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Hello, I have a SWG pool where I typically keep the salt around 3000ppm. My numbers are fairly typical but sometimes my alkalinity drops to around 60. I noticed the recommended level of 80 to 120 so I decided to treat with baking soda, which is something i've only done once before. I added...

Hello, I was looking over the pool calculator, which i've been using this year to manage the levels in my pool. I'm a little confused having come across this chart on the relationship between free chlorine and CYA levels...

which ingredient based lube do you recommend? the three choices that i've seen are 1. petroleum jelly (though recommended in the manual is discouraged by many i've come across).. 2. silicone based lube, or 3. Teflon based lube. it's just confusing because they mention lubing the 'threads'...

Hello, This is a basic question but i'm going in circles looking online for the answer to this.. My new Intex Sand Filter tells me to coat all threads with Petroleum Jelly.. I've read elsewhere not to use that especially near rubber rings.. I picked up a tube of Silicone Lubricant meant for...

which filter media do you use Havlc2u? regular sand or a mix? I just need to know it's ok to put this 20/30 in my filter when it calls for #20 silica mainly..

Hello, I guess my post was made into its own topic somehow.. I'm actually setting up a sand filter for the first time and am confused about the various sand.. I was about ready to buy the Zeobrite for its lighter weight and filtering ability but then i came here and read the posts about it.. so...

another idea off the top of my head that is in line with what i originally posted but deleted.. it would be slightly different in your case but it should still work.. with our pool we put a 2x2 stake in the ground at the center of the circle.. put a sturdy nail in the top of it sticking up...

.edit*.. didn't realize you wanted to level the pavers.. the only thing i can recommend is a laser level that you set in the center and it spins throwing the beam of light out in all directions.. you'd see what is high or low on the ends that way.. that would probably be the easiest way...

The Ace Hardware price is really up right now at $12.99. I was wondering about which sand to get. I have an Intex Sand Filter that tells me to use #20 silica sand or glass sand with particle size range of 0.45 to 0.85mm and a Uniformity Coefficient less than 1.75. I looked online at...

am I the only one that finds I go outside every time it rains to drain an inch or 4 of the water out of the pool? we have an 18' x 52" round.. here in Florida we're still in the rain season.. one good afternoon storm can bring my water level from near the 'low' marker on the skimmer to the...

can you use a pool leaf vacuum with wheels in a vinyl pool or does it have to have only brushes?

i have the summer escapes f2000c filter, which is basically a skimmer setup that takes water from the top waterline of the pool... my pool doesn't have the intake that is attached to the pool halfway down in depth.. i've seen people just take out the impeller of the current pump and attach the...

i've had it in my cart for $200 and it jumped to $220 right now.. so hopefully in a few weeks it'll drop to what you said.

how does a water restriction affect the filter? but our area does have water that is on the hard side, but it is city water and not well water.. so i think i'm pretty much out of luck no matter what i do.. but a lot of people here have pools so there has to be an option... i don't mind doing...

that's what i figured to do.. another thing i was wondering.. i don't yet have a sand filter and am using the paper filter they included with the pump.. but a lot of 'debris' such as small pieces of moss and other material from the surrounding trees are getting past my bucket (the thing that...

first off i'm glad to find a forum like this filled with people of great exerience.. I know i'll get a lot out of using this website trying to make the most of our new pool.. I was wondering, we live in Florida where we have daily rainshowers in the summer months.. also we're in a fairly wooded...

i looked up reviews on Amazon (to see what the product was) and found an owner comment about the differences as follows "I have both size wall whales, this one is great, the XL is a cheap plastic piece of junk at pool pole fitting and brush attachment." another reviewer commented on how the...

thanks for all the help.. as i said, this is our first major sized pool.. we just added the shock tonight and the chlorine goes in tomorrow.. but i fear already the problems that will come with keeping up with the water..

i heard with the sand or saltwater we don't have to use chlorine or the paper filters.. is this an option? i hate to just buy a larger filter and still have to use the paper filters and chemicals as well..

Hello, We just put in an 18 foot 52"? pool in the backyard (Florida).. (about 7500 gallons) with an SFS 2000 gph pump filter running.. we just added the chlorine and typical beginning stuff.. but i'm already researching better options to add to the filter,.. the two main ones being a sand...