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So I am in the market for a pool heater and for one, can't decide between gas and electric. Was all set on electric because of its efficiency but I'm just not sure how much we'll run it so gas might be a better choice (plus gas heats up the pool a lot quicker). So any other thoughts on this...

Unfortunately I know more about this pump than did my installer. :-( I think I have this finally figured out and it was quite a bit of common sense. Since the pump senses pressure differential, all I needed to do was to set the pump up the way I wanted it from the off state. When the pump is...

Hi swimcmp, This is not a commercial pool, it is residential...however our local building code here in Boone County, KY forces us to comply with this act. Either way, my pump is definitely SVRS because of code. I'm hoping someone else on here has an SVRS pump and has some tips for me. LIke I...

Thanks for your reply BoDarville! I was hoping someone would possibly tell me something that Pentiar won't..mainly that there is a way to turn off the SVRS. I guess I could swap it out for a VS...the original purpose of the SVRS unit was to meet code (Virginia Graeme Baker Act stuff). If it's...

Hello TFP family! I don't post much, mostly lurking. Just for clarification, I actually don't think the Pentair pump sucks...just the SVR System itself. ;-) I'm hoping someone can give me some tips on my Pentair Intelliflo VS-SVRS pump with the ever-so annoying SVRS. When I want to vacuum my...

Thanks gkruske, After I posted this I saw that standard hose fittings should screw right into the drain valves in the pump. And I'm sure you're right that my pancake couldn't keep up. I'll try my shop vac first...it's a beast and pushes a lot of air. If that doesn't work I'll break out the...

BadOleRoss: Can you elaborate on the "built air compressor fittings" that fit into the strainer basket? I have both an old 6hp Sears shopvac (I'm hoping that will do the job) but I also have an 80 gallon Campbell Hausfeld compressor (about 100ft from the pool) and a little 5 gallon pancake...

I wanted to send a update to this thread just in case someone else actually cares. :) I found the perfect solution that does not involve scuba gear, but instead, duct tape! I simply duck tape my vacuum hose end to my skimmer pole so that it extends a few inches past the pole. I then don...

Good call Mokabb...you are probably right.

Thank you all so much for the responses. I consider myself a pretty smart guy who knows a lot about a lot of things....but I had no idea that I wasn't going to be able to breathe out of a tube in my 8 foot swimming pool!! Andrew: I am needing to work on my cardio! Belldiver, thank you...

Ha ha...thanks woodyp, but I was looking for something a little cheaper!

Hello all! I've got a crazy idea which I believe is easier and a more fun way to clean my inground pool. I've been diving down with my vacuum hose and been cleaning that way. However I need a way to breathe under water. I tried a garden hose attached to a snorkel and this didn't work past a...

My holes are 1/16" which everyone seems to standardize on here. And yes, I can feel the water coming out of the cooler and it's warm but the water falling into the pool seems much cooler. I think my biggest problem was that only 40% (guessing) of my total recirculated volume was passing...

Funny, I was just out by the pool watching the kids swim and I thought the same thing. I have 4 returns and I have been closing only one of my returns (and turning another into the aerator), then turning my pump up a little (it's an Pentair Intelliflo variable speed). I think the percentage...

Framer/Dane: I'm certainly a believer in this but I just can't seem to get my aerator to cool off my pool what-so-ever (I'm in Cincinnati). From 10pm or so at night, until 7am in the morning, I get a very consistent 3 degrees of cooling in my 25,000 gallon IG pool from two temp sources...

Just saw this thread and have been contributing to another (dane-s-how-to-for-a-quick-easy-pool-cooler-t36086.html), but I have to say, I'm very interested and will be following! Can't wait to hear some scientific results on the pool cooler (mister). Below is the one I just made/installed...

Dr: I've been down towards your neck of the woods as well, gotta say that KY is pretty everywhere you go. The horse farms of Lexington/Frankfort in particular. Thanks to the quick response from West side pools, my cooler is now installed and running. A few pics to come. What I feared...

WestSidePool: Thank you SO much for the info, that will save me a lot of headache calling around trying to explain what I'm doing tomorrow. That is exactly what I'm referring to...amazing that it's not standard size threads. I wish I could say whether or not we've visited West Side Pool, but if...

Great thread everyone! I just put in an inground pool and was shocked to find that I can't swim in it because it's too hot! I live in the Cincinnati area (N. KY) and it's been well into the 90's for a few weeks now. I stole FramerTims design with a slight modification or two to meet my needs...