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After 6 years of trouble free solar heating, I got my first leak today. It's a slow drip leak, no spraying. It is coming from under one of the 3 long seams in the panel. There's no leak under the panel, just on the top. Unlike the tubular type solar panels, you can't just plug one of the...

I installed my solar heater 5 years ago. It's the best investment I could have made for my pool. With the help of a solar cover that I always put on at night, my pool sticks to 90F+ all summer long. The kids and their friends love it and they spend all their time in the pool instead of playing...

Will high chlorine (+40ppm) over a long period (5+ days) damage or discolor vinyl liners? I've read that affirmation in quite a few posts recently but I also vaguely remember seeing a test done by somebody on this forum where pieces of vinyl liner were left soaking in bleach for several days...

I use a SWG for my pool and it works very well to maintain my chlorine level. I do however use other forms of chlorine (bleach or cal hypo) to open my pool in the spring and for the occasional shock when I neglect to monitor my FC and let it go too low (very rare I promess ;). So I stopped by...

I've received a flyer from a local pool store with an advertisement for the "latest innovation in solar heating". While I doubt this is any better than regular solar panels, I'm curious as how it is supposed to work. I've googled "Solar Coil" but haven't found anything relevent. Anybody knows...

I was planning on simply balancing my water, shocking it and maybe adding a bit of Poly 60 for the winter. Now I saw that the winterizing kit sold at the pool stores also include a "stain preventer" (stain away?) to protect the liner during the winter. Is that anything necessary or is it just...

Yesterday I went to check the water temperature in my pool and to my surprise, the white rope used to attached the thermometer snapped right off when I pulled lightly on it. I tried tying another knot, but the rope snaps off right away, with little to no force. I can actually break it in little...

Anybody knows if we get plugs or covers or something similar to hide ladder holes in a concrete deck? We have a small non-diving pool and the ladder is useless to us (we use the stairs instead). The ladder is also "in the way" so we'd rather not have it at all. Unfortunately, when its removed...

Finally got around to completing my solar panel installation. Everything went smoothly, although working 30 feet high on a 12/12 roof was a bit scarier than I expected... The panels are 4' x 12' (Technosolis brand). All the piping is PVC and was painted black on the roof and brown on the walls...

I'm finding it very difficult and frustrating to find decent online pool stores that are either located in Canada or ship to Canada. There are plenty of US online stores, but almost all of them don't ship to Canada or charge ridiculous fees and ship through UPS (brokerage fees anyone?) So can...

In the last week, I worked on getting my pool ready to start up the SWG. Stocked up on the BBB goods and worked my way slowly to what seems like a good balance. Here are my current test results: FC: 3 CC: 0 PH: 7.4 TA: 80 CA: 120 CYA: 80 SALT: 3200 Except for the CA, those numbers are all in...

I'm shopping around for ridgid 1 1/2" PVC pipe for my solar panel installation. I need about 90' of pipe. Unfortunately, the big hardware store in my area (Home Depot, etc.) don't carry 1 1/2" or 2" PVC pipes, only ABS. The prices I got so far from the pool stores are around 25$ for a 10 feet...

I need to glue-up some Tigerflex spa hose (F42MCR) to rigid PVC fittings (Schedule 40 - standard white pipe used for pools). The pool store recommends I use a special glue called Wet R Dry 725 (which they don't sell) while the PVC store recommends I use standard PVC primer and PVC cement...

I'm installing solar panels on the roof of my house. The feeding and return pipes are the standard white PVC stuff. For aesthetical reasons, I'd prefer to have them black, like the rest of the panels. Any suggestion on which type of paint would best stick to the PVC pipes? Should I do...

We're going to go ahead with a big landscaping project around the pool soon. Not too far from the pool (outside the fence) there will be a play area for our kids. After seeing it a the kid's daycare, I tought that using synthetic grass for that area would be a good idea. I haven't shopped...

I bought 4 solar panels last fall to heat up my pool. It's now spring and I'm ready to proceed with the installation. I've read a lot of info from many sources and came up with the following schema for the installation. Can the solar panel experts take a look at it tell me if anything is wrong. Thx.

I've had my pool for 2 weeks now. During that period, the water leve has dropped by about an inch. There was little to no rain, but it was not excessively hot either (75f during the day, 55f at night). Should I be worried about that or is this normal?

Since a few people showed interest for it, here are my first impressions of the Aqua Genie skimmer. I've had my pool filled with water less than a week ago, so this is just preliminary info. There's a fairly large Telia (basswood) tree in my neighbors yard, about 10 feet from the edge of my...

I'm building a small 7000 gallons inground pool with no spa or water features. I've already had a lot of trouble convincing the pool builder to substitute the "included" 1.5HP for a lower HP pump. I wanted 3/4hp, but finally settled for a 1HP pump. The seller gave me the weird look and commented...

Some pictures of my small 12'x24' pool build. The PB just started this morning! Access to the backyard is only 8 feet wide... The trucks are loaded in the street. Nice muddy hole!

Anybody can tell me what is the differences between the P4 and the PS4 (appart from the price)?

Hi all, I'm considering getting an AquaLogic P4 controller to run a 3/4hp pump, solar panel system and the pool lighting. I have a question about the wiring to the main house panel. From the owner manual: ------------------ The Aqua Logic circuit breaker subpanel is rated for 100A service. Run...

My yard is pretty small and I'm looking into buying a 12' x 24' kidney shaped pool. I'm a bit worried about the size and would like to see a few pictures to get a better idea of what it's going to look like. Any picture, links or comments would be appreciated. Thanks.

I'm shopping for a new inground pool. I'm looking at a 12' x 24' kidney pool (with vinyl liner). I've met with 2 pool contractors with good reputations in my area. Eventhough they both claim to have the best product and installation techniques, on some elements they are completely...