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I think I was about to over buy a pool pump. I have a 35,000 Gallon Pool. 1. The pipes (put in 60 years ago) are all 1.5". I have 2 skimmers withe 1.5" pipe that I had coming into my pump that has 2" in and out. I am using 1.5" pipe to my sand filter and then to the inlet to the pool. I...

I've performed the SLAM process a couple times and I am in the midst of one more. I've been fighting green algae that I don't seem to be able to get rid of. It sits as a cloud on the bottom of the pool. Probably not a cloud, but loosely on the bottom of the pool. If I brush it lightly, it...

My Grandfather built this pool in Northern California in 1958. It is on our farm and has served us wonderfully for the past 56 years. It was actually idle (emptied!) for around 7 years. There were small cracks that we ground grooves into applied caulking to and then plaster. We then used...

We just got through winning a battle over green Algae. The pool started to turn dark and it clouded a bit. We started hitting it with Chlorine to shock it and now, after about a week, it is just getting crystal clear again. Everytime I turn the pump up to vacuum I get a green cloud of what I...

We are renovating my Grandfather's 1958 20' x 45' swimming pool. We got everything working. After a year losing the great algae war of 2012, we have been victorious in 2013 and the pool has been crystal clear after following the procedures outlined on this site. Thanks to all... So, the last...

I posted a few weeks ago and a few people asked me to post a picture of "Grandpa's Pool". It is attached. I think its 45' x 20', 9 feet deep in the deep end. Built in 1958. We have been gradually resuscitating it over the past two years. I tried some plaster repair last year, and did a...

My grandfather built this pool in 1958. The pool is plaster, 20' x 45' and last year we tried to fix much of the plaster and didn't do too bad (didn't do great, either) the water level kept dropping over the year due to small leaks. This year we painted it with epoxy paint that seems to be...