Richie-Czech said:

Yeah I think the sandy 9s is a little bit of pea gravel mixed with sand, I was just thinking of using it since I have so much of it. But yeah it's got pine needles on top etc, so I might be putting organic material into a filter, which sounds like a bad idea.

I have the MWII ready for return, it's going to be a PITA, but the Aquaquartz from Leslie's is what the filter seller recommends and they had it locally for half the price.

How many bags of pea gravel do you think I need for a 24" filter? I planned on 6 bags of sand, so do you just replace 1 of them with pea gravel, then laterals, then sand?

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Here’s the pentair recommendation

I would be more inclined to chip out the concrete where needed and pour more after a new pool is installed. The deal is that you need either concrete or pavers underneath each upright so unless its also on a pad now you’ll be chipping. Or get a smaller pool and pour a new collar in the gap if you want one.

JodieM said:

Just want to say hello from Brownsburg!! I’m here if you need to talk Indiana weather and such. Enjoy your pool!

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Hey there neighbor!!!

pjt said:

I have an AquaCal. It works fine, but have had some problems along the way. Company service and support has been outstanding.

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Can I ask what issues you had?

Did anyone know sewer lines have check valves?
Around here they are common,
and some go as far as putting in an ejector system in their front yard and tie into the main sewer line.
Lots of problems with sewer back ups, luckily my house does not have that problem

Dirk said:

$250. I was floored. Extremely reasonable (IMO).

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Fixed, and you won't wonder about the health of the lines for quite some time ???? Nice.

ajw22 said:

Does the heater run continuously to the setpoint now?

Were the gas pressures checked with a manometer with the heater operating after the new gas meter was installed?

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Yes, the heater runs continuously to the setpoint.

No, the gas pressure wasn't checked... I'll have to get a hold of the plumber that installed the gas line and have him check it. Here's a link to the video on youtube.

Is that sound expected? or it shouldn't be making that noise?

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Arowdy1 said:

Yes. It seems to be $709 everywhere. But shipping changes it .
The biggest problem right now is finding the 7 way valve . Everyone has 6. Not that I know the difference lol

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Do you mean the mpv? You need backwash, filter, recirculate, drain & rinse- thats 5 settings. Some may also have winterize but all that does is prop the handle up - you can simply do that in between two settings

Well, not pool related, but this post concludes my lost filter plug saga, and might enlighten others to something I just learned. I'm talking about my sewer backup problem, that I thought might have been caused by the filter plug I flushed. It wasn't. Just an odd coincidence that they happened within the same week.

So the plumber shows up early. Two trucks. Crew of three. My brain goes into ka-ching, ka-ching mode. They find the clean out, in the middle of my pool pad no less. That's my filter, and the smaller cap is the one that sucked down my filter plug. The bigger one, which I've never opened, is appararetly my house's clean-out. Great place for it.



So they fire up the snake. They get three feet down the bigger clean-out and crunch-crack. He hauls out the snake and the part he just broke. This was in my sewer clean-out (yellow end up):



He doesn't know what it is, but guesses it's part of my sewer system check valve. Did anyone know sewer lines have check valves? I sure didn't. Apparently, a good thing to have when your house is close to or lower than street level. Which mine is not. He recommended I get rid of it, which sounds good to me (since it was the reason I had the blockage, not the filter cap). So he proceeds to bust up the flapper, which is still in the sewer pipe and blocking it, with a long pipe. And that was the end of it.

Then he ran the sewer cam all the way to the sewer main. The cam operator moves the screen from my view, and the boss says "Well let him see, he's paying for it." Ka-ching, ka-ching. Turns out my entire sewer line is as clean as it gets. No crud. No roots. No filter plug! Good to go.

So they pack up and I cringe when I ask "how much." $250. I was floored. Extremely reasonable (IMO). Such a relief to have the problem solved, and solved permanently, and to learn my 15-year-old sewer line is in great shape. So worth it!!

So today is a good day. I caught a break. Though I gotta admit, that bucket bath felt so good I may have another... just because I can.

Well, the old Dolphin was call Dorfl, and was a reincarnation of the original Neato BotVac we had in the house, who was called Dorfl.
The new Evo-604 was called "The Swim Sweeper", but that hasn't stuck, and it's basically re-inherited the Dorfl name.
The new House Vac-Robot is called Linda. My wifes idea. IYKYK...NSFW.

So, Dorfl has been reincarnated more times than an accident-prone Gallifreyan and is of course named after the Golem in the Discworld novels.

Ours is Alan... Daughter named it when she was 2. Autonomous Liner and Algae Navigator

reelredfish said:

It lights up as if its working but in reality it does nothing.View attachment 647562

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Just FYI - Green does not call for heat, red does. Your pool temp is 81. What is your set temp? As pictured, your heater will not turn on.

I am slamming the pool! The overnight chlorine test dropped 1.5 i think there must have been algae somewhere although I couldn't ever see it. Thank you everyone for the advice.

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