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  1. halleys5

    Hayward T-15 output

    Greetings all, I am about 3 months into a new T-15 and I am wondering if it is working correctly. I currently have the % up to 75% and it is barely maintaining 3ppm. (20x36, 29k gals, 100% full sun, 60 CYA). The temp has been high for a few weeks now 90-95, all sun. The unit reads 27V, 6.9A...
  2. halleys5

    Lighting transformer gone bad?

    I’m installing a Hayward ltbuy11300 300w transformer after having it stored (new) for a couple years. I have one colorlogic light attached to the secondary. When I put power to the primary side it immediately trips the breaker (20A). Pops like a dead short. I installed the snubber that came...
  3. halleys5

    Drylok as surface prep??

    I’ve got a new vinyl pool nearing the finish line. Under the liner (the floor), we did a Portland wet mix (mortar more or less). It is smooth here and there but in some areas pretty rough. We have a delay while waiting for the vinyl install and I was thinking about maybe doing drylok over the...
  4. halleys5

    Concrete coping/decking continuous rebar and construction joint???

    Most of the way through a new VINYL pool install. For the coping/decking we are doing poured concrete. Our PB wants to do a 12" coping and a separate pour for the wider decking. Coping is cantilevered (styrofoam) forms. The questions are: 1) Should the perpendicular rebar be stubbed out of the...
  5. halleys5

    Advice needed on new hydra pool construction

    Hoping that the TFP silverbacks can help with some advice on this one. I bought a 20x36x8 hydra vinyl pool with 48" steel walls. Just finished the excavation more or less, it was nearly ALL rock and mostly a nightmare. The problem is that there is no "ledge" of earth that is needed to set the...
  6. halleys5

    Building in-ground DIY

    Hi all, long time TFP user and learned all I need to know here about keeping my pools crystal clear. After 7 years of AG pool, we are building a DIY 20x36 vinyl starting now. I've seen a handful of posts here about people that have done this and lived to tell about it, but would appreciate any...