Recent content by Cain

I have a new 1.0 HP Tidalwave pump and it really gets the water moving and is much quieter than the previous unit we had. When running the manual vacuum system, how much suction should I be seeing from the unit? are we talking like a house vacuum level of suction here or what?

So at a local get together a pool company had some above ground pools setup as well as hot tubs. My pool brand was featured there so I figured I'd ask some questions to see what parts they have. They funny part that came up was when the discussion turned to pool chemistry that the sales rep...

Ended getting this hooked up. I had to get a local pool stored to make me some of the hose lines as it is not compatible by with the Splashpak filter but it works like a charm now. No leaks like I had before. I may even remove the slice shutoff gate as that is the only thing that has a tiny...

after more research I ended up going with the 1 HP version. I figured better safe than sorry since the previous version was 1 HP. I ended up ordering this after reviewing a few websites and things to watch for: Blue Wave NE6181 Tidal Wave 2-Speed Replacement Pump for Above Ground Pool, 1 HP...

hey everyone, I am looking for some general information and I figured I could ask it all in one place, so here we go! - If you have a leaking pump basket, is it better to just replace the basket or go with a new pump setup assuming the pump is pretty old? - I have a splashpak Filter and Pump...

well I started to get the setup outside but after hooking everything up the basket area of the pump (sorry, not good on terms) is shot, the previous owner appeared to try and repair a leak with some special tape, but it looks like it finally has given away. I wonder if thats why I had suction...

thanks. Still looking for any help. Hoping to place an order this week on the pump or going with a new basket.

The weather is finally starting to change and be more considering up here in North Dakota, so it looks like its getting close to time to start the process with getting the pool up and running and I am considering a new pump setup: Some background: The house we purchased came with a pool that...

curious as well still here. I need to replace some parts on my current pump as it leaks when its turned off, so I am thinking of getting this but curious if anyone else has experience.

so the snorkels are basically at the top of your waterline? If so, pretty cool setup :) what is the black part needed for? For the skimmer I plug it fully like I am thinking for the return. As it sits though I may just order the right sized cover but go with one that says that its made to...

Looking to start the process of closing the pool this year as water temps are at 55 degrees, so I figure its going to be soon here. Anyway, the cover I got last year was too small as I was looking at the wrong guide and its one that sits on top the water and lets water through. In theory it...

sorry what I meant was to dremel off the "umbrella" part of the filer cover. so that part that is kind of like a lip that is plastic its high enough that the new gauge with its wider body won't sit down. So in this picture: that black "lip" that is around the gauge that is part of the...

The filter system I have looks like it has a bad gauge. No prob, I went ahead and ordered a new glycerin filled gauge however, its a bit wider in diameter than the stock gauge its replacing and hence does not fit the filter housing as far as this "lip" around the gauge goes. I wanted to know...

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well, FC went to 7 so I am going to try the test again tonight as I thought that I had pulled the puck floater but I forgot so I am assuming maybe it was more. I also waiting till the sun was almost down, but maybe I need to wait till its actually dark. CCs were super faint though for a .5...