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Mine does this all the time. I can usually start the pump, then unthread the top nut on the basket until most of the air is out, it doesn't seem to ever get all of it, but usually after running the pump for awhile, it goes away. (I run my pump almost 24/7 though so I'm not sure if that makes a...

The first year I had my salt water pool I bought pool salt from the pool store at about 8 bucks a bag. This year I wised up and used this stuff. Got it for about 4 bucks a bag at Walmart. Dissolved in less than a day and have had zero issues. Save yourself some money and may buy the salt for...

My intex pump (see sig) requires you push the gfci reset every time it loses power. However, it has a built in timer mode. Not sure if they all do, but my pump has a rocker switch. Middle is off, left is timer mode, right is constant on. For what it is worth, I've used mine for two years with an...

Thanks for the advice pooldv. I knew I was totally off base with the head loss calculations. I also appreciate the tip on testing head lift. I remember reading something about that a year or so ago and your reminder helped a ton to realize my pump should be able to handle the lift. I attached a...

Thanks for that info, it's very helpful. The more I look into this pump issue though, the more confused I get. Now I'm worried that a new pump with enough head to do what I need will exceed the flow rating for my filter. I'm using 1.5 inch piping so that means I should stick to a flow rate of...

I have 2 4x20 solar heaters I picked up locally and am looking to plumb in. I'm planning to mount them to the roof of my garage right next to my pool. I've been mulling over everything I can find online to try and plumb this the correct way but I'm finding so much information and a lot of it is...

I feel in order to be helpful we would need more information. Type of skimmer installed, pump type, etc. My Hayward skimmer has a barb fitting in the bottom, but it is threaded and can be removed and hard plumbed if I wanted. If yours is molded and can't be removed and you would like to hard...

How is surface area calculated in this instance? I have 500 feet of tubing running around in a circle. The pre built solar heaters look to use a 1-1/2" PVC manifold that connects a series of tubes nearly identical to the ones I'm using. I think I need to study up on pump operation... I...

This may not be a bad idea, I was hoping to get this up and running to extend my season a little and then look into something like this next year, i think I would need a new pump to run a setup like that though... Or at least a second pump to run only the panels. Sent from my SM-G935T using...

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I have a DIY solar heater I'm trying to get working, I'm using 1/2" piping and taking it up on the garage roof that has a total lift off about 15-20 feet (to the top of the ring), I'm estimating there since I didn't have time to measure. I'm using the intex pump that came with my pool which is...

Great, thanks for the information. I was thinking that would be the best course of action at this point, (simply monitoring pH and adjusting it down when needed). This site is great and I've gotten a lot of very useful information from it. I'm kinda going through information overload. :)...

Hey everyone, new to pool ownership and the forum. First some background on my pool setup: Intex above ground vinyl pool 12x24x52 Intex SWG Set it up about a week ago. After filling it up, I shocked the water at the advice of the local pool shop, filled it with the proper amount of salt and...