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Although I have and use the Taylor FAS-DPD & complete service kit....sometimes I like to do a quick test or send the kids out to get a ball-park test with the test strips. But I still don't understand why the results are so different than the test strips? The Free Chlorine & TA seems to be...

New pump install, Hayward Power-Flo Matrix which is a Century 1.5HP motor. Outside ambient temp is 78degrees F. The IR Temp scan of the body of the motor is hot to the touch... @134degrees F. Doesn't that seem a little hot? The old 1HP motor definitely was cooler...

Hi Folks, Installing a new AGP with wall foam. Question regarding the gasket for the skimmer and return jet. Is it best to just sandwich the two gasket surfaces with the wall foam between the liner and metal wall? Or is it best to trim the wall foam back from the cutouts about an inch or so...

Hi Folks, Replacing my old AGP and getting the new one ready to install. The issue we've had in the Pacific Northwest has been crappy weather - rain and cool. And there is no end in sight with the long range forecast. We get a few dry days here and there. In the past, I get help together and...

Hi Folks, I know bonding has be talked about in this forum ad nauseam. I'm replacing my old AGP that I installed several years back with a Resin pool. Old pool was easy peasy, all metal, 4 points around the pool with lugs on the uprights. All standard bonding -- easy stuff. New pool is Resin...

Hi Folks, I had to replace my old AGP that I installed several years ago because of rusting supports. Now that I have the new pool, I'm getting everything ready. These are the old blocks I originally installed 5 years ago - so I'm hoping that when I lay out the new rail and supports, they'll...

Hi folks, On my old AGP, I bought an installed the Hayward SP056525 Elite Quartz Pool Light. Easy to install and came with a simple metal cutter so you can easily cut the hole out for the light in the metal pool wall. Now I have a new pool I'm installing that has a Stainless steel service...

Hi folks, I know this has been discussed on some threads in the past; but when reviewing nothing was specific to this model. My previous pump & filter was mounted to the plastic base. There were screws through the base that secured the filter assembly to the base. When I removed this Hayward...

Hi Folks, Replacing our old AGP and because we heat it and evening temps can dip down; I'm thinking about double insulating the walls. The old pool wall had a single layer of wall foam. Curious if anyone has tried to do a double layer? Or if there is some thicker versions out there that have a...

Hi folks, I'm looking at replacing my old AGP with the following pool https://www.thepoolfactory.com/saltwaterlx-24x54-round.html Anyone have one of these? Any issues with it? Also, if installing a light, do you put that in the SS service panel? Or just cutout in the rolled wall section like...

Hi Folks. In a posting several months ago, I noted that I had tear down my 24' AGP that was from Costco because the lower rails were rusting significantly. That being said, I'm looking to replace this and thinking about going with an all resin pool. I have a couple of questions regarding this...

Hi Folks, Its a little earlier than I usually open the pool; but given the COVID-19 stay at home and the kids chomping at the bit to swim, I opened it up a month earlier than I normally do. But our evening temps are pretty low with a heat pump - like 40ish and so we have no heating at night for...

Hello folks, Last spring (2017) I installed a 24' AGP from Costco; which is made by 'Swim'n Play, Inc' pool, but its actually distributed by Century Pools - Above Ground Swimming Pools Its been just over a year and the bottom rails are starting to rust already. The ones that are not rusted, the...

Folks, Last year when I installed the pool, I glued on a 1/8" foam insulation around the inside of the wall. But where the skimmer and return jet is, the foam is cut just like the liner. What I've noticed is some water seepage around the skimmer and the return jet. I'm wondering if its the foam...

Folks, Thinking about installing a light in a 24' above ground pool we installed last year. Since its still partially drained from winterizing, I figured now is the time to think about it before refilling and getting ready for summer. I've seen the return jet lights, but see mixed reviews...

Hello folks, Seriously thinking of installing a Heat Pump for a 24' above ground pool. Any of you using this instead of gas? I'm curious to how well they work vs the marketing material you see on Hayward and other sites. I'm thinking of going with an 85K BTU unit to keep the pool around...

Folks, I did the shop vac trick through the skimmer hole and the pool looks awesome. Zero wrinkles...except where the shop vac hose was. It looks like the shop vac hose stretched out the liner at that spot. The water is just an inch below the skimmer, so I shut off the water to see if you have...

I've got the blocks, but it seems like a shame to disrupt the gravel pack. Its 3" minus compacted and then 3/4" minus compacted where the rails are. -Jeremy

Folks, Hope all is well. I'm getting ready to place the paver bricks on my supports and compacted ground, but I have a few questions before I proceed. For a 24' pool I'm getting 3 yards of screened sand which should be plenty given I'm using a foam cove. But I'm also using a Gorilla pad below...

Hello folks, New here and thinking of installing an above ground pool on a slight slope. I just poured a concrete slab / patio (as you can see in the picture) and would like to place the pool in the adjacent area next to the concrete. Since its a slight slope, I'd need to build it up a little...

Hello, Just joined the forum and wanted to say hi :handwave:. We've had a crazy wet Winter/Spring here in Portland, with over 147 days of rain. Finally, we're getting some nice weather and we're going to hit 91 today. Crazy, we go from lower 50's and rain to 91 in just a couple of days. At any...