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Funny you should ask... Definitely an improvement!

Last test for the evening... 17. I think I have it set up right.... for now. ;)

Seems to be good... slipped a bit to 16, but I did do a bunch of brushing, vacuuming and set Zippy into the pool after the vacuum came back without a bunch of garbage. I can't tell from the picture, but my eye is saying that there is an improvement. (Maybe Wishful thinking?)

tested again at 12pm. Was at 17. Went out at 1pm and set the Stenner to run for 15min, then shut down for an hour repeatedly. We'll see where that puts me. :unsure:

Well, I just tested, and came up with 14.5FC. I think that is where I need to be right now. I set the Stenner to Random on the timer, and will test as the day goes on. It should bump me up a bit.

I knew this was going to be the case! I usually open my pool an Easter weekend, but this year I spent it in the hospital with my wife. We just got home on the 16th of May, and I have been dealing with Hospice Care, and taking care of her. As a result, I did not get the chance to open the pool...

I would also advise you to update your location in Alabama. I am in the North-East corner of the state, and we get a completely different type of winter weather than a place like Mobile does. Welcome to TFP :wave:

GREAT intro post! These people have kept me from wasting my time and money more times than I can count! Your pool looks great! :swim:

It sounds like you did it all right. All my tubing is 1/4", and I have no experience with the 3/8" to know if there is a difference. I was surprised at just how little torque was needed with mine.

As promised ... some pictures! The first is the cold water collection point. A 1" pipe with a T fitting set just off the bottom of the pool. From there it goes to a 3/4" reducer and sent to black irrigation tubing tied to the top rail. Then to where the magic is. The pump is attached to...

Welcome to TFP! :wave: The above information is a good starting point. From there, feel free to ask any questions that may come up. We are always here to help you out. :)

Pictures will follow... probably later today! :)

Well, as promised, here's the update. I ended up running the gas at medium instead of low, and it lasted a full 2 weeks. I am happy with that. :) I also added a temperature probe to the setup, and set it to only come on if the water temperature at the 2' depth was below 83 degrees. I have to...

First for a little bit of information. We live in the "Sticks". If you go 1/2 mile from me in ANY direction, you do NOT have broadband Internet or the option for it. The only reason that I have it is that the Volunteer Fire station that is on my trunk line (DSL) requires it so lucked out in...

My 55gal barrel 12.5% went up from $150 last year to $215 this year (After tax) But it was 3 days old when I bought it.

the point of injection is after the filter, and in the line from the filter to the pool. If I am running the filter pump at high speed, the filter is registering 15-18psi.

That is the pressure inside the filter housing, not the pressure that is in the hose leading to the pool. When my pump is running at low speed, the filter pressure is below 5psi, but the flow to the pool is still strong.

Thank You to all that make this site possible! TFP ROCKS! If it was not for you, this would NOT have happened! .... AGAIN!

that is what I did. :)

Looking good! I am planning on opening this coming weekend, weather permitting. I already know what to expect, as this will be my 7th opening since finding this resource. TFP ROCKS! :party:

I couldn't agree with you more!

THEN the REAL torture begins! You'll have a beautiful BRAND NEW pool sitting there, and you won't be able to get in until the water warms up in a month, or so. But they ARE pretty to look at. :ROFLMAO:

Pool Party at Casey's place! Hope we are all invited! :party:

It's about time SOMETHING went right for you two! Congratulations on the nice pool.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but they either delivered the Wrong pool, or they dug the deep end on the wrong end! :ROFLMAO:

I know that in this area, any load that is over size (over 13'6" tall, or 110" wide) is restricted to daylight operations only.

When that happens to me, I use the tip of my pocket knife, or a stainless deck screw to scrape it back into powder. As long the powder is white, it is good to use.

@kffolts the only thing I can see theat you are going to be changing in the NEAR future is the tube leading out of the discharge. That white tube does not stand up well in sunlight, and should be replaced with some of the black UV resistant tube within the year.

The grease for the Stenner pumps is a non-petroleum product. I would not use anything that is petroleum based around plastics or latex. I don't know if you could substitute something like Magic Lube for it, or not. @Stenner Tech Support should be able to answer that question though.

You would REALLY have to re-enforce the mounts to ensure that it would support the weight put on it with someone on it to ensure that it did not contact the bottom of the pool.