Recent content by HotShot53

I need to replace my current pool, which is 10 years old and starting to fall apart (one wall leaning a bit out, and a hole at the bottom under the skimmer where it rusted through and I can touch the liner from the outside). I've decided to go with a Doughboy pool since I have a deep end, and...

I just checked there, they don't seem to sell Intex parts. Normally the whole unit only costs about $250.

One of my cheap Intex SWG died, as they do every couple years, so I was looking to buy a new one to replace it and it seems like they are sold out everywhere other than Amazon, where they are triple their normal price. Is this a covid supply shortage that will eventually resolve itself, so I...

My Intex SWGs seem to have decided 3+ years is about their lifespan, and given up working. When I bought them back then there was nothing even close price-wise in competition. Is that still the case? Or does anyone else make a relatively inexpensive SWG now? Because of my pool size, I buy 2...

I am going to be ordering a replacement liner for my pool in the next day or so. My pool is 18' by 38 1/2', with a deep end, so I will need an overlap expandable liner. The cheapest expandable patterned liners I can find are for 21' by 41'. Since it's an overlap expandable liner, is it ok to...

I have dual Intex SWG for my pool (plumbed in parallel since my pool is too big for just one), first set lasted about 3 years, second set has lasted 2 years so far, and were still working when I closed last year so I assume they will be working for this year also. I haven't had to clean them or...

I've cleaned up a green swamp before, the first spring opening up I accidentally dumped the winter cover full of leaves/horrible water into the pool because I didn't pump the water off the top first... a stupid mistake I'll never do again lol. So I know with a bit of work it can be done...

Yeah, I joined in 2011 when I was building my pool, and the advice then helped a lot :) Right now, because of not closing my pool for winter, and not having a working pump/filter, my pool is a nice shade of swamp green lol. (I'm considering draining it and fixing or replacing my liner also, I...

When I first got my pool, for the first 2 years I only cleaned it about 2-3 times a year. For the last year or two though, I've had to clean it a lot more often, although I don't know if that's because I didn't keep up with my pool as much and it was cleaning out more algae than it should be...

I am considering if I should replace my liner or not. I built the pool a bit over 5 years ago with the help of my dad and brothers rather than professionals, so since the beginning the liner has had wrinkles, which weren't too bad, and somewhat expected since I dug out a deep end and have an...

After being busy with things and vacation this fall, and needing a new cover before closing my pool, I somehow never got around to closing it this year... and learned the hard way that my procrastination has some costs. My pump and filter are both cracked from the water freezing, so I need a...

I'm not an expert, but in shopping around to buy one for myself the past couple weeks, I decided on a Dolphin Primal x3 for $600 (basically a DX3 with cartridge filters it looks like, one of their "custom" variations I guess)...

I'm considering the Dolphin DX5, $770 at http://www.poolsupplyworld.com/Dolphin-Dynamic-DX5-Robotic-Automatic-Pool-Cleaner/Dynamic-DX5.htm, or a Dolphin Nautilus, $600 at...

The wrinkles/ridges are maybe 1/2 inch to an inch wide, mostly flat, not too many actually standing up. The worst area is the flat ledge between the walls and the deep end, where there are a ton of them because of how the liner is changing angles so much on a curve etc.

I am looking to get an automatic cleaner for my pool this year, since last year I think I spent more time vacuuming than I did swimming... I think I'll go swimming more often if my pool's cleaner and I don't have to spend an hour vacuuming first. My pool is an above-ground pool with a dug out...