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I have a 20x40ft 1970's era inground pool. I have 1 skimmer and 2 returns. Below the skimmer I have a plugged opening of some sort. I had always assumed that it was an old equalizer line that a previous owner had capped for safety reasons. I'm okay with that, although I do dislike having only...

Hi all, I’ve only ever used sand filters. The one I inherited with my pool is definitely a little undersized and it’s been on my list of things to replace for 5 years now. There is someone local to me selling a sta-rite system:3 cartridge filter. I’ve always liked the idea of cartridges, but...

We got a much needed inch of rain last night, but when I looked at the pool this morning I had trouble seeing the bottom of the deep end. I tossed in the dolphin and turned the pump up and 6 hours later I'm looking pretty green. Yesterday's Test: FC: 4 pH: 7.2 TA: 80 CH: 50 CYA: 30 I knew we...

In September 2020, we had a new liner installed in our inground pool and closed the pool after about 2 weeks. Last week had a new concrete deck poured. I obviously had to get the cover off to do this, so I opened the pool as normal, just about 2 months early. I made some minimal changes to the...

Hello all, As part of my multi-year rehab of the old pool that came with my house, I’m having the concrete deck repaired. With most of the demo complete I’ve discovered that all of the plumbing is flexible PVC. I’m hoping to replace it while the deck is open, but the first person I spoke with...

Hello all, I've spent the summer making upgrades to the backyard of the house that we purchased last year. With a soon-to-be 2 year old, safety was a top priority. The pavers around the pool were likely original, dating back to the 1970's. They were heaved and uneven, not matching up to the...

Good morning and happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. After seeing quite a few recommendations for solarcovers.com pool cover reels I purchased the Sun2Solar Easy Gear Stainless Steel Cover Reel. It seems sturdy enough and even though the instructions were poor, assembly went well...

I've been spending my COVID time slowly making small upgrades to the pool. I've straightened out some plumbing headaches and upgraded to a VS pump. The next thing I'm looking at is the sand filter. I have a Sta-rite BP-200-1 sand filter for my ~36,000 gallon pool. It was installed in 2006...

Oh boy do I have a situation... I pulled the cover off the pool three weeks ago to find a swamp. We had a baby last year and I'll admit to not taking as much time with closing as I usually do. Strike 1 against me. I started scooping the leaves and vacuuming the bottom...when my pump quit. I...

Hello all, The weather has been warm here so I decided to get a head start on pool opening. I was concerned about opening this year for two reasons. First, it's the spring after my first year closing the pool myself. Second, I stored the pump in the basement and it got pretty wet during a...

Hello all, We're thinking of purchasing a SWG for our pool for next year. After perusing TFP I understand that I should size the generator rating for 2-3x our pool volume. The maximum capacity listed for any generator I see is 40k. I'm assuming that I could run two in-line, but I haven't been...