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    Birds are pooping in my pool

    Title says it all. Any suggestions? By the way, great site. Been very helpful to a newbie.
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    Pump too big or pipes too small?

    Much obliged for the response. I was coming to the same conclusions that you mentioned, so I'm glad to have some confirmation from experienced pool owners. I noticed you have the next size up Hayward filter as I do for the same volume (19k). But, it seems that I can go a while "as is" and...
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    Pump too big or pipes too small?

    Thanks Mark. After walking away from the issue for a while I realized that didn't need to worry about about turnover time much. I'm still a little curious if the pump is bigger than I really need. Electric bill went up a lot last fall after the pool went in. I'm going to put in a pressure gauge...
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    Pump too big or pipes too small?

    First time here looking for confirmation of my research or a different opinion. I've read the Hydraulics 101 post (which, by the way, is outstanding) and gone through all the calculations on the detailed spreadsheet. It comes up with TDH=56 and GPM=63. For 19k pool and 6hr turn I need at least...