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    Intex Pool Disassembly

    Greetings All, As a general rule I am an intelligent person. We have an Intex 9 x 18 x 52" pool that is held up with supports that attach to horizontal supports. For the life of me I CANNOT get these horizontal supports out. Two adults, pushing, pulling, you name it. They will not come out...
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    Winterizing Sand Filter...

    Well, Summer is about gone at this point and time to start packing it in for the year. I've an above ground pool with a Hayward 16 In Sand Filter System W/1Hp filter (Item # S166T1580S) and aside from tossing the sand, giving it a thorough cleaning and bringing it inside, is there anything else...
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    New Hayward S166T Sand Filter and Pump installed

    Greetings and Happy Fathers Day, I just purchased a Hayward 42234 as shown here and this has the S166T filter tank as well as a Hayward 1580 1HP pump. The specifications call for 100 pounds of sand AND to make sure that there is a minimum of 10" from sand to top of tank. Yeah, well, that's...
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    DE Filter vs. Pool Size

    Greetings again, What size DE filter would be appropriate for a 5,000 gallon pool? Intex 18 x 9 x 58" Ultra Frame. Thank you!
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    New Sand Filter Installed

    I'd be screwed without this Forum. Love it, fantastic source of invaluable information. Keep up the great work! I have an Intex Ultra Frame Pool, 18 x 9 x 52"D, ~4560 gallons. The pool meets the needs for the grandkids but as you likely know Intex provides filtration with their pools that is an...
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    Sand Filter, Intex 4,500 gal pool

    Hi All, As mentioned, we just purchased the Intex 18' x 9' x 52" Rectangular Ultra Frame Pool. With a capacity of 4,500 gallons I question whether the included sand filter is sufficient at 1200/gph. Any thoughts on this? Should I be looking at a filtering system >1200/gph? Again, thanks.
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    In-water repair kit

    Can someone recommend a good in-water repair kit for an Intex pool? Thank you!
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    New Intex Pool With Sand Filter

    Great forum here, thank you. We just purchased an 18' x 9' x 52" Rectangular Ultra Frame Pool (w/ 1,200 gph Sand Filter Pump (w/ 1,200 gph Sand Filter Pump). This is my first pool with a sand filter. That said, when using a sand filter are the chemical measurements (pH, chlorine, etc) performed...