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I just purchased a Hayward wall skimmer to upgrade our Intex XTR 9'x18' pool. I'm looking to mount the skimmer as high as possible to not lose water depth. My thoughts were to position the skimmer high enough on the wall that the 3 screws at the top of the skimmer would be through the bonded...

I searched the forum here for thoughts on a 110/120v heat pump and didn't find much in terms of actual usage / review, so I've gambled and bought this 35K BTU one from Amazon for $1,360 that should be here today. This is our 2nd year with our 9x18 Intex XTR and what my wife and I found last...

Good afternoon all, I'm considering getting either the Betta solar skimmer or installing a Hayward wall skimmer as an upgrade from last season's Intex floating skimmer. I felt like the intex worked pretty well but it was a bit of a hassle and obstruction with it being in the pool. We did use a...

Good morning. I'm weighing our options on if and when to take down our pool for some base/foundation repair to correct our slightly bowing walls. This is our first year setup and with our groundwork prep from last fall/spring our pool has settled and pushed the walls out probably two to three...

I built a solar heater using 200 ft of 1/2-in PEX tubing that I cut in half for two 100-ft spirals on the same 4x4 board. The submersible sump pump I have is supposed to be able to do 1500 gallons a minute but a 5 gallon bucket test running through the solar heater only yields about 150 gallons...

I just bought 6 of the Intex solar heaters and am (not surprisingly) disappointed. Connecting even one and setting the valve to the pad portion to heat, slows down the output enough that the aeration on the inlet stops. I tried setting up all 5 (that's the recommended max for my pool) and...

Cross post from my introduction post: "Good morning all. Wife and I bought a 9x18 Intex AGP last fall during the "end of season" sale on Amazon, along with a saltwater system, skimmer, solar cover & roller. We live in SE Michigan in a cookie cutter 1950's ranch on a small lot. We previously had...

Good morning all. Wife and I bought a 9x18 Intex AGP last fall during the "end of season" sale on Amazon, along with a saltwater system, skimmer, solar cover & roller. We live in SE Michigan in a cookie cutter 1950's ranch on a small lot. We previously had a couple raised bed gardens and...