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Thanks. Put it together last night. It seems like it will be fine. No more swimming hazard in the deep end. Sent from my XT1031 using Tapatalk

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-V_M9UB9r4ITklGbWl0MGJJMGc/edit?usp=docslist_api Can I just slap this piece back in place with some quik-crete and be done with it or am I asking for trouble? Thanks in advance!

Just about to purchase a Pentair WhisperFlo. Maybe this is a dumb question, but since it is a dual speed pump will we need to put in a new controller (timer)? Our current one is just on/off. Thanks for the input!

We have an OLD pump. PAC-FAB, possibly original to the 1993 construction of the pool. 1.5 HP 230v refurbished motor that was put in 4 years ago shortly after we became first-time home and pool owners. Pipes measure 2.5" OD and the equipment sits on level with the pool about 12' from the skimmer...

Welcome! And I feel exactly like you do! Happy to have found reliable information, the help to pull it off, and that great feeling that I CAN take care of my own pool! No more mystery. :-)

One more thing....pumace stone to remove scale on tile seems to dissolve into the water. I'm guessing this isn't something I want to do AFTER replacing all the water, right? After spot testing a few tiles I'm seriously thinking this will require hiring someone to blast it off!

Thanks everyone! I think we are going to borrow a pump from a friend and replace ALL the water. I would love to be able to afford to acid wash and/or repair the surface in a few places, but we will just have to put up with the roughness for awhile. Seems like hard water is going to be an...

OK, I get it. Still having trouble wrapping my brain around how we have been able to swim the last two years with it like this. Our pool guy only cleaned and added chlorine once a week. I have been maintaining chlorine around 4ppm, but no bather load and cool temps, so I guess that's why. Would...

Submersible pump, OK. We will have to see about that. Right now the money is tight since we had to purchase equipment to take care of cleaning the pool. We do have a Harbor Freight though. :-D There is a bottom "drain" (which I understand is really not for draining the pool but is actually an...

Howdy! I am so pleased to have found this site and I am going to say a big "THANK YOU" in advance for all the great advice I know we will get from everyone on this forum. So...here goes... We took over from our pool service about a month ago. I have been reading up on BBB and trying to get...