Recent content by jmichaelsk

I am far from an expert but it looks like that SWCG will need to run for 4-6 hours a day based on the pool size. Here is a link to the manual if you need it. https://www.manualsdir.com/manuals/684683/intex-cs8110.html?page=15 I just swapped my Summer Waves Skimmer for a Hayward skimmer and it...

This is the exact thought I had, after fighting with getting the screws in for way too long.

I just the vinyl works 24 to mine and it works great. The one step missed the most is weighing it down. This one has you pour 15-20 pounds of gravel in the ladder before attaching the handrails. We rinsed the pea gravel first and made scoops out of water bottles. Once filled we put it in the...

I had a horrible time leveling my pool, I spent days with a 2*4 and a level and it came out horrible. This year I used a water level, 5 gallon bucket of water and 20' hose, and rented a compactor for the day. We were done in about 4 hours and the pool went from 3-4" out to within 1/4" of...

I am on my 2nd season with a 20*48 Summer waves 8100 gallons with 16" Intex sand filter and 15K Intex Salt System. I would go with the 15K so you only have to run it for short time each day, I run the salt system 4 hours a day and don't have to supplement with bleach at all. I have no...

We just setup the Summer waves 20x48 from Sams ( $469). I added the 16" Intex Sand filter, Intex SWCG, and Intex Pool cleaner. So far i am happy with the choice. I wanted one of the 52" deep ones at Walmart but at the time they were $200 more for the 18' ones. My understanding is that all of...