quickly becoming my new BFF. I joined as Lifelong...