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Both of my $500+ lights burned out within 2 years of installation and I refuse to try again after reading the horrible reviews on these lights. Can I replace them with an Amerlite unit or something else in the Pentair line in the same niche? I was thinking of using the Amerlite with a LED bulb...

This is like asking "Can I put a space heater in my HVAC ductwork and heat my house?"

Yeah I just filled my pool July 2. The guy who came over to help me start it up had never heard of the BBB method. He came back the other day to remove the door and window alarms and said the pool looked perfect, which I knew because of testing. I asked him if he would buy back the bucket of...

You should bring a sample in and have them test it, in front of you.

Ok so after adding a total of 6 lbs of CYA it is now at 55. My pool must be a less than 17k the blueprint shows. By this number my target FC should be 6.5. My question is when should I aim for this number? The night, the morning, or mid day for an average of 6.5? If I have it at 6.5 in the...

You're correct! I have been working with measurements and incorrectly I have been using 12 oz in a pound instead of the 16 oz. What a bonehead move!!

I guess I was using the pre-set parameters for the PH test. I read about the sock test, we just sucked it into the filter via the skimmer. I added the rest of the box so that puts me at 5lbs now, should be 35 CYA when dissolved. Will add one more pound and recheck once it dissolves. thanks...

2 days ago we filled our pool with the guy helping me on start-up and we did the following. pool is 17000 gall pebble in-ground 1 Gallon 29% muriatic acid 2 lbs of solid CYA 1 gallon 10% bleach I tested yesterday and following the pool calculator added the following 1 gallon 10% bleach 14...

Awesome just what I was looking for. I did a search but came up empty handed on my own. Thanks again!!

Does anybody have an opinion on the filters? Are cartridge filters pretty much all the same?

Yeah that was my thought as well. Also if the VSD pump goes out before the benefit is reached it's really been a waste. I will stick with the 2 hp and bypass.

I requested a bypass loop to dial in flow of the features. I was just thinking that depending on how much volume is being bypassed this is wasted electricity.

The builder is submitting the equipment order today. My question is would it be a good idea to run a variable speed pump for the 3 x 3' water features? Right now it is going to be a 2hp single speed pump. The VSD pump is $300 more than the 2hp. Since the water feature is just off or on and...

It's not really the factor of trying to save money on the install. I just want to be sure that the equipment being installed is appropriate for what I have going in.

Ok thanks for the tips. One question I have is do the pumps seem like overkill? Is a 2hp needed for the water features? I am sure with the in-floor cleaning the variable speed pump is a good choice but I'm not too sure. We want to run separate pumps so we can run the water features on there...

I've passed these things along to the builder and they have no problem doing these changes. I'm going to read up on the chlorine maintenance you said over the weekend.

Thanks for the plumbing tips. Anybody else have opinions on the listed equipment?

My wife and I are building our first pool in a new house in Southwest area of Las Vegas. We got a couple bids from people and have decided on a builder. My questions are mainly about equipment and if there is anything we should ask for or do before we finalize the contract. Here are the...