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Hey guys, I'm trying to figure out what the flow curves are on the pump I have. There is a metal decal on the impeller housing that reads: Model Number: P2RA5E-124L Code number: IL89S STARITE INDUSTRIES. I can't seem to find information on this particular pump. Apparently its been replaced...

I noticed a few posts where it seems the advice on when to clean your filter has changed. For the longest time the advice (not just from here but in general) was to clean when your pressure goes up 8-10psi. Now it seems the suggestion is to clean when the pressure goes up 20%-25% from your...

From reading the Adding DE to sand filter article, it sounds like you add DE each time after you backwash. I'm guessing after you do this its normal operation of the sand filter. ie you leave the DE in there until your next normal backwash (when the pressure goes up by 8-9psi) Is this true...

I'm curious about how long to wait after adding CYA to the pool before testing for it. Also the time to wait seems to differ based on the method it was added. Maybe some of you folks with more experience on this could comment. Below are the methods I know of that can add CYA. If there are...

Ok, I feel kinda dumb for asking this but, how do I move the little eyeball in the return jet? At first I thought that I just had stationary ones return jets, then I took one off and looked in the back. There is a ball that is held in between a bezel and the part that threads into the wall...

Does anyone have experience with the skimmer angel http://www.wallwhale.com/SkimmerAngel.html? What do you think? Seems like a nifty device? This evening my skimmers were looking pretty scary, leaves, little bugs and a couple of dead fogs. Not really something I really wanted to reach in a...

Interesting question came up in another thread. Why is it recommended to adjust TA before adding borates? In some ways it seems like there may be some advantages to doing it after. Since borates slow PH change and very low PH helps out gas faster, it seem like it would be easier to keep the...

I noticed that the Dichlor seems to come in concentrations other than 100%, for example, Aqua Chem Shock Plus is 58.2% Sodium Dichloro-s-triazinetrione (yea I have the bottle in front of me :-D ) If he pool calculator says add say 16oz of dichlor, how much do I add? Is it expecting 58.2% or...

Looking at the Ecostar and Intelliflo pumps I see they both have SVRS options. This option raises the price by about 25%-35%. I don't recall seeing this feature on (many, if any) single and 2 speed pumps. So I've been wondering, how important is this feature? Is it worth the extra money?

I don't have a pressure side pool cleaner yet. The pool that comes with the house has a booster pump and a pressure fitting (or whatever you call it) for a pressure side pool cleaner. From reviewing the posts here, it seems to the two pressure side cleaners that come to the top of the list are...

I'm sorry if these are dumb questions. I'm trying to understand more about what it costs to run a pool pump. When you say 160 watts that's per hour, correct? In this example, the 1100 RPM at about 160w (per hour) works out to 1280w a day (160*8). The 850 RPM at 95w speed works out to 2280w...

I'm in the process of closing on a house with a pool, but there are no pool tools included. What would you folks recommend? (Brand, models etc...) From lurking in this area of the forum, it seems like the basics are a brush, pool pole, leaf rake and a leaf skimmer? Am I missing anything? For...

I'd posted a question about what to look out for when buying a house with a pool. http://www.troublefreepool.com/advice-for-looking-at-houses-with-pools-t28644.html I'd gotten a lot of good advice. One of the suggestion is hire someone to inspect the pool. I'm in Lilburn, GA, just east of...

I've been trying to learn everything I can about pools before buying one. I've notice that it seems some equipment is for labeled above ground pools and some is for labeled for in ground pools. I didn't realize the equipment needed to be different. Are there variable speed pumps for above...

I might have mentioned in an earlier thread, that my family and I are looking to buy a house. We'd like to get one with a pool. Having never owned one, I'm not sure what to look for and what to look out for. Whats a big deal and what isn't. Your advice would be appreciated.

DE Filter Maintenance apparently, nearly every post contains the words DE, Filter or maintenance, I'm getting a lot of unrelated posts in the search. My family and I are in the process of buying a house, we've been looking at houses with pools and am bidding on one. Most houses we looked at...

I've read a few articles here where people suggested dump and refill or RO treatment. I was wondering how much RO treatments cost in general. Its not much of an issue for me now, but I hope to have a permanent pool in a year to two. At that point, changing thousands of gallons of water seems...

We just got one of those little seasonal pools. I read through the temp/seasonal pool article in pool school (heh, I have it bookmarked and have been reviewing it in preparation of getting the little pool). Like it says in step 1, I started with the little ph/chlorine test kit from Walmart, or...