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It's been awhile since I have been on here. My neighbor and I are trying to set-up his 24' X 54" pool. We have the ground just about level, should be done today. I am trying to find out how much sand needs to be emplaced before we install the pool? Any pointers about things we need to do will be...

I already pointed him in this direction. They know I had a saltwater generator and want to do the samething, so I will be the hand they keep holding onto very tightly. Sometimes neighbors can be a very good thing,LOL.

Thank you for your quick response. Now all I need to do is get him to drop some more money. They are leaning on my real heavy because neither of them have ever owned a pool before. So they think I'm a real smart guy because I have had a couple of them.

My neighbor just aquired a used 24' round Intex pool. We got a freind to drag the yard fairly level with his tractor and boxblade. We have gotten the ground leveled by the old shovel and kick job, now its time for the sand. Can anyone give me an idea of how much sand is needed for this size pool?

Bama, Yesterday I had another spa guy out here to take a look. He bypassed the GFI in the spa control box, 50 amp still would not stay on. Then he unhooked the two pole circuit and the circuit breaker would stay on, he did not have a new two pole circuit though. So I contacted the spa company...

Well I cannot get power to the spa, had an electricaian and the pool tech here the last two days and they cant get it going either. Pool guy stated I have the wrong type breker and had no idea where I could buy the correct one. I am at a total loss now.

ell the pool company came out yesterday and checked the wiring. He said it was wired to the wrong type of circuit breaker. It was a 50 amp two pole GFI breaker, and I was told I need a three pole breaker and it does not need to be a GFI as the spa has one in the control box. I went to return the...

I just had an electrician here to check my wiring job, everything I did was correct and to code. He could do nothing inside the spa control panel. Got the pool tech scheduled for sometime tomorrow to come check it and make it work for the wife.

I attempted to wire my used (new to me) spa. Bought a 50amp GFI breaker and hooked it just as the local store instructed me to. I just tried to turn the circuit breaker on and it did not work, just popped back to the off position. I am unsure were to go to but an electrician and hope someone...

Yesterday I wentand bought the last pieces of plumbing that were broken and got it all hooked up. The pool store wanted to sell me all kinds of stuff they said I would need, they did the samething when I set up my pool. I am not sure how long it has been empty, at least the two months I have...

I think it ill be used once or twice a week. I do not have an ozinator. The volume is 200 gallons.

Yes its a stand alone spa, was hoping to get a little more information on starting it up. I was thinking of using Bromine due to the size of the spa. I have been told its is a little cheaper and if the water doesnt test right I could just drain it and refill the spa.

I am getting ready to start my first spa up, found this site awhile back and you took great care of my pool change over to salt. I have a two person spa that I have basically rebuilt from the ground up and hope to start adding water this weekend. I have no idea of what I need to get this thing...

I got a pool company out here yesterday to check out my hot tub heater. The guy found the relays were stuck, he got them working correctly before leaving. It cost me less then half what a new heater would have cost. Now its time to start tearing into the tub shell and completely replace it so I...

Bama, I took the heating element to a pool store yesterday nad this lady tested it. She got a reading of 10.4 from wire conection to wire connection. When she tested connection to sheath she got no reading at all. They are suppose to have a tech coming out my way either Tues. or Weds. he called...

I finally got the heater removed. I have tested for resistance between the two terminals and got a reading of 10.2 ohms. I then placed one lead on a terminal and the second on the sheath and and the ohm reading keeps climbing. So my guess is that the heater is not working correctly, am I right...

I have gotten a few looks here but no replies. I took out the control box and have tested everything inside it, it all appears to be funtioning correctly. The heater is in a black pump housing and I am thinking of trying to take it apart today to access the heating element. Will this screw up...

I just got a 2 person hot tub that I was told the heater/pump is not warming the water at all. The control box is removed from the tub and I have opened it. I am trying to figure out where to start and what I should be testing or looking for that may be causing the problem. The control box had...

Well the kids are off to the pool(both over 40). The salt has disolved and they cant wait for me to put the ladder together. I think they are 40's going on 10. I know they will be giggling like lil school girls in a few minutes. Thanks for all the help. Tim1

Thank you for the quick reply........ I am going to start pouring the salt in now, with the SWG turned off. My wife and her sister are chomping at the bit for the water to be ready for a dip...

Well after a failure in my pool wall last year I had to purchase a new pool. It is an 18 round by 52" above ground pool. I have it all setup and am ready to add the salt. What is the best way to add the salt to my pool? I remember a few years ago pourning it in and mixing it with a brush until...

I am trying to restart my pool after the winter shutdown. I have a TF 100 test kit, 21 X 4 pool with a Hayward DE filter system installed and a SWG. I have not tested my water yet, just removed the cover and intend to refill and start running my filter system for the summer. I would like to know...

I have an AquaChek 7 test strip kit. When I test the water is it the Total Chlorine that tells me if my salt is to low or high? I want to start things running today with hopes of another crystal clear pool for the summer.

Last year was my first using salt in my pool. Everything worked and looked great, thanks to all over your helpful comments. I am starting my pool opening today, the cover is removed and the water is crystal clear. I am trying to find out how to: Test the salt level in the water so I can...

I have found a Hayward Preflex filter in my area and no pool company can answer questions about it. Hayward site talks about putting DE in it and how well it filters, but I cannot get an answer about using it with my SWG. Does anyone have or have used one of these filters and what kind of...

I would like to be able to keep the pool issues under control too. An old water purification system that a guy purchased at an army auction was used to clean and chill the water. There are still some small spots on the bottom that a brush cant get to but I am going to get in it later and go...

No I contact (swallowing my pride) an expert on water, and he laughed at me a lot. Dads always right. Called old friends from the military, drug up some old systems to purify the water and cool it. Refilled with the hose and it seems just fine. Drank one to many with old friends and enjoyed...

Pool is crystal clear everything sems to be in order, got to check the water later this evening. A little manual labor involved but I started at a little before 5 this morning pool was full again before noon and now its clear and very clean. A liilte cool but the wife is loving it. She has been...

I did not mean for this post to get so long. I am very lost and confused as I have never done SWG nor had this problem I feel as if I dont stop this posting I will lose my ability to come back in here and try to learn or gain assistance I am sorry if I overstepped my bounds or upset anyone. I...

Thats not what happened. In an earlier post someone told me to add stablizer, which I did. The next day the CYA tested at 40, up from zero the day before. I was told this could not happen and DO NOT test for CYA for a week. Lastnight I tested and my FC did not register, PC showed add 252oz of...