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Thanks! I have seen the instructions and was wondering if anyone had personal experience. After thinking about it this morning, I will probably go with the return jet model and if I find that there isn't enough clearance I can always purchase the flow switch separately and convert it to the...

I am thinking about getting a Hayward AquaTrol SWG for my 11,800 AGP. I would like to get the RJ (return jet) model so I can connect the cell directly to the return jet. My concern is that my equipment and return jet are located under a wooden pool deck and there is only 7" of horizontal...

Thanks everyone. I think I am going to go with the Hayward PowerFlo Matrix 1 HP 2 speed. Also leaning toward Hayward Aquatrol SWG. My pool walls are about 45", but the water level is only around 42" (3.5 ft). That makes it about 11,800 gal. I overestimated in my first post being a 48" height...

I am looking into adding a SWG to my AGP (24' round x 48"). At the same time I am pretty sure my pump bearings are shot since it has been extremely loud the past couple of weeks so I am looking at replacing my pump as well. I currently have a Hayward 1 HP Power Flo LX Pump (over 10 years old)...

I had a crack in my sand filter standpipe (the spider part that connects the standpipe to the laterals) and I'm currently waiting for a replacement, which is supposed to arrive on Monday. Since I discovered the problem last weekend, my filter has been empty and disconnected and the pump not...

Changed the sand in my filter today, but I did something wrong because the filter is now spitting out sand. I backwashed for a couple of minutes and rinsed for 2-3 minutes but there is still a ton of sand coming out. Guess I'm going to have to rip the filter apart again to see what's going on...

Lost 0.5 FC last night. Time to change filter sand today then balance the rest of the chemicals and the conversion will be complete. Aiming for first swim tomorrow! Thanks for all your help everyone!

At 7:15 this morning my levels were FC 11 and CC 0.5. FC only dropped 4 from last night so getting close. As expected the FC was zero when I got home from work tonight so I added 1 gal of 12.5% shock. I'll measure again in a bit too see where that brings me. Based off yesterday it should get...

Good suggestions for replacing the sand. And great job Jeff! Hopefully I'll be at that stage soon. Unfortunately there isn't a valve on the return (and I have an above ground) so I'll have to find a way to plug it before trying to replace the sand. They did put a valve on the skimmer so I can...

Yeah Husky. I changed it to 12.5% and I'm using gallon jugs so changed to 128oz (not that that really matters since the amount won't change, but the nifty ounce to gallon conversion tool works better). Good place to start though. :)

Good point Kim. At 6:30pm my numbers were FC 0 and CC 0.5. I added 1 gallon of shock (12.5%) and at 9:00pm I was at FC 15 and CC 0.5. I'm a bit confused because it seems that the amount of bleach Pool Math tells me to add puts me way over my target of 15. Pool math says I should add 176 oz to...

As of 6:30 am this morning FC was 14.5 and CC was 1. Thinking ahead... During my conversion there was no visible baqua goo and little, if any, color change. Given that, should I still change the sand in my filter or can I stick with the existing sand? I've also barely had to backwash as the...

Measured when I got home from work around 6:30 pm and FC was 0. The skimmer was pretty clogged with leaves from the wind today so I'm not sure if I was getting good circulation. Measured again at 8:15 pm and FC was 20 and CC 0.5. Kind of overshot my goal of 15. Still have some fine tuning to...

Hi Husky. I've been following your conversion. Love all your pictures and details. It really helps to set expectations for someone just starting. My first PJ show was night 3 in 2003. The epic 45 song set. Been a PJ fan for a while but was late getting on the live show bandwagon. Now I can't...

Thanks Texas. I guess what I meant to say was that I though CYA would only exist if a chlorine system was used in the past. Its my understanding that it would be 0 if a baquacil system was used so I didn't bother to measure for it before the conversion. I was going to wait until after the...