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I just paid 19.98 for 2 gallons at Home Depot, 2X last months price

I have the Bestway 12x24. I removed grass, leveled the area with 1 - 3" of sand, wet and compacted the sand and put down 1/2" sheets of XPS, taped with one layer of standard duct tape. This is my third season and while I haven't been in yet this year, I don't see any bumps, lumps or seams...

Thanks everyone.....I am going to look into low salinity SWG's. Are most people with non-SWG dumping water to reduce salinity?

The Taylor drop kit - I don't remember the number

Hello Everyone, I have been considering a SWG and was concerned that my wife would be bothered by the salt taste. She hates going to our neighborhood pool because she says it tastes salty (like pee in her words). So I bought a saltwater test kit and using it, created a gallon of 3000 PPM salt...

Hello Everyone.....I am thinking about buying a new pump and filter for my Intex style pool but am trying to understand where/why the pool will fail and how long I should expect it to last. Can't decide whether to go with a larger but inexpensive pump filter combo or spend the money on a...

Hi.....I had the same problem when I set my pool up last year. I wound up driving a steel concrete stake into the ground behind the pool leg and running a loop of paracord between the leg and the stake. I then used a "stick" to twist the loop and pulled the leg into the position that I wanted...

For what it is worth. I installed: 1) 1-3 inches of sand to level the area. If I did it again I would use 3/8" gravel 2) 1/2 inch thick styrofoam boards (the white beaded stuff) - XPS was not available at the time 3) One layer of normal duct tape along along all joints on the insulation 4) I...

Mine was the same, it will straighten out when completely full

My intention is to increase the suction port and pipe size back to the pump to 1-1/2"

Will the VS pump running at 210 watts per hour push enough water to 10 feet plus some pipe losses, through solar panels and filter the pool? Thanks

Hello, I have heard of enlarging the suction port without draining the water by holding a bowl on the inside. Can anyone fill me in on how it went for them? Was there a lot of leakage while you were cutting? I assume when you removed the bowl, water gushed out of the newly cut hole. Did you...

Hello Everyone, I have a couple of questions about variable speed pumps: 1) If DOE has banned non-vs/capacitor start pumps, why is Amazon still full of them? 2) My real question. I run my little 1/3 HP pump about 7 hours a day and my water stays very clean but I want to install a rooftop solar...

Brushed, vacuumed and dumped a gallon of bleach into the pool. Couldn't resist so I jumped in; it was warmer than the ocean and felt terrific so I am declaring the pool open!