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Heres a reference sheet for the accepted types of plugs. http://www.frentzandsons.com/Hardware%20References/twistlockplugandreceptacle.htm Installing a waterproof rated plug and receptable is overkill? Code states a locking receptacle, most of the plugs like the one I posted above lock using...

Haha I assumed it was 3 phase until I seen it was an above ground, no worries if its single phase...whoops! :oops: Can't wait for the video of you doing spins on a lounger when she's on high speed! :wink: J/K about the 1.5" or 2" piping, totally unnecessary IMHO....but you will find plenty...

I do not debate the "slug" versus "trickle" theory of acid addition, personally I thought it was BS when I first heard it anyway. However I am seeing a definite difference in using DA as opposed to MA to maintain PH. My CH has not budged from first fill and my CYA is right at the lower limit so...

The real question is...2 inch returns or 1.5 inch? Sorry couldn't resist. :lol: I have a 3/4HP one speed pump on my 18X36 IG, sounds like if you aim the eyeballs the right way you could have a whirlpool! My only advice is make sure the electrician checks the motor rotation when its...

40ppm in a couple of weeks seems huge to me, according to this article (found on another pool forum) MA is more effective due to a stronger localized PH reaction. Does this make sense? EDIT: Never mind, Chemgeek I see you are active on this forum also and don't agree with the MA reaction theory

I would ridge vent your shed and make sure you have plenty of soffit vents, all easy retrofits that wouldn't cost a lot. Gable ends are better than nothing but ridge vents are a lot more efficient at moving air through the roof. I built a kids play house similar to your plumbing shed and used...

I'm not worried about the acid in the heater, there are only a few pinholes in the container and it takes a few days to dispense...I imagine it brings the PH close to neutral through the heater during that time. The rising TA has me stumped, I had the exact opposite situation last year...I was...

I am on the fifth or sixth week of my fresh liner install, here's the numbers. FC=2.5 PH=7.4 TA=130 CH=60 CYA=30-40 No borates in the water My question is I have stopped using MA to drop my PH and have switched to dry acid, my TA has jumped from 90-130 in the last four weeks and I have added...

I keep my CYA level close to the minimum (30ppm) so that when we leave for a week or so I can use pucks to keep the pool clean, winterizing the pool at the end of the year removes enough water that it all balances out in the end. Pucks aren't evil if used responsibly, I keep a small 5 puck...

Re: vinyl liner pool build in Ontario, Canada This is just my opinion but for what its worth adding lights are just another hole in the liner and don't do much but attract bugs, you may not have the same experience in your part of Canada but I used my light exactly twice before I never used it...

Looking good!

Re: Blue diffusion liner in 30mil, anyone have pics with wat Haha my original install date was 1989, glad we did it this year and didnt wait...the liner was very brittle on the surfacing side on the bottom. Wasn't leaking though, but the liner guys did mention I likely dodged a bullet because...

Re: Blue diffusion liner in 30mil, anyone have pics with wat $8200 which included new liner channel, resurfacing, capping main drain and cutting into the deck to replace one return.

He's not a salesman by any chance is he? The salesman I work with also has a pool and to hear him tell it he doesn't do anything but scoop leaves out, he never tests the pool. Then I visited with my kit as he asked me to check it for him, low and behold the pool guy shows up to do the...

TA of the fill water was 60, I used sodium bicarbonate to get to 90 according to the formula for 55000L which put it bang on to 90 so I know my volume calcs are good. PH was 8.2 when the truck started filling, and it required around 3 litres of MA to bring it back down (after the sodium...