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Moved from this old 2014 thread... In line check valve? Just came across this when looking at the check valve info and now I finally understand why they would have plumbed my skimmer and drain together. Thanks!

TLDR; Unknown 1.5" pipe from pool (any ideas?), recommendation request for SuperFlo vs. IntelliFlo pump (1.5" pipes), and recommendation for SunTouch vs. EasyTouch automation for controlling pump + IntelliChlor (no other automation needs at this time - light and heat pump maybe in several...

Thank you! I was looking for the same info and overlooking the drop down at the very bottom. Thanks for mentioning where it is. :-)

Chemically speaking, should all things aluminum be kept out of the pool for the sake of the water (avoiding contamination)? Or is it simply the aluminum that may be negatively impacted?

I will go jump in the pool again to confirm, but I do not believe that my return jets have threads. Whomever built my pool did it as cheaply as possible, one pump, one filter, the skimmer basket and pipe at the bottom of the deep end feed the pump, and 3 returns pump it back out to the pool (it...

My backyard is relatively small, and options limited. What kind of a fountain do you have? I realize that it is not as pretty, but I was kind of operating under the premise of avoid the heat in the first place, instead of incurring the expense of a fountain, the electricity to run it, and the...

So the heat has taken off the last couple of weeks here in Texas and the water temp has shot from around 84º to over 91º. Recalling how last summer was and how the water ceased to be refreshing at severl points, I was wondering if there is any reason a PVC pipe framework with aluminum foil...

Re: Adding salt/ borates to soften water feel in a chlorine As ChemGeek said, Boric Acid will LOWER your pH some, not raise it. I just added granular Boric Acid from DudaDiesel yesterday using calculations from the pool calculator. http://www.poolcalculator.com I brushed for about 10 minutes...

I flipped mine over/upside down. It worked great. Just be careful what you do with that acid water! I would think that you would still get significant benefit from just doing the bottoms, but as much work as it is and the cost of acid and all, just flip them over. Keep in mind that if you did...

Searched the site specifically for this very info (the date stamp decode). Thanks! :goodjob:

Since I do not have the experience of what new fabric should be like, and I seriously doubt the owners before me took care of things, I am guessing it has been 5 or 6 years since they were cleaned as described in this thread (the last two years I hosed them off and replaced the DE). Based on...

Thanks, Scoop. I bought a forcelosure and it is my first time as a pool owner. After two seasons, I am still learning, and am glad I came on here to look into cleaning them properly as they were holding water for well over 30 seconds. I will go ahead and get the acid soak going. :-)

Thank you very much for the gauge (30 seconds) by which to ascertain if the chemical cleaning is needed. My question is this, if the TSP cleaning drops the water hold time to say 10 seconds or less, should I still proceed with the acid wash? The time and little bit of money are not really...

@chem geek That is stated clearly. Thanks! So when it comes to borates effect on acid, it is simply an issue of convenience as your cost techincally could go up. Not to hijack my own thread, but since this next question is loosely related with acid and pH and the potential effects pf...

Yeah, I wish I had gone to Pool School prior to buying them, but I was a noob. Once I get the kit, I will check the CYA myself. Those two readings were from a pool that was recently green as best I can tell (google satellite has pictures of my house with a half empty green pool - it was a...

I probably wasn't very clear, but my original topic dealt with adding borates, not so much adding borax as a pH upper. I sometimes am overly thorough and provided the entire known pool history. :-/ Sorry. Anyway, I will get a good test kit, but the pool being "out of control" (as two people...

After reading all of this -- yes, all 15 pages -- it sounds like I am game. I have switched to BBB having put Borax in for the first time today for the purpose of raising my pH and I stumbled across this thread in making sure that it was "safe" and that I wasn't going to screw anything else up...