Recent content by MJF54

Thanks, I was able to find the direct replacement pump and it's on sale too!

Can a regular op discharge pump system housing be rotated to change the discharge to the side like the one below?

FWIW, I installed pool hoses between the manifold and the hard piping. Makes it easy to disconnect the heater from the system and blow down the heater and lines. I'm going to try the leaf blower instead of the compressor for blowdown this year. My heater and pipes are pitched down towards the...

Needed or not? Water is drained by gravity out of the return drain, hose is removed. Thanks.

I have not had luck with pillows or inner tubes. I have had the best success with a large vinyl exercise ball (24-30 inch I would guess). I leave it SLIGHTLY underinflated. Wes Clark is spot on with his advice on the purpose of the ball under the cover. When there is a few inches of water I use...

I tried the HTH Pods this year and they worked fine. I just put them in the skimmer as directed and all done, no sock required. I needed to raise CYA by 50 points as I was at zero. I added in 2 doses leaving 24 hours in between before testing again. CYA is now right on the money. You use 1 pod...

I use a 5 gallon when I clean off my winter cover, works fine.

I added these, thy work good. https://www.doheny.com/solar-saddle-pool-cover-holder

I have 50 pounds of sand in mine and let the rest fill with water.

I usually buy from Menards or Ace myself. The product Walmart sells is 10%

I know this will sound dumb, but I have used a carrot as a temporary plug.

I installed a heater on my 15' round AGP last season. I fought high cya last year but since winterize and refill this spring my cya was at 40 on start up. Since start up this year we did have a very warm spell and lately have had a lot of rain necessitating a few drain downs of 3-5 inches. We...