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I'm upgrading from a single speed Whisperflo to a VS pump. My pool service company has recommended the Intelliflo i1 pump, advising that it matches my TR60 filter size more appropriately. In researching here on TFP, it seems the Intelliflo VS (part no 011018) is the commonly preferred Pentair...

I've been investigating the source of a leak for several weeks now this weekend I found some small holes in the liner in the shallow end. I have 2 issues stemming from this for which I would appreciate the advice of the forum users. #1 - I would like for someone to run through the basics on...

When I click on login from the home page and enter my userid and password it just takes me back to the home page without logging me in. So I click on login again and the second time around it logs me in. The only problem is that it resets my "post since last visit" to 0 because evidently it is...

I've been looking for a solar cover and know there are many different brands, designs, thicknesses, etc. Are the more expensive covers worth it? Silver, Blue, Clear; is one color better than the others? Do the higher mil covers hold heat better? Basically, I'm looking for some help cutting...

When I click on the memberlist links on the home page, I get "redirected" right back to the home page. Anyone else have the same problem? Thanks, Kevin

These strange white flakes appeared in my pool this weekend. Does anyone know if this is algae or mold or is it more likely something windblown. A friend of mine noticed the same thing in his pool over the weekend so I'm wondering if it's something falling from trees but I don't want to take...

I bought the Blue Pearl in October of 2006 and used it for about a month getting the pool balanced and ready to close. I opened about a month ago so I've now used it for another month getting the pool clean and ready for the season. Here is my initial review after an admittedly short period of...

Does it make sense to have a seperate forum for Product Reviews? Whenever I am researching a potential purchase for the pool, I always search the forums to see if the item I am interested in has been the topic of discussion and, of course, here I can raise the topic myself if there has been no...

Swim season has officially begun! I jumped in the pool yesterday for the first time since it was built in late '06. It's been app. 80 degrees for about a week here and was 87 yesterday. I tested the water with my hand (no thermometer yet) and it didn't feel too bad so I took the plunge. It...

I'm almost hesitant to post my pool pic considering all the really fabulous pools I've seen here. But hey, it's our oasis and we're excited. It was built at the end of last season so we haven't been able to get in yet, still too cold.

Almost every time I clean out the pump basket, I get air bubbles through the returns when I restart the pump. This usually lasts for several minutes and then clears out. When I shut off the pump, I then turn off both skimmer valves and the main drain valve before I open the pump basket. Are...

My pool was installed at the end of last season and running for about a month using BBB method and some pucks. This year it still had some of the pucks in the feeder from last season and they don't seem to be dissolving at the rate I think they should (in my very limited experience). The...

Having access to the advice of the pool pros has been a great relief to me and I'm sure many other new pool owners. On that note, I believe that one of the new forums may soon end up being the forum of choice for new pool owners since we're locked out of PF. Understandably, it seems many of the...

The pool was opened yesterday and my first set of results are posted below. I'm looking for advice on where to go from here. I had the pool company add only liquid chlorine and nothing else. I was thinking I would start bringing the FC down as I get closer to getting it clean. The pool was built...

I'm getting ready to purchase the Pool Buster to use in conjunction with the Blue Pearl this season and would like to know if there is a significant difference in the regular model versus the commercial model. I don't want to spend the extra bucks if the difference is marginal. Any feedback on...