NOT funny how 22' is not 22' 
No wonder you had such a tough time making everything work!!! Gurrrrrrrrr!
No wonder you had such a tough time making everything work!!! Gurrrrrrrrr!
Pool start up March 2015 - just for posterity's sake.
- Thread starter Vince-1961
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The good news is that I'm an idiot. The old SWCG worked when I unplugged it and brought it inside in December, but lights didn't come one when I re-connected it and plugged it in. Forgot that it had an on/off switch in the back! DUH. Glad I didn't toss it.
Glad you found the "problem" before you trashed it LOL 
Things can only go up from here!Kim
FixItFelix
Member
Heh, Vince. Thanks for sharing your story, here. I'll probably be incorporating several of your lessons learned in my next build (although that won't be for a while). Congratulations on the wood frame. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who thought it was possible. 
Uncovered pool March 28, 2020 amid coronavirus self-quarantine. Much muck, mostly spent pollen buds but a good number of leaves. Will need to rig cover better at end of this season. Took 3 packages of di-chlor and 1 gallon 10% bleach to turn water from brown-green to calcium hypochlorite cloudy white. Main Intex pump that came with sand filter died over the winter. Picked up 3 Intex pump / cartridge filter combos super cheap, not realizing they were half as powerful. Even in tandem, meaning one before sand filter and another one after it, but before two SWG units, just not enough flow to keep SWGs happy, so disconnected 1 SWG. Still not much flow. Definitely not enough suction for vacuuming efficiently. Will have to buy a non-Intex pump (maybe 1 hp?) and do conversions to Intex threads.
cfherrman
TFP Guide
Run only one pump at a time you are not going to get anything better with more unless you have real pumps and check valves
Last year, bought a real 2 speed pump. Uncovered pool April 10. New solar blanket. Using Iwaki pump for the garden hose "heater." Water still too cold to get in it. Something is tripping the GFCI but I haven't had the time to investigate.
Uncovered pool April 13, 2022. Had built PVC frame to keep cover up off the water over the winter. It collapsed a few times. Saved it and will build it better next time. Started pump and SWG a few weeks ago, so water was algae free, but still a few leaves, dead algae on floor, etc.
Covered October 15, 2022. Glued PVC frame together and added more legs. Didn't use pool much this summer. Got in it mostly just to clean it. Not once did I go to Elks pool. This was Verado summer. The Iwaki pump from aquarium and the two speed pump have gotten loud. Will have to find a pump repair place to inspect and service.
Last weekend I tried to start the system to let it run for a week before uncovering. Pump tripping GFCI and had rotted metal on bottom. Motor seized. Bought new one plus a cartridge filter. Over the last week, added 3 bags of cal hypo and running submersible pump to circulate water. Started Iwaki, it ran quietly. Assuming I have time, I'll uncover and get it all up and running this coming weekend, May 5, assuming new pump is delivered on time.
October 2024 pool came down. Sod laid in January 2024. Restoring backyard to a lawn. All the equipment is for sale - ladder, pump, cartirsdge filter, sand filter, fittings, skimmer, etc.