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Anyone ever experience their Frog (chlorinator) control valve blowing out when pump is on high? Mine has done it twice now and I can't see where any parts are missing.......the control valve just presses in and there doesn't appear to be anything that locks in in place? Glad I was home when...

Hooking up (at least trying to hook up) my 2hp Tri Star Two speed pump on a 20amp, 220v circuit. When I first started getting things together, I planned to go with a 20a, 220v On/Off switch, followed in series by 20a three-way switch to go from high speed to low speed. From what I could tell...

Still in the middle of my install and I'm just now realizing that I need to do something about controlling my Hayward TriStar 2 speed pump. This is my first "real" pool so I don't know exactly what to expect for pump run-times, nonetheless, I'm trying to nail down a timer that can be programmed...

I'm encountering a little bit of ground water during my install......right now I'm staying ahead of it with a sump pump and based on the location of my pool, I don't expect the water table to be a huge problem. If I were to let things go unattended, the water would raise to approximately 3...

Hello, 18x36 IG DIY under construction.... I've got the steel panels in place and am in the process of squaring things up. Should I expect the panel dimensions to be exactly 18x36 ?? For example, at the deep end, i can only get the width down to 18' 1" before the end wall starts to bow out...

About to install an 18 x 36 IG and also want to heat it. I've got an EKO downdraft gassifier (205K BTU wood boiler) that heats my house and separate shop in the winter and I'm considering piping a loop to the pool for a heat exchanger (during summers in Maine). After doing some light...

Hello all, New to the fourm and currently getting my head around my DIY IG pool......(pool should arrive this week) Looking for some advice on the mix for the bottom. First of all, is the vermiculite for pools the same vermiculite used in gardening? And, I found a local source for...