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Never got around to this project last year and now I'm in a rush to get this setup for opening the pool in a week or two. Trying to figure out the wiring and think I have it sorted. I'll post here if I have questions and post my finished project (perhaps with details on the wiring to help...

Thanks Richard for your input & pics. -Garry

Thanks Bill for all the details! And thanks Mike for your input on a heavy duty timer option for my pump. I've ordered a WiFi smart switch to try out with my pump. As far as those contactors (relays), do I actually need those? I was planning on directly wiring the smart switch to control my...

Oh, I should add that with the WiFi switch/outlet or timer setup I definitely want to keep the ability to manually switch on or off at least the pool pump. I do this now with my manual timer setup all the time (e.g. to backwash my filter). Bill - do you have that ability with your WiFi switches...

Thanks for your reply Bill. I now have the 15gpd pump in-hand and a 5 gallon bucket with a simple lid. Just need the time to set it all up (that may be awhile, and I might just rig it up to finish the season). I'm curious about the use of WiFi switches or outlets. Why did you use a WiFi switch...

Okay, so I've decided to bite the bullet and go with a stenner pump for chlorine dosage "automation". I was going to go down the "budget alternative route" but came to a conclusion that there wasn't much that seemed reliable in the budget options (and I'd prefer to have this a "once and done"...

Hi Ron. I'm considering a budget Chlorine injection system and eyeing up what you've done (both this and the simple aquarium pump). I'm balking at the price of the stenner pump and assuming you've only upgraded to the stenner pump bacause of the good price you got it for? I may still start with...

I think I am going to pursue one of these cheap DIY solutions as I'm in need of a reliable solution for vacations & such and would love to have a bit of automation throughout the year! Thanks to those that have posted details on their setups! Any advice as I begin is much appreciated! -Garry

Well a local pool tech/installer was finally able to fit me into his schedule and get my new liner installed. I was not able to be home. He tells me they found little to no sand under the liner on the side of the pool where the tears occurred and that there were rocks poking up against the...

I was using Trichlor tablets when the pool store first opened up my pool, but that was only for the first 2 to 3 months of use. It was then a short stint with Dichlor tablets (correct term? - the ones without CYA in them) and then on to either bleach, "chlorinating liquid", or "liquid shock"...

Upon opening my pool for this 2017 season (24' x 52" AGP) a couple weeks ago my liner ripped in two places where the wall meets the floor. Of course I had already refilled with water and added 2 gallons (or was it 3?) of liquid chlorine before losing it all down the hill into the road ditch...

Well I replaced the o-ring, lubed her up with the silicone grease and it still leaks! (Pretty steady fast drips all around the lid.) Ugh! Guess I need to try a new lid. Like I said above, I have a co-workers old pump, so I'll try cleaning up his lid and put my new o-ring on that one...

Thanks for the reply. Actually I was running off my bottom main drain only as I was refilling the pool. Later on it was still surging when I opened up the skimmer line too. I believe it had to do with my sand filter because I ran it through some backwash-rinse-filter-backwash-rinse-filter...

Post moved from here. Tim5055. http://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/18753-Pump-Strainer-Housing-Lid/page2 I know this thread is old but I seem to have run into the same issue opening my pool this year. My pump is a Hayward but a different one (looks similar & locks down the same way. O-ring...

Ok, so with the 2/3 size section of cover back on I am now back to a loss of 1 to 2ppm per day (generally only 1ppm). It's been colder around here so no one is swimming meaning I don't have to struggle with the cover much. The 2/3 section of cover actually works out quite well because the area...

Will a Hayward S-166T 100lb Sand Filter (with 1HP Power-Flo Pump) be sufficient for a 24' above-ground pool? My sister-in-law just bought a foreclosed house with a pool and numerous pool parts are missing (more likely stolen while it was in "winterized" condition) such as the pump, filter, all...

Hmm . . . So I guess it comes down to me deciding between dealing with more cost in Chlorine (and a greater need to stay on top of it to keep it above my MIN level) and more frequent skimming of debris, or shelling out the money for a new cover and dealing with the hassle of it. I'm undecided...

Thanks for the responses. I'm trying to target my CL levels at a Max of 6 and Min of 3, but if I raise it to 6 and lose 4 then I'm down to 2 which is below my Min level, so I've been raising to 7 lately. Dee, how much chlorine loss per day do you see on average? Is your pool in direct sun...

I've gotten sick and tired of dealing with my solar cover. It is on it's 4th season. During the 3rd season it ripped into two sections and now it rips whenever I tug on it. Because it is in sections, one section tends to float up over the other, blow to the side (return jet aerating and...

I've found out that the unions from Home Depot also do not mate to the unions from Lowes. I also prefer the unions from Lowes over the ones from Home Depot. -Garry

Thanks for your reply. I didn't get notification of the reply so I didn't see it until now. Interesting idea drilling the plug. Anyway, I did order a couple of the Hayward part# SP1419A slotted return jets. I asked a local pool store about swapping them and they looked at me like I had two...

Hello, back for opinions / suggestions again. Setup is a standard 24' AGP, single return jet, bottom drains and of course a skimmer. I used to have a return jet assembly with a built in light which directed water to the side along the wall instead of my now standard return jet eyeball with...

Congrats on the success! I too agree that going to flexible PVC with fittings was SO MUCH better than sticking with those darn cheap hoses that I no longer trust! -Garry

DO NOT USE TEFLON TAPE on PVC THREADS! I just learned this the hard way when changing over my pool plumbing to hard PVC! See http://www.lascofittings.com/supportcenter/TheDosandDontsThreadedPlastic.asp a webpage from a PVC fitting manufacturer which explains the Do's and Don'ts of PVC...

Ok, I rechecked CYA yesterday (about 1 week after adding my second dose of CYA) and I get a reading of somewhere between 28 and 30. It's a little lower than I would like, but I am out of CYA and don't want to buy it again unless I need it. My Chlorine levels have been holding pretty steady...

Well, my pool is about 100 feet behind the house up a slope. We have a pavilion with an attached "shed" on the end. I just get tired of walking up and down the slope. I know, I know, I'm lazy! -Garry

Well the shed that I keep the reagents in does get very hot inside (little to no ventilation inside). I'd hate to store them anywhere else though as it's so convenient. I do plan on adding vents though. -Garry