Recent content by azide999

Hey folks! Did you have any luck with the Bifen I/T? I ask because a positive response would help others, and I am still very happy with it! Of course, negatives should be explained also. There are other reports of Bifen use on TFP which can be searched for. I am just very happy with this...

Following your thread and it is great! On the mosquitoes, get a 96 fl.oz. jug of Bifen I/T off amazon, treat the whole yard once, and then again a week or two after. Treat then every three months. Mosquitoes will be gone after the week or two treatment, all other bugs will be gone after the...

Above post is correct, it can be used for pressure, but pipes need to be supported. Shop Homewerks Worldwide 1-1/2-in PVC Sch 40 Coupling at Lowes.com

I think that when you hard plumb all of the plumbing, the relative flow rates and pressures generated depend a lot on the sand filter used. Hard plumbing from pool to pump provides the potential for a much increased flow rate, while the same from filter to pool also provides the same. Like me...

I agree with zea3 - hard plumbing. I used to regularly get hose collapses when the skimmer basket would fill (sometimes twice/thrice a day with large leaf deposits - storms or in the fall) and also when vacuuming. Unfortunately once a hose collapses, it will have a propensity to repeat itself...

I think the coupling is for waste lines; I have one I was going to use in a household waste plumbing application. I might be wrong but believe the 150 PSI refers to the ability of the thread and rubber in holding a pipe, and not pressure. The flexible PVC is good for the application, but hard...

Thanks, hahaha, I know my nuggets of knowledge and advice are very much appreciated. However, I note with great disappointment that pool placement (i.e. the frontyard pool) is not yet considered a central educational component of pool school.

Happy you are going for the pad and cove! I also had a problem with roots and this year when we replaced the liner we dug down and removed the roots as best we could both inside and outside the pool. This was by far the most time consuming part of our pool 'remodel' and I mean it took days. (The...

I have struggled with Sweat Bees, the sting is not painful, more like a fire ant, but they are annoying. I had a lot of insects bothering us before I treated (mainly mosquitoes - a lot of them). I ended up buying a product Bifen I/T, not available in regular stores, but bought online. It was...

cfherrman - The 'informative' movie Leslies provided examined the algae problem with backyard pools and a possibility of 2 blooms per season, and therefore one assumes that the perfect frontyard pool would have none. If there were no garage on the house, the pool would be almost at the midpoint...

It would take a lot of effort to ding a pool in that way. My thought is it is at least partially out of track. If it was dinged that much the installers should repair it ASAP.

Aside from the great advice provided above, I would suggest using PVC-40 for the lines and only use flex PVC in one part of the line for the skimmer and each of the two returns. The cost would be much reduced, but also if you are worried about the plumbing lining up correctly, one piece of flex...

Guardian et al. Are you sure you did not enjoy the high??? You must realise that you have to continuously repeat this effort to achieve a continuous satisfaction of the high. - - - Updated - - - In the world of solvents, MEK is considered to be quite benign and green lol. - - - Updated - - -...

I wonder if during your deep cleaning you disturbed the standpipe and laterals causing them to rise up in the tank and so not allowing the assembly to sit correctly and seal. If this is the problem you need to remove/shop vac the sand out and re-seat the standpipe and lateral assembly. I know it...

I noted with my assembly that it was better to use heavy duty teflon tape which is grey. It is much thicker then the white tape.