Recent content by Rustic_Chris

Well I did it.... After lunch I went out and poked the holes for the screws and screwed on the skimmer to the liner. I then started to hard pipe the skimmer to attach it to the rest of my hard pipe I already had going to my pump/filter. Then I filled the skimmer with water to see if I had any...

Well I was going to install and cut the hole for the Hayward SP1091LX Dyna-Skim Above-Ground Pool Skimmer today since I'm back from my trip. But I chickened out..... I tried to add a large patch where I was going to put it and cut into the liner but the large patch would hold probably because...

The skimmer will have to wait until I get back from my trip. It just got here today late and I'm leaving tomorrow for 5 days. So project when I get back

Sure that would be helpful thank you.

First I would like to thank everyone for all your help and all your suggestions. I really do appreciate it. Update: so I did all three today in 109 degree heat and in direct sunlight. It wasn't hard at all; the only part that was hard was dealing with the heat. So all went well and I capped...

I posted last night about how I was going to install Hayward 1-1/2" inlets and returns holes in my Intex 15' x 48" Prims Graywood pool. I finally got the go ahead to also cut a hole and install a Hayward skimmer from my wife after showing her a video on how well this works. So since I had a a...

Thank you for confirming and giving me a bit more information to help me do it. Also thank you for letting me know that after 4 years that your pool is still going strong with the larger holes. I like your skimmer in your pictures. I've been trying to work on getting my wife allow me to put...

Thank you again for all your help

Thank you so very much. My wife is nervous for me to cut into it since we spent so much money on the pool. But I keep telling her that everything I've searched so far, that no one has said they every had a problem. I also told her that it seems that everyone that has done it is very happy that...

Hello everyone: I'm new on here and found this forum by searching on how to cut out the 1-1/4 squeezing rubber holes (that probably squeeze the holes smaller than the 1-1/4 anyhow) to the 1-1/2 holes for the Hayward inlets: Hayward SP1023 1-1/2-Inch FIP Inlet Return Fitting with Locknut and...