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By first idea I meant first recommendation. Sorry for not being clear.

Great thanks. I think I'll go with the first idea. Appreciate it!

Hi all, New house, moved in last October. I chemically calculated the volume of the pool a few days ago and realized that I don't want to be lugging chlorine for a 34,000 gallon pool all summer long :) So I just ordered a CircuPool RJ60 Plus, but I'm not sure where to install it. Here is the...

You should see my FIL’s PVC glue jobs if you think that is bad.

Ah ok, that makes sense. That manual I linked to above shows that the 1.5 HP pumps have the A100FLL motor. Everything I can find about the A100FLL says that it has a 1.1 SF. I think I may just stick with the original impeller and diffuser though, just in case. I’d rather not cause trouble...

Current motor’s SF is 1.25:

I’m not concerned about labor. I’ve rebuilt other pumps before, and this looks fairly straightforward. I chatted with Inyo. They say that my combination of new motor and existing filter should be ok with the existing impeller and diffuser. Thst said, I had ordered the 1.5 HP impeller and...

Should I upgrade the impeller and diffuser if upgrading my 1.0 HP pump‘s motor to a 1.65 HP VSP motor? If the answer is yes, I believe I need to go with a 1.5 HP impeller and diffuser, right? My pump is a Sta-rite MPRA6E-147L. According to this manual, my impeller’s part no. is C105-236PB and...

Just make sure that Chlorox brand tricolor doesn’t say Blue anywhere. That’s copper.

I'm no expert, but I've got my TA pretty steady around 70, with the fill water being 110. I pay attention to the CSI after entering all values into Pool Math, and I'll lower the pH to whatever value will make the CSI -.3><0. I test every 2 days. For example, today's pH was eyeballed higher...

I called them and they are playing a recording saying that they're not accepting calls due to COVID-19, and that I should email them. So I emailed them, and got an auto-response that said they are getting crushed with business due to COVID-19, so response and shipping times may be slower than...

I did use a CC. So far there’s just the authorization.

I ordered a VS pump last night. I had spent the last week researching pumps and prices and settled on the Waterway Power Defender 165. Looking around at various retailers, I saw a guy on eBay with good reviews at the low end pricewise, a well respected site that I have ordered from before on...