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you said horror stories, was that about familypoolfun or the brand of pool?

I'm sorry, didn't emphsiase the correct word. I don't want an overlap liner and I DO want the hopper. I think so anyway.

I don't want a plain blue overlap liner.

Thank you for the reply. The installer is willing to do the install. they just said for some reason the round hopper bottom (not expandable) liners are very hard to get as smooth as they want them, no problem with rectangular or oval.

Has anyone used one? Pool installer says they work fine on oval and rectangular but they can't smooth them out on a round liner? Make any sense? http://www.familypoolfun.com/shop?category=169&size=28%27+-+Round&wall=54&search=Search http://www.familypoolfun.com/pdf/nl999931_dig_sheet.pdf

Very nice job!

How much of the IG talk here apply to a semi inground AG pool? One dealer is saying to just back fill it with the dirt taken out and another is saying don't ever put that dirt back in I have to use sand??????

I'm guessing the switch would be on the back of the motor? What would be good reasonable priced 2 speed timer? If I don't need one that would be great, but I thought in the 100s of posts I've read here that you needed to run hi speed a little a day for a skimmer to work properly.

How are others controlling their 2 speed pumps if you want to split the time between low and high speed?

I've wondered the same thing since wanting to upgrade to a larger pool. Our first one is on its 3rd year, now with our neighbor.

Mark, are you putting this gear on your Intex or upgrading pools?

I thought about sending a PM since this is sort of an old thread but thought I remembered somewhere when I signed up about not doing that since someone else may benifit from the answer. Even though I am looking at AGP pumps I have been searching your posts to learn more and hopefully quit...

my thought was the panels would be resting on the fence. I haven't decided which pump yet but if a 1hp 2 sp is enough (there is a 3/4hp2sp dynamo too) that sure narrows the options. In the Pentair line what is the difference between the dynamo and optiflow? The one difference I see is the...

OK I am ready to spend some cash so I better make this last change to the above. If I want to add a solar panel or two is the 1hp 2sd AGP pump still sufficent? Thanks all.

Are any AGP pumps full rated or are they all up rated?

We are thinking about a semi-inground install too. From what I can tell the Bermuda is exactly the same as the Sharkline Oasis, which is about the same as the Pool Factory king george. The Pool Factory sold their newest design, the EZ-panel pool to Wilbar so I am guessing they also sold the...

Thanks Jason

First of all I wanted to thank all the helpful members here who so freely give of the information they have learned. I have been studying pumps and efficiency threads till I am blue in the face. Like many, I don't want to spend a penny more for electricity than I need to. I also don't want to...

Darn, I thought I was starting to get it. Thank you very much for your patience in answering my questions.

Am I calculating correctly here. Looking at the specs of a hayward 1/2 powerflow pump (1/2 hp super pump shows the same) it is listed as .37kw. So if I ran that 24 hours a day it would use .37x24x60x.12626=$33.64 a month to run the pump? I would have used the Pentair in an example but I can't...

When looking at the various manufacturers websites how can one tell if the pump is an up-rated or full-rated pump? Is there such a thing as an "EE" AG pump? Mark, I appreciate your IG recommendations but if I won't need an IG pump, what is your recommended AG pump? Thanks to all that have...

Re: Does anyone know how durable Radiant Metric Round Pools Do you know what your installer did (if anything) for drainage around the pool? I want to put one of these in our yard next year.

How does one tell by looking at the various manufactuers websites which are the high efficency pumps if they don't spell it out in big bold letters?

For those of you who have done a semi inground install, does any drain tile or drainage precautions need to be taken?

I'm 95% sure the pump will be below the water line. There is about 10-12" of slope and the pump will be on the low side.

Above ground or sunk 2-3' and no pool features planned Edited to add maybe I should plan on a solar panel or 2

This really stinks when I am on 2 weeks vacation but can't sleep like a normal person as I'm so used to being up till 8am working. Guess I might as well use the time productively. I have a few pump questions that I am sure the experts here can (probably already have) answered. I have searched...

Even though we are on our 3rd summer as pool owners I never got serious about it till we bought the 24 footer this year. Then, like everything I start studying I end up with lots of places saved in my favorites. One of them was Arthurspools. Seemed like they had everything and also a section...

I used straight city water for fill that 2 seasons, nothing else ever got added. At 4 hours I did notice a little slickness starting on the walls. I brushed them and upped the time to 5 hours and never had a trace of slickness after that. I was (still am but learning) a complete pool idiot...

Thank you Chem Geek, and Jason. I purposely didn't read this while driving down the road on my blackberry so I could digest it when I got home. Almost wish I would have to see the original draft before the edits. This CYA thing really has my interest peaked since we ran without any for 2...