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  1. asheridan10

    Ibexx Heater LP5 Error/ Too High Pressure/ Returns Not Running

    Hi everyone, Wondering if I can get some advice with a new pool. I just bought a new house with an in-ground pool in the backyard. I've never had anything but an Intex temporary above-ground pool, so I am a bit overwhelmed. The new pool has a massive sand filter, an Ibexx heater, and a salt...
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    Intex Filter- Sand Blowing Into Pool

    Think I found the culprit. The center pipe hub is damaged. I definitely did not do this during install. This filter has a guide that locks this hub and the central pipe in place and prevents sand from going inside the pipe. I never moved this part at all, and there's no way sand impact did this...
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  4. asheridan10

    Intex Filter- Sand Blowing Into Pool

    I just upgraded to an Intex sand filter (3000 gph) and I'm having a problem with tons of sand blowing back into the pool. I have the correct sand (#20 Grade Silica) and I followed the instructions to the letter. But when I turned the pump on, I noticed a great deal of sand was blowing into the...
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    Green Pool, SLAM in Progress, Still Getting Nowhere

    So, wanted to post here to report that I have solved this problem. As I thought, the problem was not algae. Pool passed the Overnight Chlorine Test the very next morning. I found, via Googling, this DIY method to help out the cartridge filter that came with the pool...
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    Green Pool, SLAM in Progress, Still Getting Nowhere

    Hi everyone, I'm looking for some assistance with a green pool problem I'm having. Last week, I installed an Intex Ultra Frame 18 x 48 pool with a 1000 GpH Krystal Klear cartridge filter. I filled the pool from a well that is installed at my house for irrigation only. I've only lived here for 2...
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    First pool

    Hello everyone! I'm Adam. Just last week finished putting up my first pool, an Intex Ultra Frame. I'd helped my Dad install his above-ground pool before, but this was my first real experience installing a pool solo. It's been quite an adventure. As for me, I'm an English teacher in Berlin...