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I'm looking for what to call this type of vacuum breaker (aka vacuum relief valve?) for a solar system. The panels will be above the pool by a few feet. I see "vacuum breaker" units specifically for solar heaters, but they're around $45 or $60, seems out of line. Hoping for something less...

Thanks. What would a recommended filter be, knowing that we'll be dealing with a lot of dusty wind here? That's why I got the DE filter (didn't realize this one wasn't recommended, DOH!) Scott in Snowflake AZ

Here's what I have. Better than the sand filter they "include", and a good solid pump, but nothing special except for the valves to shut off the skimmer and return. This is how it was sold to me, and this is what I see on most AG pools I see. How do you backflush this? Do I just open the...

Atlas Above Ground: 15x30x52 Pentair PLD 50 DE Filter with 1HP OptiFlo Pump 10,620 gallons (2) Fafco 2x10 Above Ground Pool Solar Panels 295-2 Pentair SolarTouch Controller/Actuator We have a big wooden ramp we built to unload a tractor trailer, about 6 feet wide and 16 feet long. I'll use it...

Finished building the pool at the end of the season last fall, sat all winter and we're in a desert, so the bottom is covered in dirt/sand. A few leaves and organics, but mostly silt/dirt/sand. Cleaned out the filter, added the DE (6 lbs) and let it run for days. Used the vacuum on the bottom...

You bond to the wall (easy enough where the ends are bolted together) and to the water (as mentioned above, using a nipple would work, say on the return.)

Well now everybody has me thinking. We have significant winds here just about every afternoon. Should I put the skimmer and return on the end away from the prevailing wind, where the wind will likely push any bugs and debris? That's exactly opposite from the spot where the power is. Should I...

Where the pool is going to be in the yard, the end of the oval will be where a previous owner had a hot tub. It would be very convenient if I could put the filter right there by the electrical box that once fed the hot tub, but I intuitively feel that maybe having the skimmer on the end of the...

No instructions on the manufacturer's website. I sent an email.

So there really isn't a DIY list here on TFP? I'm surprised. I'll head over to YouTube, I just find that it can take some searching to learn which advice to follow and which to avoid. Just because the guy on YouTube does it that way, doesn't make it the best way. I expect that I'll be doing...

I've tried to search, and I see questions about crushed stone, sand, blocks under posts, but I don't see any step-by-step or best practices for installing an above ground pool. Here in Snowflake, Arizona there are exactly ZERO pool installers, so I may have to do it all myself (with some...

I have ordered a TF-100 test kit, with the stirrer - for $35, it pushed me into the "free shipping" range, which saved $20, so a $15 dollar expense. I also have a solar cover on the way, and will probably cut it in half and use the floating ABS DWV foam-based pipe attached directly to the...

I just ordered a Pentair SolarTouch for $205 delivered. Trying to have everything here before I need it, if I delay "pool day" my wife won't be happy!

I've ordered a TF-100 test kit (with the magnetic stirrer, because it was $35, and it saved me $20 shipping, so $15 for the stirrer...) so I'll have to see what works for me. I'm pretty sure with the rental house pool, I got a test kit at Walmart, couldn't have been more than $25. I love the...

Hey, everybody! So happy to begin to learn about pool ownership here. We lived at a house with an in-ground pool for a couple years after a fire in our house, and after having some bad experiences with a pool maintenance company, and green water, I ended up with a little "test kit" that I...

Thanks, everyone. I've ordered a kit with (2) 2x20 FAFCO panels ($200 shipped), and as you all say, I'll have plenty of DIY with the mounting and setup, as well as figuring out the cheapest/best/simplest controller so I don't have to remember to shut the valve on and off whenever it rains or...

I plan to build a 4 x 8 or 4 x 16 solar collector (as seen on YouTube) and I see the volume of water that can flow through the 1/2 inch tube isn't much. My idea is, if I don't want to put too much strain on the pump, it seems like it will be better to "double up" or "triple up" the lines in the...

I'm pretty sure we're going to go for it anyway. If it ends up cooler than we'd like, I'll make a solar heating system (plenty of high-altitude sunshine, much hotter than Rochester at 500 feet elevation) and maybe get one of those big rigs to roll and unroll a solar blanket, to keep heat and...

The nighttime lows are 2 to 3 degrees cooler than NY, while daytime highs average 8 or 9 degrees warmer. So I'm still puzzled. Do rancher-types just not swim?

I'm trying to escape the humidity, not double down! Honestly, when I work in humidity, my face literally rains onto what I'm working on, and it's the most miserable I can be. Also, my glasses fog up inside my motorcycle helmet. Oh, and I look forward to riding my motorcycle in the mountains -...

I live in western NY (Rochester area) and we have some tough winters, and humid summers. I'd say typical "pool season" is from late June to early September for most folks. Lots of pools around here, maybe 10% of some neighborhoods have a pool, who knows, maybe more (many above ground, some...