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I would want a similar pump to what HD has. I could buy a used one from them for about $225 but I could rent one four times before I paid for it so I'll rent due to how infrequently I will need one. Not being in the industry I would want an electric pump.

Well, it is an aftermarket cell.... If you have one near you, Leslies can test your cells and maybe the PCB, but I can't remember.

No danger of pop outs here. We have no water table above maybe 150' down or more.

I agree, this might be the last really good weekend to do the drain. I too drain into my cleanout. I use the HD rental which gets the job done in 4-5 hours. Rent it for the day. They will give you two 25' 2" hoses. The problem with Harbor Freight is that I don't think they even have a 2"...

You will need to give the manufacturer and model of your pool and preferably a PN from the old skimmer to get help. At least some photos of the pool and the opening with measurements. If you didn't know any of this how did you order from Amazon in the first place?

All you do is squirt a bit into the tube and glance. Then squirt more and glance again. It is low. Get yourself a couple of lbs of granular CYA and put it in a sock in front of one of the pool returns so it can dissolve. You can squeeze the sock to help it along. Give it 24 hours before you...

You will need to drain your pool and refill it to make it manageable again. You can't get a good CSI at that CH level. Mine was 900 after about 3 years and my fill water is 150 so I just drained it last month. I am going to extend my soft water from the kitchen 6 feet out to my pool fill line...

Yes, it's entirely possible that you need to backwash already. That algae is collecting in the DE. You need to backwash when your pressure rises to 25% higher than the clean filter pressure, if you know it. Have some DE available to refill the filter.

Reorder the powder from TFTestkits.com. They can probably overnight it to you.

If there is any chance that you will be draining and refilling your pool then you can measure how many gallons run through your water meter to determine it.

Why a pool service? You don't have any time to handle the water balance yourself?

With any automation system you will not need the timer. Without automation, if you run a pump, VS or not, by itself and add a SWG then you will need the timer for the SWG so it turns on after the pump starts and turns off before the pump does so that there's no risk of the SWG being on without...

Is your soil all silt or are you backfilling with sand? I see a big pile of it.

Just dump your reagents into a stream of water running in the sink.

Normal pump speed with normal water return to the pool should be fine. That is up to you.