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Hi, was wondering how long the average solar cover should last? This is the 3rd season for our solar cover and this year it seems to have really deteriorated. Almost like a dry rot, could it be the excessive heat this year, This summer has been very hot in our area and I usually leave our pool...

Well just my rotten luck, the pool straps pulled thru my solar cover from i am assuming the winds today on the new pool reel I just installed this past weekend :( What's strange is the cover has never twisted up like this before, even during past storms? From the solar cover being pushed and...

Well, it didn't take very long but I am pretty much done with vacuuming this 33' pool myself :) lol! So wanted to ask if I should buy something like the Polaris 360 pressure side cleaner or if I should get a pool robot? It's a 18'x33' agp I am pretty much at the point that I don't care what I...

Hi, before I put any cya in my pool I want to make sure I am figuring the pool calculator correctly. My cya is in detectable on my Taylor test kit, only goes to 30 Put the liquid in all the way to the top and can clearly see the black dot Pool calc says to add 2 pound 6oz Of cya if cya is 25...

Hi, looking at upgrading my cartridge filter to something along the lines I a 300 ft model and see that jandy, Hayward and pentair have filters in this size. Is one brand really any better than the other? Also while I am at it should I look into possibly switching to a sand or de filter? Any...

I have a 18'x33' pool and was wondering what the proper size cartridge filter would be for this pool? it came with a hayward swimpro voyager but on the sticker it has two filter model sizes list 100 ft and 125ft the front of the filter housing says swimpro voyager sw1000z4 on it. i googled it...

hi, i have what i think might be the original baracuda suction side cleaner. the issue i am having is when i try to use the cleaner with enuf hose to reach the entire length of the pool i cant get the pool cleaner going. i hooked up the suction tester that came with the cleaner and when i stick...

Hi, I picked up some of the menards 12.5% liquid shock when it was on sale and it's says 12.5% sodium hypo. Is this basically the same as lithium hypo? Reason I ask is the pool calculator only shows lithium hypo so I used that to figure out how much to add Said 1.5 gallons so I am added 2...

Hi all, I contacted my local gas co. And the person on the phone said I have 7-inw rated gas pressure? They were not sure how to convert that to psi? Does anyone know how to convert inw to psi or whatever? If noone knows I will call and ask for an engineer to call me Tried google but no luck

Just did my first test today for cya and was pleasantly surprised to see it less than 30 after running pucks most of last season. I was expecting it to be up high but it came back less than 30 My Taylor kit doesn't go any lower Filled the tube all the way up but still see the dot. I am going bbb...

Hi all, I have a question about the Taylor k2006-c test kit for cya The instructions on the big blue box say to fill the cya bottle to 7ml but on the cya tube bottle the ml lines read 1.8, 4.5 and 9 ml, I do not see a 7ml line? Am I missing something? Let me know and thanks!

Hi all, I have a Hayward h150 150k btu heater and know someone that will sell me an identical h150 In Good shape for a really good price and was wondering if I can run both 150k btu heaters next to each other to heat the pool. So it would be setup like 2 150k btu heaters running next to each...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows of a way to Install the facia board in front of joists around the pool edge in a way that you don't have to cut the facia board, kinda bend it along the contour of the pool? I have seen how people cut the facia boards around the pool edge but was wondering if...

Hi, i have seen a couple people mention pool supply warehouse on here but cant find a site offhand? does anyone know if they have a web site or is it mail order only? if mail order how do you sign up for a catalog? thanks in advance! :goodjob:

Hi, i have been seriously considering pulling the trigger on a swg, I almost just ordered one online lol! :hammer: looking at the compupool cpsc 36 or 48, about 100 difference between the 2 should i get the bigger one for a pool ~18k gallons? they seem to run ~600-700 replacement cells seem...

Hi all, I have a question about bonding. When our pool was installed the contractor never bonded to ground, now I bonded the pump to a ground rod but I have seen a few posts mention bonding of the steel wall? I am wondering how you can bond to the steel wall, I will check again when I get home...

Hi, Wanted to see what everyone thought about swg for agp? The local pool store advised me against it with an agp. They said if I had an igp it would be a different story. I guess due to the issues they have had with corrosion. They actually stopped selling an agp swg system due to the issues...

Hi all, wanted to see how those who have the liquidator like it? Worth doing? Pros cons? Thanks in advance!

Hi, Noticed that lamotte has a fas-dpd kit 7022 out and I know lamotte is pretty well known by wanted to check here before I buy? Is this a good kit? Also noticed that Taylor has a couple of different model # kits available, is one better than the other? Thanks in advance! I am loving this...

Hi folks, Wanted to ask what everyone thought about properly sizing a pool heater for our pool. Our pool is 18x33 and is 54" tall What btu heater should I be looking at? Pool store said to buy a 200k btu heater but I was wondering if that's enuf to heat the pool up a little due to the cool...

Just wanted to post for those that are not Aware of peroxide bring down the clorine levels. I saw in another post someone mentioning that peroxide will bring down fc So I gave it a wirl since my clorine was off the charts from the auto chlorinator. For my pool a 32oz bottle of 3% peroxide will...

Hi all, well I ordered my tf100 kit today so went to walkmart and got the test kit they sell for now. I am not sure how accurate this test kit is from walmart but that's all I could find local. I have an issue with cloudy pool water so here are my params, let me know what you think. I did just...

Hi all, I am wanting to do the bbb method for our pool It's a 18x33 and was just wondering how much of everything to buy and where to buy? Also I saw the links in the sticky thread for the test kits but does anyone know if I can find these local? Would a pool store carry them? The 2 big names in...