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Dumb newbie questions: - zea3: What did you use for floc? Reading on the net led me to buy aluminium sulphate from the garden center. - How does adding liquid bleach not add unwanted substances to the pool? Whether liquid or granulated, sodium or calcium, doesn't adding the right amount of...

Hayward 1.5 hp pump, sand filter, RayPak 125k BTU heat pump. Disconnecting the input from the heat pump and directing it straight into the pool gives a filter pressure of 10 psi. Running the pump with the heat pump connected gives a pressure of 15psi. Previously, without the heat pump, the...

So, calcium hypoclorite is priced locally at $3/kg in 18 kg buckets. The store that sells at this price says it's the lowest price in town. Haven't found anything to disprove the claim. But how much does calcium hypoclorite cost wholesale? From a North American distributor, a 45kg pail is...

So, pool was sparking clean, but water temp 20deg C. Found a great deal on a heat pump, unplumbed everything to install, wrong fittings. End result? I can heat my pool up from 20deg C to 27 deg C overnight, but algae seems to have taken over. I'm guessing the first suggestion is going to be to...

First I need to learn the right terminology. Then I'm wondering what resources and design considerations are required. And finally of course is costs. You can see my pool in my other thread, a large lazy L. So there are three edges to the shallow end and three edges to the deep end. I have...

New member, so hello to everyone and a quick note to say I've enjoyed reading many of the threads in the forums before signing up to post this. We bought a house that has a very large inground cement pool. Knew it was a disaster when we bought it, and we got the house price down by about $20k...