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  1. jscottou22

    Mesh Screen at Wall Fitting

    The little mesh screen/filter at the wall fitting for my pool cleaner keeps getting clogged with debris on a daily basis. I just took apart and cleaned my DE filter, and this was occuring before and after. Any ideas?
  2. jscottou22

    SWG Conversion

    So this is my 3rd swim season with my pool, and I have not had 1 single issue with my water chemistry (thanks to this site). I am now ready to install a salt water generator, mainly because I am getting tired of driving all over town every week trying to find liquid chlorine. I reached out to...
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    North TX Winter Apocalypse

    So I feel pretty good (or about as good as I can) about my pool equipment for the pending Arctic temps. I just have the pump running nonstop with a tarp covering everything. I am prepared to kill the power and remove all of the drains if we lose power for some reason. Right now I have the valve...
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    Insulating Pressure Relief Valve

    I live in North Texas, and am wondering if it is necessary to insulate my filter pressure relief valve/gauge for the colder months?
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    Pool Fence

    Has anyone installed one of the DIY fences around their pool? I have a 6 month old boy, so my wife is wanting to look into installing a fence before next pool season. I have been looking at the DIY fence, and it looks fairly straightforward. My only concern is drilling holes 4" into the concrete...
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    Cleaning New Filter

    So my new pool has been opened for about a month now, and everything has gone swimmingly (I am officially a dad now, so I can get away with that joke) following the TFP recommendations from the start. When my pool builder rep was out for pool orientation, he said that I would need to disassemble...
  7. jscottou22

    Pentair Racer

    So construction finished on my pull last month, and I have been up and running for almost a month now. My pool came with a Pentair Racer pressure side cleaner. I noticed that most of the cleaners I have seen have a tail and nozzle trailing behind. When I asked my pool builder if mine was...
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    Test Results

    First off, this forum has been amazing. My new pool was filled two weeks ago, and my anxiety level has been greatly reduced by feeling prepared (somewhat) after spending time on this site every day. I had my pool orientation Tuesday, and the specialist made the comment that he has never had...