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    VSP with air at low speeds

    Bumping this. I have a Jandy 2.7hp VSP and when running at 2400 RPMs it's basically fully primed with only a few microscopic bubbles here and there. However, from 5pm to 9am I have it run at 1400 RPMs and the bubble grows slowly overnight so much so that it does stay primed, but the air bubble...
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    Winterize Fiberglass pool

    If you leave the water in the fiberglass pool halfway up the skimmer, as most fiberglass pools mandate, how do you winterize it? My fear isn't so much the skimmer line where we did put antifreeze and then installed a gizzmo. It's the water that gets in the skimmer housing. Any advice for that? I...
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    Closing Fiberglass Pool - First Timer

    We have an Illusion 40’ Fiberglass pool from Imagine Pools just installed this Fall. Didn’t get to use it yet, but done just in time for closing. We have an Integra Autocover as well. I’m seeing mixed opinions all over the place. My main questions are: 1) should we drop the water level? Our...
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    Prospective build in STL Area

    Hello all! I'm down to just a few contractors in my decision to put a pool in our back yard in the greater STL area. We've landed on fiberglass due to having a dog/young kids and not wanting to stress about rips/tears in a vinyl liner. We're also not necessarily interested in paying the Gunite...
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    Prospective Pool Buyer - Looking for advice!

    Hi all! I live in the St. Louis, Missouri metro area and we are interested in putting in a pool. We are pretty novice to the entirety of the process, including what we should spend our money on vs. what we can skimp out on, etc. when looking for quotes and making a decision on an installer/pool...
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    Hello all!

    New to the forum and really just looking for advice on a new pool install. I hope I've come to the right place! Living in the St. Lous, MO area we are leaning towards a fiberglass pool (for budgetary purposes when compared to a gunite) but would love to learn more. Additionally, knowing next to...