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WOW! i don't comment often in this thread but I just wanna let you know that I am astounded by the quality of your work! That pool will probably outlast the houses built around it! I'm surprised you can't find the threaded parts. They look like standard(well in the US anyway) 2" or 1.5"...

Hey crek, sorry I didn't chime in sooner, just saw that I got a PM. There's absolutely no reason you couldn't put your equipment(pump, filter, heater) on a pad near the A/C instead of by the pool. I did it and it works wonderfully. Much quieter and nicer looking then having it right next to the...

I'm still here. Pools all dried out and rolled up, but the hottub's still going. :) Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

Yup, still not sure how they got in there. I'm thinking either I have a tear in my cartridge or it wasn't screwed in right and allowed the leaves(small leaves) through. Adam

:party: :party: :whoot: :cheers: :-D :mrgreen: :compress: I am a SUPER happy camper today! It was warm, 35*F(well compared to the part few days) so I took the opportunity to fix the hottub. Lucky me I used Union Valves which saved my butt. I disconnected one and was able to use the...

Debris is what I was thinking too. I wanted to snake the Suction for then but couldn't find the snake. For clarity, the plumbing goes something like this... Hottub (drain grated)=====........ ====Valve==Spa Pack/Heater=========== Hottub (built in Cart Filter)...

Some of you may have seen my little Spa Build thread. Basically a portable spa, half in ground. The two pumps and air blower are about 35' away in the "doghouse". The pipes are wrapped in Refectix and buried. It's been cold here, and only getting colder. Here's the issue. We started heating...

Is your main drain plumbed with a dedicated line back to the Equipment Pad? If it is you should just be able to Close all other lines and use just the main drain for suction. Adam

If you're going to buy, I'd do it now! They're on sale for $13.99!!!!! :shock: Can't beat that. Good luck with the project, Adam

My pool is empty and down. If I had to guess a temp it would be... I'd say... WAYYY Too cold to use! :lol: The hottub is about 90* right now but slowly dropping because I haven't had a sunny day to heat it since Sunday and even then it was only partly sunny. I have yet to turn on the...

You call this project little? If building your own pool and kitchen and tiling everything and all the other things you've had to do to complete this project is little, and all by yourself... I'd like to know what a big project is. :lol: Anyway, I continue to be amazed by your progress and I...

Hmmm... We've always drained, dried, and stored ours in an unheated garage every winter because in WI we get cold and snow and the whole pool would probably freeze solid. I don't see a problem with just covering and being done with it, but I keep going back to the thought of depending on how...

No heat at night cuz the suns not shining. But on A sunny day my panels get full sun from around 10:00am to about 3:30pm this time of year up here in WI. And on those days I can end up with 110* water without any trouble. We jump in the water as soon as it's less then 107ish because anything...

I just use a short hose like the ones used for AG pools to go from pool to pump. It's about 6ft long and works great. Cheap and easy. An alternative to the Spa Suction Wand is one of those squirter tubes used as pool toys. Pretty much the same thing except way cheaper, you can even get them at...

It depends on your location. If you live somewhere where its cold and ice is a possibility definitely drain it. That's what we do in WI, but if you live where it doesn't freeze, but you won't use the pool you could probably close without draining. Adam