Recent content by katz840

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    intex pump won't turn OFF

    Hey pool buddies! Ya'll were so helpful to me when I was setting my pool up this spring. Now I have a completely different problem than all info I can find anywhere, My Intex Sand Water Pump and saltwater system does not turn off at the end of the cycle. I have mine on a 5 hour cycle. At the...
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    Ready to jump in! literally and figuratively

    Thanks for all the advice! The 2 intake mystery is solved, and nothing as logical as anything ya'll suggested. My pool came with a pool maintenance kit and a skimmer type basket. One hole is for that and the other is a "regular" intake. The manual spent like 15 pages telling you how not to...
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    Our Pool Solved Our Sloping Yard

    Beautiful!!
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    Ready to jump in! literally and figuratively

    First round of questions My newly acquired aquatically knowledgeable friends: 1) My manual and dvd aren't really clear about the order of things. For instance, before any mention of adding salt, they both go into detailed directions on setting the pump (or do I refer to the whole thing as...
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    Ready to jump in! literally and figuratively

    My pool is up and, if my husband would hurry up and bring me salt and sand, I am planning on installing the pump and salt system today. I've watched the DVD 3 or 4 times, and have read the manual and dog eared all the important looking pages, which means all of them. It sounds kind of...
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    Purchased in December, new to pool ownership

    wow!! and double wow!! I am having serious pool envy! I would probably never go inside my house again. beautiful
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    Long time above ground pool owner; first time salt system user

    Hi! I've had an above ground pool since 1998. Nothing fancy; 18' intex with a cartridge filter. I've had 2 incarnations before my current one. One metal with a liner and one metal frame. I'm one of those rare people that really use my pool. I am always in it multiple times a week, weather...