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I have a new-to-me small hot tub. I'm using bromine. All seems to be going OK following the 3-step process outlined in the sticky. However, I can't maintain PH - every day it's back to 8 or above. I add PH down and the PH drops but then rises again by the next day. TA started over 70 and now is...

The liner on my 6-year-old intex 12x24 ultra frame is about to go. I was looking to replace it and am having trouble finding them. Or they are ridiculous prices like $3000 and up. They usually run about $1200. Is it the pandemic? Maybe intex is making hand sanitizer and masks right now instead :)

I decided to drain and refill my pool this year. It's been 6 years and the hardness had become too high for the SWG and was causing skin irritation. Thought I'd post my method since a youtube video showed it took 2 or 3 days for a guy to drain his pool using the Intex drain plug. You can buy a...

I just got a CircuPool SJ and am having trouble with gases building up in it. Eventually the thing is half full of air. No air builds up unless the SWG is on. I can run just the pump for hours and no air build up. As soon as the SWG is turned on, some tiny bubbles gather near the exit side...

Intex LED pool light that is. I love it.

My new Intex SWG keeps gumming up with the white mineral build-up every 4 or 5 days. I've gotten a new Intex SWG or cell every year for the last 3 years. For some reason they only last 1 year for me - usually just past the warranty. In the past, once I buy the new one, 4 or 5 hours a day is...

I've seen a lot of threads about solar heaters, but I can't seem to find anything about how to plumb them. Do you tie into the same inlet as the pump (coming out of the skimmer)? Where do you return the water? Through the same line as the pump again? I have a spare pump to run it and could get...

Hi, my intex has some spots fraying on top of the rails. Anyone have any suggestions on what to do? I'd rather catch it early as the rest of the liner is in great shape. Edit - here is a picture.

So my deck is coming along, now I need to build the railing. I'm kind of torn on how to do it. The posts are made of treated wood and quite splintery. I was thinking of either painting the posts (dear daughter wants to paint it) and building the cross pieces out of untreated wood, or getting...

Don't laugh. My SWG cell went out and my muriatic acid bottle looks JUST like a bleach bottle. Same blue lid, white bottle, and general shape. About a quart of acid in, I realized my mistake. But now my PH is 6.9. Any issue with just waiting for it to rise naturally? Or should I add something to...

My beloved aquabot's cord is breaking. It works for now but the small internal one is sure to fail. Any ideas on how to fix it? Dropbox - 2016-10-09 14.25.23.jpg

After two years, I finally took the plunge and deep cleaned it. All I can say is wow! This year the mesquite tree west of the pool has been raining pollen down on the pool and clogging the filter. Tried filter savers in the skimmer but those just get clogged in about 15 minutes. The deep clean...

My chlorine levels have been dropping but the pool is sparkly clean. SWG is not raising levels at all. OCLT is negative. CC is 0. Today my FC in the morning was 2.5. Yesterday it was 5, the day before it was 7. That is with running the SWG 4 hours. I usually need only 2-3 maximum. I measured the...

This is on my intex sand filter (in my signature). Any one know where to get a new one in a hurry? Would the pool supply store have one? Any way to plug it while I wait for a replacement? I hate to have my pump down for any length of time. Thanks!

Has any one had trouble with the hayward skimmer installed on the ultra-frame pools? I have the wide-mouth skimmer installed. Since the pool wall slopes in, the skimmer slopes up so that the water level at the back of the skimmer is much less than the water level at the front. This means that...

My friend just bought a house with a pool. Pool was clear when they looked at the house but by the time they moved in it was green. He shocked it and that helped, but it was still very cloudy (3-4 ft. visibility). 18,000 gallon in-ground plaster pool with no SWG. I took my TF-100 kit over and...

I finally gave up on my 1-year old Intex SWG that just wasn't generating chlorine any more and bought a new one. The new one doesn't have the copper generator. This is great since most people just disconnected it anyway. Instead it has a flow measurement device where the copper electrode used to...

I've noticed my 1-year-old SWG isn't keeping up like last year. Everything reads normal but my chlorine keeps dropping even though I run the same amount (4 hours / day). The idiot lights on the SWG indicate proper operation and the cell is not scaled. At first I thought CYA is down. But it was...

I bought an aquabug for my AGP off Amazon. It worked once, long enough for me to recycle the box. Now it just heads to the nearest corner and sits there and will never get out of it. I've looked at the unit and read and read on this site. Flappers appear to flap. Shoes appear to jiggle. It...

I bought a new Hayward Aquabug. It worked one time, now it just makes a beeline for the corner and sits there and sulks. Thought it was the pump pressure - it was running about 5. But after clearing my outflow strainer the pump is back running at 10psi and still the aquabug does nothing but sulk...

Any suggestions on an automatic vacuum for my rectangular intex ultra-frame?? I have the 2650 gph filter and hayward thru-wall skimmer so it should be no problem to hook up, I'm just not sure which would be best. I'd rather not spend $300+. So far looking at these: Pentair 360100 Kreepy Krauly...

Hi, I installed the hayward widemouth skimmer in my pool. It is awesome. But one thing bothers me. When the pump stops running, the little gate is supposed to float up to prevent stuff in the skimmer basket from flowing back into the pool. But it doesn't. My theory is it's because the...

Recently I bought some muriatic acid sold from the pool store. It was of course factory sealed and I assumed sealed especially well given its contents, and I stored it in a cupboard on its side since it fit well that way. :brickwall: It leaked. Ok, I cleaned up the area and removed the now...

Is there any reason not to use the cover that came with my Intex pool instead of buying a "solar cover". I recall using the stock cover on a smaller pool and it seemed to work fine to help keep it warmer. But maybe that was my imagination :confused:

I'm installing a thru-wall Hayward skimmer (yay) today and I want to keep my existing outlet as well. With this kind of pool can I have rigid PC from the pool to the pump? Or do I need something flexible? I've searched and searched but can't find a definitive answer to my question. All the...

I added borates to my pool yesterday following instructions on TFP. Added 6 boxes borax and about 7 quarts 31% muriatic acid as calculated by pool math. Today my PH is 8.2 (or higher). My TA is also way up from 70 to 110. Should I wait 48 hours as the instructions say? Or take steps to bring...

Left for 6 days, came back home to a sparkling pool. Yawn. Thanks TFP peeps :)

So I just upgraded to a 3000 (or 2450 depending on how you read it) gph Intex filter (model SF60110) after my other sand filter died. It really pushes a lot of water. When I run it, there is a lot of air in the system. I've checked all the connections and they seem fine. I also removed the...

My Intex 1600 gph pump died after only 2 weeks (in another thread). Intex is sending another motor under warranty. But meanwhile, I wonder if I shouldn't just get this bigger filter on Amzon Prime, it's so cheap and having a backup seems like a good idea. Intex 2800 Gallon Filter Have a couple...

After only 2 weeks of operation my Intex 1500gpg sand filter pump has died. It started to make screechy noises the other day, and now it just kind of hums when I start it, but there is no pumping action. What do I do while I'm working on getting a replacement under warranty? Should I shock it...