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    Question on opening pool with a sand filter

    Last year I had a small Intex Easy Set and knowing I would be upgrading this year, I purchased and hooked up a Hayward 1HP 16" Sand Filter. The filter was winterized and is already loaded with sand. On to this year we have set up an Intex Ultraframe 18' x 48" pool. I have made all of the...
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    Hayward Skimmer install on Intex Ultra - Gasket Question

    I will be installing a Hayward thru-wall skimmer on a 18'x48" Intex Ultraframe today. I have a question on gasket placement for this install. The gasket is a double gasket with a cavity in between each side of the gasket. According to the instructions, the complete gasket is to be installed...
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    Intex SWG and CYA Level

    I will be putting up an Intex Ultraframe tomorrow and will be running a Hayward 1HP/16" Sand Filter along with the Intex SWG. On the Intex SWG guide, it states to keep the CYA at 30ppm. However in the Water Balance for SWG article, it states to keep CYA between 70 and 80ppm. That is more than...
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    Is it OK to have pump filter below ground level

    I will be putting up an Intex 18'x48" Ultra Frame soon. I have a sunken cement patio the is roughly 3 feet below ground level. I have a 1HP Hayward Pump - 16" Sand Filter combo. I have an Intex SWG. I have a solar heater. The pool will be installed on level ground in the back yard about 6 feet...
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    Question on Intex through wall skimmer modification

    Hi everyone, I am new to this board and appreciate all of the information that is put together here. Very helpful! In the past I used smaller Eazy-Set pools because my daughter was too short for the larger pools. This will be my first year with a larger AG pool - Intex 18'x48" Ultra Frame. I...