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Looking for some advice, I am in process of replacing my water walls in my Kayak pool. The replacement panels are 4x4 plywood sheets with aluminum face on one side. Well I made a boo boo cutting out my skimmer hole while matching new panel wall to old wall. So instead of the skimmer hole being...

"pH that is too high or too low can cause problems in all pools" I have vinl pool, and I never see my PH going high..ever... in 15 years unless I was adding stuff sold to me by the local pool supply store. If i leave it alone it us always lower or just in the ok level.

I really like this site, wish the internet had all this information when I opened my first pool 15 years ago. There was only one site that I found back then that told the truth poolsolutions dot com I remember the excitement of my first pool, I just wanted it to be perfect. My male ego was...

Try 3 pieces of 1 1/4" or 1 1/2" 8' sections of iron blackpipe. I have 2 10' sections of 1 1/4 with very little sag......tip....go to local DIY store and couple them together in the store and see.

Yes it is plain old black iron pipe, no sag and I kept my cover reeled up all winter long......and it rolled out fine. I used a bead of 100% silicone caulk then punched a couple small holes every foot to attach cover to pipe with nylon tie wraps. The tie wraps hold the cover on the pipe, the...

Glad I was able to inspire you, we are really enjoying the ease and simplicity of its use this summer. Note that I bought a larger cover than I needed to so I could perma attached to reel. I would also recommend spending the extra 10-15 dollars and get at least a 12 mill thickness cover. Should...

After pricing these out I decided to experiment with my own build. My material of choice was treated lumber since it will be on my deck. It works great, simple to build, and no bearings or special materials needed. I used 1 1/4" black pipe coupled together for a span of 18'. 1 1/2" pipe may be a...