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A few months ago we moved into a house with a smallish pool that was built in 1993. Over the winter we didn't need to run the pump much so the inefficiency wasn't a huge deal. Now that things are warming up it's time to replace. I found a nine month old Intelliflo on Craigslist for a good...

Ok, we recently hashed out dishwashers now it's time to move on. A few months ago my 1994 refridgerator started to make a strange noise when the motor would turn off. A few days ago we noticed that the freezer is starting to warm up in spite of a reduction in the temperature setting. We went...

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So I stay home from work today so I can take my wife to get surgery. She gets up early and lets the dog out back. I get up a couple hours later and the dog has not only dug up a plant but threw lots of soil into the pool in the process. I centainly didn't intend to take a swim this morning...

Hi All, I am having trouble understanding my CSI. In general I do understand what CSI represents but am having trouble with it and how it relates to my pool. My pool is less than a year old and spent the end of the Summer and Fall getting things dialed in. On 9/30/08 my numbers were: CL -...

I have a 25000 gallon pool that has been full since the end of July and running with the SWG since the beginning of September. I have been slowly tuning the numbers but have been increasingly more troubled by the SWG settings vs CL output. I have an IC-40 that was purchased by me on eBay and...

Here's what I found on the web site of a local TV station. http://cbs13.com/consumer/Call.Kurtis.B ... 34046.html

Hi All, I just received my TF Test Kit and my first test revealed a troubling result. First my pool has only had water in it for about 45 days. Up until now I have been using a HTH 6 Way test kit and at first had good test numbers. As I had posted in another post, I started having trouble with...

Now that we have been enjoying our pool for about a month, I have a testing question. As part of the original deal the PB is responsible for the chemical maintenance for the first 30 days which was up last Wednesday. I think they may be coming out for one more visit but I may tell them not to...

I have a recently installed Easy Touch 8 and a VS IntelliFlo 4X160. I am a very technical guy who designs equipment for a living and have found the Easy Touch to be anything but easy. Maybe they should change the name to "Not Intuitive Touch". :hammer: My pool has a waterfall that I would...

I have some questions about starting my SWG. I'm coming up on a month since my pool was filled. From what I hear, one must wait a month before starting up the SWG. My PB is taking care of the chemicals for the first month but after that I'm on my own. I bought the SWG generator myself so I...

Hi All, I just wanted to do a bit of interforum advertising. How many of you have seen those really cool BBQ Island and wished you had one but thought they were way too expensive? I certainly have. Many DIYers of average skill can and have built them. BBQ Galore used to have an outstanding...

The plumbing to my under construction pool was under pressure and leak free for more than a week. The PB cut the cap off the waterfall line when the waterfall was built a couple of weeks ago. My concrete guy has been working around the pool for the last week setting forms and building a...

From what I can tell, the rock crew dumped the left over motor into an open trench with exposed plumbing. Should I be concerned or is this standard procedure? It looks like several feet of plumbing is fully encased in mortar. Thanks

Last week our rock work was completed and I looking for opinions. Should I be worried about what appears to be color leeching out of this stone? I'm no geologist but it appears to be rust. Maybe this particular piece has some iron in it. It it called Three Rivers Flagstone. Thanks

Can anyone tell me what is an acceptable amount of leakage while pressure testing pool plumbing? I went from 41psi on Saturday morning to 34psi Sunday night. Sorry to skirt the rules a bit. I posted this same question within my pool build thread. It may not get noticed as much as being on...

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I am having my pool builder install the EasyTouch 8 or EasyTouch 8P. I'm 100% sure which model they intend to install but I don't think it makes a difference for my question. I will be buying the Intellichlor IC40 system myself and have the PB's plumber install it. Buying myself is saving...

As part of my back yard project, I plan to build a BBQ Island with a medium sized BBQ. The BBQ I have tentatively selected requires about 65000 BTU's. My house has a 1/2" gas stub sticking out of the back of the house and need to know if this will provide the required amount of gas. I asked...

Hi all, In my effort to become more knowledgeable about pool construction, I've been reading all the posts here since this site started and many of the posts on the old board. My original intention was to do owner/builder. As a mechanical engineer who runs projects for a living, it would be...