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    Plumbing Options for Separate Pool / Spa (non spillover)

    Thanks guys, you've given me some ideas. I need to take a closer look and see if there is any type of equalizer line between the pool and spa. I assumed not, but currently the pool and spa are covered by makeshift 2x4/wire mesh/tarp covers the bank installed on the foreclosure to keep a kid...
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    Plumbing Options for Separate Pool / Spa (non spillover)

    I found a few more details. The pool is a viking cancun 15k gallon fiberglass pool. The spa is a viking regal 600 gallon?? fiberglass spa. The equipment is two Sta Rite 300sqft cartridge filters, a Sta Rite 400k btu heater, 2 2hp Sta-Rite pumps (the pool one is broken/not installed), and an...
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    Plumbing Options for Separate Pool / Spa (non spillover)

    Hello! I am looking at purchasing a home which has an in ground fiberglass pool and spa. The spa doesn't spillover into the pool and they appear to be completely separate systems. The equipment pad has two pumps, two filters, one heater, and one SWCG. The house is a foreclosure, so I can't ask...
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    Adding auto fill to old pool?

    The wireless deal sounds interesting. That would be very easy to add, just the wireless part makes me a little nervous. But I'll take a look at the site. Thanks!
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    Adding auto fill to old pool?

    Thanks for the info. Unfortunately the current fill line is about an inch above the water line. I read up on the Letro auto fill and see how it is supposed to be installed. Looks like I would need to cut through the concrete decking and hammer drill through the pebble tech and gunite shell to...
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    Adding auto fill to old pool?

    Hi All, I have an in ground pool in a house that I bought a couple years ago. I believe the pool was built around 1993. The pool doesn't have an autofill and it's a pain to keep filled in the summer (I'm in Las Vegas). I have one of those hang over the side of the pool auto fillers that...
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    High Chlorine Usage

    Hello All, I found this forum, pool school, and the pool calculator about two months ago when I couldn't get my pool algae free here in Las Vegas. I ended up ordering a TF-1000 test kit and found my CYA was > 200 (My usual way of adding chlorine was with dichlor, which Leslie's Pools totally...