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Our last liner had one heck of a divot due to the white part of our stairs (below for close up): And our new liner already has one. It looks like this white piece of plastic is removable. Can this be removed so it doesn’t punch a hole in our liner? Is there something else than can be used to...

This has been going on since we rebuilt our pool a few summers ago, where it seems like I’m having to vacuum entirely too often, and sometimes vacuuming in the evening only to find a dirty pool floor the next morning. it seems to be worse this year, so I don’t really know what to think. The...

After opening this spring, we checked our ancient oversized tarp that had multiple holes in it, and decided to get a custom cover this fall, one that my wife (I thought) had already picked out. I was just told to call around for one, as Amazon reviews werenÂ’t so helpful. I decided IÂ’d handle...

I just realized I made an oversight and accidentally used stranded #8 copper wire instead of solid #8 to bond to the wire mesh in my concrete pad, a new pour last weekend. Is this a huge deal, or will it be OK so long as there is a #8 solid running to the pool frame, ladders, etc?

Do Raypak heaters come with flexible weatherproof gas line connectors? Asking because our quote to get the heater hooked up to a gas line was pretty high on its own, but the plumber asked if the heater came with such a flexible fitting to hook up the gas to? He said that if it didn't, it would...

Intermatic T106M/T104M in Outdoor Enclosure - T10604 Anyone in need of one of these? I'm installing a Superflo VS, which has all the controls built in, so this timer isn't needed anymore. $150/obo + shipping & PayPal fees.

Just discovered we have a sewer clean out line in the interior of our house. Can we pipe up from this clean out line, with a tee of some sort for access down the road, such that we could run a pipe outside to connect to the waste line of our multiport valve? We are redoing ALL of our pool...

I only have one return, and that's how this pool has been since day 1. I've heard others say things along the lines of "I couldn't live without a single return in my pool," so I was wondering how indispensable having multiple returns are to your pool? If multiple returns are absolutely...

I have an old Pacfab Bermuda widemouth skimmer (I believe it is still the same as this current Bermuda skimmer), and it has two plumbing ports on it. One is obviously going to the pump, but the other is currently just plugged up. I'd like to have a pipe from that second port run to a port low on...

We may be in position to redo the fittings and skimmer in our vinyl liner pool, as we are putting in a new liner along with everything else we are doing (pump, heater, new MPV on our filter, & pipes - all in a new pad location).. As such we will be putting in 2.5" pipe instead of the 2" we were...

I'm curious to see how your equipment is plumbed in? Concrete pad or gear on pavers? PVC jungle or nice clean lines? I'm in the process of spec'ing mine out to the PB on how I want it to look, and am curious if there's anything I might see that could be useful to consider having them do it how...

Natural Gas heater location question, re: windows, A/C condenser, & furnace intake I am in the process of building the equipment pad for my new heater, pump, & filter, and was reading the manual for the Raypak 266A heater and seeing some things regarding the heater location for exhaust/intake...

Is there any sort of guide, FAQ, or best practices for how to plumb a pool? Can we get a sticky going for how to plumb a pool properly, and with the fewest bends, and (especially) what sort of plumbing techniques should be avoided? Last year I had to redo some plumbing in a way that I didn't...

I'm hearing conflicting reports about using hard, schedule 40 PVC pipe for underground plumbing for those of us living in northern climates. I'm curious how many of ya'll have PVC plumbing without any major issues, and if so, how deep down have you dug to install it?

My wife wants to at least look at sticking with sand filters (I want cartridge), and we are getting quotes on the Pentair TR-100 (w/ separate 2" MPV valve) and the Pentair Tagelus TA-100 (w/ integral top mounted valve). Besides the integral valve and the top vs side mount connections, I'm not...

I was curious if it is common for a PB to decline using equipment, even if new in the box, that the customer provides? I know its one thing for someone to quote an install when they already own something thats usable, but is it unreasonable for someone to want to shop around to not spend a...

Digging up pipes & starting over: all new PVC, pump, filter, skimmer, heater, etc? This is the 20'x40' 26,000 gallon IG pool we have, with some notes on where the plumbing comes into the side of the pool. I'm considering starting nearly from scratch, doing some re-plumbing and replacing ALL...

Pressure testing lines: leak in the 1.5" skimmer line. Repair or replace w/ 2" PVC? Hi all, So I had a heck of a season last year, going through 3 motors, and a ton of headaches. I think I just narrowed down the sources of the problems: bad electrical (house panel wasn't tripping breaker like...

Please PM me if you're in the area. I need to get some quotes on getting some new equipment and have it installed. Thanks!

According to the photos I took from my old pump, I was getting readings of 2" vacuum and about 20-25 psi of pressure, so that means I'm getting total head of about 48-60 feet of head with a 1.25 SFHP pump on high speed (3/4 HP x 1.6 SF). Unfortunately, I went through 3 motors last year (all...

I had a pool guy come out and take a look at my mess of a pool (Bad motor --> cavitation damage = useless wet end?), and he was rather stumped as to why I keep blowing up motors and having problems. He did note that there was what seemed to be a lot of pressure at the wet end (25 psi) versus...

I posted these pics in another thread about my motor, and I'm sorry if I'm starting another thread that's a continuation of another thread... It appears as if I might have some cavitation damage to my wet end, which could be leaving me with a really nice 2-speed motor but no usable wet end. If...

So far I've had no issues (knock on wood), but my pool has more or less had no pump running since around July 20th. I was able to get my pump running again after replacing the motor, but then ran into another motor problem a week later. It's been a week now that the pump hasn't run much more...

Amazon.com : HydroMaxx 25 Feet x 2 Inch White Flexible Garden Is this stuff any good for short runs? I've got myself in a bind and don't have the ability to pipe in everything I need to do in such a short space (I also want to reuse some diverter valves instead of junking them or buying new...

Do I need to get every little bit of the old gasket, glue, etc out before I put in the new gasket? Is the damage to this channel a potential problem? Im assuming this old gasket is pretty bad, but am replacing it either way to be safe. I'm heading to work to pick up some Permatex 80022...

So my original pool pump, a Waterway SMF-110, went up I smoke about a month ago, so I replaced the motor and kept the wet end. The new pump had been running fine, but was down for a few days while I re-piped some plumbing. Shortly after getting it all hooked up again, it started to sound funny...

Sorry for the large image... does led this adapter need to be screwed in further than I'm able to get it screwed in? I've used liquid Teflon on one of these and pipe seal tape on another and they won't go in all the way, like I was able to do with another one I've already installed (not...

I hope that the multiple topics on similar but slightly different topics isn't a problem... but I'm wondering if the diagram I've constructed will work. The lines are labelled the same in each photo: A = deep end line (currently a vac line) B = shallow end return line C = skimmer line The...

I'm in the midst of re-piping and was wondering what kind of pipes I should be using? Is DWV not as good as Schedule 40 PVC? Would DWV sweep 90's be better than PVC 90's that little to no curve in them? If I had to tie two pipes together, would joining them with a T be better/different than...

Do many pools have a dedicated vacuum line or does everyone usually plug their vacuum equipment up to the skimmer? i have a dedicated vac line but would like to convert it to a return line. I don't know if it's worth it to look into changing it or not?