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The cell in my Salt Chlorine Generator is broken and I’m waiting for a replacemen. It’s been about 10 days. Was adding bleach to keep chlorine up while waitint but started getting algae a few days ago. AddEd shock, but can’t get it under control. Everyday I have tested my water and my chlorine...

In addition to my regular wall returns, I have 4 returns at my steps. 0me On each side of the steps and two returns on the front of my middle steps. I have an air blower that injects air to the step returns. However my installer only ran one air line that spilts to the four step returns near...

My 1.5 HP pentair Superflo VS (#342001) died. Wondering if I should consider a less expensive option to replace. I want something that can drop in without too much plumbing modifications. Thanks for any opinions… -Mickey

I have had a Maytronics Dolphin S300i for three sessions now. It is Great! This summer We have been noticing that the power cord has a sticky feeling on the outside. I can’t say that its degrading, but I am not sure what is causing the issue. We have a salt pool and use the dolphin several...

Are there guides on testing and balancing new start up pools? My pool with be filled this coming weekend. It's a 32,000 gallon, tee shaped vinyl liner pool. I have a Pentair VS pump, sand filter and a Circupool RJ-60+ SWG. I have read that the SWG doesn't need to be running at the start...

I am about to start setting the coping stones and pouring the concrete around my pool. I have an 18'x43' Tee shaped pool with steel walls and a vinyl liner. The coping I am using is 12 inch by 36 inch bluestone pavers. What I wanted to do was surrounding the coping all the way around the...

I have Pentair lights and wondering if someone would help with planning how all is connected together? I would love to get that done in the next week or so. Pool builder split on me (long story). Been doing all myself since then (last Fall.) All I have left is wiring these, setting up the...

I have two electrical services to my home. The main house has a 200 amp service panel. The garage, which has an apartment over it, has a 100 amp service panel. I am running my pool subpanel off of the 100 amp panel. We do not intend to use the apartment as is. It will be a master suite for...

Sorry to revive an old thread. There a good number of threads on the Circupool SWGs but not a lot on the wiring installation and the Circupool manuals leave a lot to be desired on detaied information. My question would be, with a VS pump (1.5 HP Superflo VS) that has timer functions...

If I am doing my installation with vinyl over steps instead of a fiberglass step insert, can I have step jets (air valve jets)bad opposed to just having water returns around my steps? -Mickey

I am relatively new to the forum (March) and wondering if there are others inmy general area? I live in North Mississippi about an hour from Memphis. Anyone else out there near me? -Mickey

I am building a pool that will be about 36,000 gallons. I will probably have a Pentair variable speed pump and a sand filter. Based on the size of my pool does anyone have recommendations for a pool this size or larger that you use a SWG for. Not tied to any brand personally. -Mickey

I am about to build a T shaped pool. I will attach a PDF file which shows the specs of my pool. I am am able to buy my pool equipment at my dealer's wholesale cost and his primary supplier is Pentair, so I would prefer to use Pentair equipment unless there is a valid reason not to. I will...

How can I know what options to the TF-100 test kit I should get for the type of pool I am building? I am ordering the TF-100, plus the speed stir and the Taylor Salt test kit since I will have a SWG. I am building an approximately 30K gal., vinyl liner pool with a SWG. Do these seem like the...

Wasn't sure if this needs to be in this section or the section about water movement, but I put it here since it deals with an upcoming new construction. I just picked a pool shape and size of a steel wall pool with a vinyl liner and want to do this as an O/B. However, I would need help with...

We are about to build a new in-ground, steel wall, vinyl liner pool. We have narrowed our choices down to 2 or 3 shapes and sizes and wondered if anyone through their own experience had anything maybe we wouldm't know to consider. Like considerably higher cost to maintain, harder to keep water...