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I am looking to upgrade my 1hp single speed. I am thinking of jumping to the Calimar 3HP, which could be overkill but I have a lot of pipe length and elevation change so better be safe than sorry. Given the price, its a no-brainer. Yes, this pump might be Crud but I am ok taking the chance on...

I will start by saying I did some searches on vacation prep, I know its a well covered topic. We just got a lot of rain and the water level is just a couple of inches from the bottom of the 4" concrete decking around the pool. Over the skimmer. Highest its been. Typically I would pump this...

This is a somewhat obscure question. We built a poolhouse on a concrete slab with a vapor barrier underneath. Ohio weather with temperature fluctuations, and its an unconditioned space. We are exploring a waterproof vinyl click-lock tile (the solid core with less expansion/contraction due to...

Hello all, this is my first spring as a pool owner. We have a high water table every spring, my two sumps in the basement run non stop for around 3 months, then they are dry the remainder of the year. We have 100% sandy soil conditions for what its worth. Right now the water table is about...

Hello, I have a 450G hot tub, ~4 years old. Once I got my new IG pool with SWG, I loved it so much I decided to convert my hot tub with the Saltron Mini. It was worth the $300 to me to give it a shot. After I replaced the water recently, I got the salinity to 2400 per the recommendation from...

Hi all. Pool installed this year, first closing. Latham fiberglass 16x40. 1 skimmer, 2 main drains, 4 returns, 1 cascade waterfall. Tanning ledge, typically 12" water depth. 2 returns are at the back of tanning ledge, 2 bubblers on the tanning ledge. Closing crew did this: pump water...

tl;dr - New IG fiberglass pool owner; first time pool owner. Do you SLAM when water is "brand new" ? Super-chlorinate with SWG, dump chlorine, or both at beginning? Hello, I've been a lurker and want to say thanks to this community for the great information I have accessed thus far...