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Hi, I have a ground mounted rack for my solar heaters (2 4x20 Fafco Solar Bear). Every year I go through the ritual of taking them off the rack, rolling them up and placing them under a covered deck. This keeps the snow and ice off of them but they are still exposed to the cold temperatures...

So unbeknownst to me I had a main supply for our lawn irrigation run under our above ground pool. This week the line busted. Luckily I caught it quickly but there is now a decent size divot where the water disturbed the sand under the liner. Maybe 18 inches wide by 4 inches deep. So it...

Hi. I have a Kayak above ground pool with wrap around deck like this. I’ve always used a solid tarp style winter cover. For a while I would drain down to the return jet which is a few inches below the bottom of the skimmer. I didn’t like how the lower level caused the cover to fall into the...

Like many others I’m contemplating an earlier opening due to our stay at home orders. I’m wondering if there is some calculation for determining how warm the water can be given a certain water temp and air temp and assuming that the panels are only used while it sunny. On a recent 50 F degree...

This is probably a stupid question... I've read a lot of posts about testing CYA and to make sure that you do it in a bright area with your back to the sun holding the kit at waist level. Unless you are testing around noon time this would normally cast a shadow over the test which was I...

We have a new 11500 gallon above ground pool. This will be the first year with a SWG (Aquacal Autopilot). In the old pool I just used bleach as recommended by TFP and followed the recommended FC and CYA levels and was very happy with the results. I have two questions where the mfr or builder...

I used a pair of 20x4 Fafco solar panels last year. They were mounted on the pool deck above the water line. This year we have a new pool and deck which is too small for the panels. Was wondering if they are below the water line they will leak continuously when the pump is not running. I think...

We just replaced our AGP this week. Right now we are in the limbo period between having the pool built and having the electrician come. The current outlet for the old pool is about 35 feet away from the old one. Both the new and the old pump run on the 3 prong twist lock outlet. I can't seem...

We are waiting for a pool build for next week. We are going from an above ground pool to another one but in a different location in the yard and we'll start using a SWG for the first time. We'll be pumping the old water into the new pool which I've got balanced now other than needing to raise...

Hi there - great forum here. I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I have one of the simple model Hayward DE filters (bump on top, fingers inside and no multi port). I run it with a 1.5 HP Pentair dual speed pump from a single skimmer to a single return jet. It's an above...

Hi everyone, First time poster, longer time reader here - many more will come I'm sure. Thanks for all the help so far. We have an older above ground pool with 1 skimmer and 1 return jet. I got two solar heating panels I'm trying to hook up this year for the first time. My plan right now is...