Recent content by S Keith

I'm a newegg junkie. I get their daily emails. They ran some sort of clearance on the Da Vinci 1.0A that is normally $450 for $350, and since I'm on their daily email list, they gave me another $20 off. Free shipping and no tax. The Da Vinci line comes with a lot of hassle, but the...

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Thank you all. I'll update my sig with pool data and post my numbers when I get the right kit. I was using a walmart HTH kit, but I've ordered a K-2006. I've been using the pool calculator, and aside from CYA = 0 and heavy bleach consumption, things are in recommended limits. I plan to...

Thanks for the welcome. I'm one of those weird guys that disassembles and replaces parts they don't want you to replace. Thanks for the link. I just ordered a Taylor K-2006C at $55 delivered via Amazon Prime. I replaced broken version of this: With a 3D printed version: The parts aren't...

Greetings, Steve from Mesa, AZ here. The only pool I owned previously was a large kiddie pool with the inflatable ring. It's dark blue color and small volume gave the AZ sun an opportunity to turn it into a hot tub. It was quickly overrun by algae, and my wife's creative side let me know she...

Thank you. I appreciate the very practical answers, it's in the spirit of, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." Personally, I had a bit of a gripe with the concept of turnover as it's pretty much a certainty that you're not going to filter all of the water through the filter in that time frame...

Split from Mismatched Pump/Filter/Pool combo? Zea3 First post. New pool owner. Thank you all for a great resource! I glean from these interactions it is important for the filter and pump to have comparable flow rates. I have a second-hand Aqua Leader 18' AGP ($30) with spherical (100#)...