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I bought a pool cover for my 27' OG salt water pool. On the instructions it says to lower the pool water level to 18" below the top ridge which I did. I installed the pool cover about 3 to 4 weeks ago and have been draining the rainwater with a marine bilge pump. I was just wondering about...

I'm using the Taylor 2006k test kit that is recommended here. I only test the FC, CC and Ph with my test kit because the CYA test uses up a lot of reagent and besides after the water is balanced the CYA is predictable and the TA and CH don't really change alot over the course of a week. I...

yes I am very familiar with the pool chart and every week I bring a water sample to my pool store for a complete analysis in addition to the bi-weekly tests that I do. Nothing has changed in my pool the whole summer and then all of a sudden over the course of 5 days my FC disappears and I have...

I have a 27' round OB salt water pool. We had a really nice hot weather since I opened the pool at the beginning of July and easily maintained 3ppm FC and 0ppm of CC with the salt generator running @40%. The temperature never went below 80f. So last Wednesday night was the last time I took my...

Yes I will be draining the pool to between 1/2 and 2/3 full. That should technically give me more space for expansion but just wanted to be absolutely sure that when the pool freezes its not constricted by the deck.

Can anyone comment, I want to finish my deck and want know if the spacing is adequate before going too far.

I live in Eastern Canada and we have some cold winters. I was building the deck around my 27' AGP salt water pool and I set the deck height to come to about the middle of the top plate and leaving about a 1/2" to 3/4" gap between the deck and the top plate. A friend of mine came over and kinda...

You could have a ducting system where it could either direct the cool air inside your home or to the outside or any mixture in between. - - - Updated - - - That would be great for people with outside air conditioning to recoup the heat released. I was thinking more around the lines of taking...

Just looking at the heat pump and seeing all that cool air coming out the top of it going to waste, while I am paying to air condition my house. Why wouldn't they make an adapter of sorts to route the cold air flow inside your house. I know it would make the heat pump slightly less efficient...

yes where they butt together it has separated. The foam pieces are taped to the wall of the pool but I guess I didn't compress them together enough at this one point. Its right in the middle of 2 posts. I have 1" of foam on the floor and was thinking I could remove dirt under the rail to the...

anyone please? I need advise

Just wondering if I should be concerned, I have a complete foam floor and foam pool coves. I was passing the vac this morning with a mask and noticed my foam pool cove pulled apart maybe 1/2" and the liner has a slight but noticeable dent. I was thinking it would be easy enough to make a small...

Ok I guess it was only the low ambient temperature which was making the heat pump inefficient. I let it run during the day and It made it from 71f to 84f by days end.

I have a 27' AG salt water pool (roughly 17,000 US gallons). Last night I installed my 110,000 BTU heat pump. The pool was 70f and I let it run all night (with solar blanket on, ambient temperature around 55f) and the temperature only raised to 71f this morning. I was expecting at least 3f or...

I have a Hayward Aqua-trol SWG that comes with a cell that is mounted vertically and connected directed to the return port on the pool. In the manual it states it has to be installed this way and that a flow switch is not needed because the chlorine bubbles can escape and enter the pool without...

I have my pool 2/3 full and its time to install the skimmer and return port. I just notice that my skimmer came with a wall saver gasket. I really don't want to cut my liner before installing the skimmer, can I just put the wall saver gasket on the wall before cutting the liner and then bolt...

I am installing my 27' AG pool in the next couple week now that my deck is done and I was looking at the NEC for pool bonding. Your supposed to bond all metal parts together using a minimum #8 wire and that includes the metal outer shell and each vertical support brace if you are completely NEC...

At what elevation should the pump and heat exchanger be installed vis a vis the pool water level for best operation on a 27' AG pool? Or does it even make a difference as long as its below the water line? I also see a lot of people around here(eastern Canada) using a long coil of black plastic...

They are being built in Canada but I think your right they are a subsidiary of this Australian company. I'm just concerned that the company isn't listed on the AHRI website.

I have a deal on a used Waterco XLR excellence heat pump (110000BTU reversible) but I cannot find any reviews on it. Are they any good? Efficiency? I don't see them listed on the AHRI website

Great that was exactly what I was looking to do. Thanks

Thx for posting. Mine is a salt water metal pool. The LED strips come in custom lengths so I can order the exact length so no splices to worry about.

You need to have ground fault protection on the 120v side of the transformer for sure but while 12v dc poses minimal risk for electrocution there is also ground fault protection available for DC systems on ungrounded circuits which I am considering. Also I am not relying on the GFI protection...

I appreciate your opinion and concern and I would agree that the general public probably should not undertake such a project. I work in the electrical field and have talked to 2 electrical engineers to make double sure I'm not overlooking something obvious. This is a DIY project of sorts, so of...

Thank you for your response, I'm a power systems technician and was just wondering where this concern for electrocution comes from? Is it mostly based on opinion or is it based on actual facts? I would like to hear from anyone that can elaborate on the subject because I do not see where the...

I asked the seller if it was HRAI certified and whether it had a CEP number on it, I'm waiting to hear back from the seller. I was really hoping to hear actual feedback from someone on whether this is a good unit or not.

I am putting a 27' above ground salt water pool in this spring. I was looking at installing led lights. Has anyone installed or tried installing LED light strips that they have for sale on ebay/amazon etc. You can get custom length waterproof LED strips. I was thinking of installing these...

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I am looking to purchase a pool heater. There is a used one for sale locally, its a HiTech XL 120,000BTU titanium heater purchased in 2010. Is this a good heater to buy, should I buy it?? Does anyone have a service manual for it? Anyone know the COP rating for this unit? Are spare parts...

thank you I was leaning towards not putting one in because of the hazards of it leaking and freezing in the off season but you have just made it easier to decide. With the money saved I'll buy one of them auto vacuuming turtles LOL