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OK... from years ago when I built the patio enclosure around my pool I put in speaker wire back to a central point. More recently I wired up some outdoor speakers to the wire. I figured - oh this will be easy, just buy an amp and we will have music at the pool. For a long time we made due...

my old 802.11a/b router finally gave up the ghost and a few months later my wife mentioned the pool won't connect any more. OK easy fix... I need to figure out how to reprogram the wifi connection to the new router. Well... not so easy I find. My iAqualink is a few year old now and I needed...

The threaded collar that holds the halves of our filter together has gotten progressively harder and harder to operate. Initially it was just hard to assemble, but this time it was very hard to remove. I actually ended up using a block of wood and a hammer on it. I'm inclined to give it a bit...

We've had our pool for a few years now (wow time flies)... and my wife has noticed that the horizontal surfaces are starting to develop darker spots in the pebbletec. She is going to call the guy who did the install but I'm curious of other ideas. To me it looks like the light colored...

Our landscape is all outside the screen enclosure and apparently includes a couple bits of deer candy. Every few months they come through and strip several sections of all leaves. It was worse in the winter and at this point everything has (mostly) recovered and pushed new growth. I just...

Thanks to some good advice here I think I have a plan for my outside video solution. The TV now has a direct cable feed and will soon get an HDMI split off my indoor entertainment system. At this point that would be the HDMI output of my surround sound that will switch the Roku3 streaming...

Since the upgrade I get nag popups that I posted too many pictures. I've tried to figure out how to link to pictures or other ways to embed pictures but if there is a way... it is not obvious. I think the site is boring without pictures... how do I post them again?

If all goes well we should soon have the cash to finish our back porch. Our pool is screen enclosed and semi-covered in the porch. The large porch is screened but stays pretty dry depending on prevailing winds. In anticipation of wanting audio and video from the porch/pool and hot tub we have...

Based on some odd stuff going on in our pool with CYA tests... both those done by my wife and those at a pool store. I got interested in how to check the CYA test accuracy. From reading here I think I understand that we should take the reading when the black dot is gone, looking at the tube in...

After we built the pool and enclosure in the back of the house we decided it's too dark back there. I have all kinds of places to hand and power lights... but sadly I really didn't think through how I will switch them on/off. I was thinking that someone must make some kind of wireless relay I...

We have gone around this circle several times now... the pool runs fine, then at some point it won't hold chlorine levels. We have done the SLAM thing with some success, but a few times we have been told that CYA is low. We add CYA and the pool runs perfectly again. Initially I know we had...

I decided it was more polite to rant in this subforum than to add any more inspection stories to the Texas pool build thread (he did start it though) - which looks to be turning into a very nice pool and I don't want the pictures interrupted by too much ranting. But oh my... even days later the...

We have a new pool and got through starting up the SWCG fine - we added CYA, salt started the SWCG at 60% and immediately got chlorine. After some adjusting we were running it at a 20% duty cycle and maintaining the chlorine levels fine. Then many things changed at once: 1. Added more CYA to...

I just noticed a brown stain developing around the niche for my floodlight. It's got to be new in the last couple weeks since I'm sure it was not there when I was chasing after my pool leak. For sure though we have changed things... this is the first two weeks we've been using the SWCG and we...

So... I built our pool because DW and kiddo wanted a pool - I did not want a pool. But now that we have it and the solar is working and it looks inviting I kinda like it! It's not big enough to swim laps but I do manage to get a minor amount of exercise in the water and this seems like it...

From new my pump always made a little squeal at very low speed, when it first started up. Usually just two squeaks and it's fine. Now I'm noticing it seems to be louder (maybe my imagination) and longer - though still gets quiet at full speed. Today I was playing with it and found that at a...

I'm trying pump a few feet of water out of my pool to address a leak. I thought I could get a 2" hose and do it faster, but after a bunch of futzing with it I gave up and went back to pumping out through a garden hose. For future reference, how is this done? The bottom of my filter has a...

We are in the process of stumbling into getting our pool set up and approaching the point where it might make sense to sit down and make a plan. But I'm not 100% sure of what I'm planning here? Initially someone told me to run the filter 8 hrs/day at low speed... so I do that. But then when...

We've gotten 2 quotes for a turnkey solar install on our new pool. Both sized us for 6 panels. We already have the automation and a spare actuator so the cost is really just the panels and panel install. First quote was $3000 Next quote was $5000! But if we didn't take the best panel it was...

My (first ever) pool has had water for a week now. I'm learning as I go... We arranged our own subs to build it so the startup and learning has been a bit of a patchwork between the various guys testing their bit, giving advice and leaving. I understand all the valves and what it all does...

OK... so I imagine this a complete newbie question, so hopefully easy. How much water loss is "normal" and how much indicates a possible leak? We just added water to a new build this week and I've been trying to remember where the waterline is and I swear it moves... although today I'm not...

Split from original topic. Please ask questions in your own topic, rather than hijacking someone else's topic. JasonLion OK... tagging one more SWCG install question onto this thread. Mine is plumbed after the filter but only feeds the main returns, there is a valve in front of it to send...

My water temp sensor is was not installed by any of my subs and it looks easy enough. The instructions said to put it at the pump inlet but I'm not sure I can make it reach. The pool guy (who pointed out the dangling sensor) said it was fine to put it on the pump outlet. For temps reading I...

I did some quick searches and found a smattering of questions... so I know some of you have this thing and some of you know a bit about it? Are there guru's here or is there another forum for this beast? Short intro - we did our own GC and the plumber spec'd out the iAqualink and installed the...

I just fired up my Aqualink RS - the adapter is running OK (3 LED lit) and I can ping it. I FINALLY found a "serial number" on a sticker inside the control box and it seems to register on the iAqualink.com/ssid site but the application there is not giving me any access to this device. Locally...

We are GC for our build and plaster comes on Monday. I thought that the electrician would mount the lights... but he said the plaster guys do that... Anyway, in getting ready I find I have two questions about the Intellibright: 1. It comes with a copper "pilot screw" but the plaster ring has...

So we bought a used DreamMaker Spa on Craigslist and last weekend got it moved and sited. We have an on-demand hot water heater with a bypass to flush it and I turned it down to 100 and filled the spa with a hose connected to the flush valve. Worked like a charm and the propane has got to be...

We found a good deal on a small spa (DreamMaker) on Craigslist, pick it up tomorrow. I had assume the spa would have some means of leveling but I just googled the manuals and find that the site needs to be level. hmmm. So we are going to put it on our (new) paver patio and the pavers are...

We are contracting our own pool and the one item that just isn't falling in line is the waterfall. Everyone pretty much says... "oh that's easy, tell me what you want". But getting details is proving difficult. We finally have a general idea of the structure which will be a two or three tier...

If there are good search terms or a prior thread that nailed this... just point me. But we are needing ideas for a water feature. It is the last part of the pool to design and it needs to get done soon (we had steel set today and they will shoot the pool Wednesday). The plumber was fine to...