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I've been really thinking about pulling the trigger on a SWG system for my pool this season. Several SWG systems I've looked at have had notes about recommending only running the pump 10 hours/day or less to maximize the cell life. My pump is hardwired into a breaker panel with no control...

Hello everyone, and happy start (in my region) of the 2016 pool season! I'm a lazy fellow, and as such I have the local pool company open and close my pool for me. No chems or anything, just the physical aspect of the winterization of the return lines, pump, filter etc. Unfortunately this...

On May 19 the local pool company, who I only do business with when it comes to the physical process of opening and closing the pool, came out to open my pool. It was discovered that my sand media filter has an issue, and when the system was running would spew forth its sand contents into the...

My new cartridge filter is out for delivery according to UPS tracking, so I plan to start the process of getting it plumbed in tonight after work. Until now I've had a sand media filter with a multiport valve on top. This season after opening the pool it was discovered that the sand media...

This year when opening my pool it was discovered that the old sand media filter was kaput and was going to need some servicing. LocalPoolCo has always been a nighmare to deal with, and this was no exception. Getting them to call me back is like pulling teeth. So eventually I decided nuts to...

I inherited a pool when I bought my house a few years ago. After replacing the vinyl liner and a few other things it's been smooth sailing until this year. My sand media filter is apparently kaput and is blowing sand into the pool if the pump is running. I'm thinking of taking advantage of...

So a little over two years ago I bought a house with an in ground vinyl pool that was in disrepair (read: left empty). Just this summer I finally took the plunge and spent the money to have it resurfaced (the concrete shell had deteriorated) and a new liner installed. This past Monday (July...