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Thank you guys! I will get the load/line squared away this weekend and do the 30 minutes before/after as suggested so it can all run on its own. The wiring is secured, just not in the picture I shared (nothing was hooked up at that stage). That said it could be a little better and I will use...

Sharing an update. The salt system is up and operational. I wasn't as 'neat' as I would like to have been on some of the glue, but it's working just fine and no one goes back there but me on occasion. The only thing left for me to do is figure out the timer situation. It's all wired into the...

Thanks. Pic #1 was meant to show where I could potentially put the flow valve (before the heater) so it has at least 12" before and 6" after in a straight run. I was worried about putting the flow valve directly after the heater and not leaving enough distance between the heater and the...

I have the RJ60 and plan to get it installed this week. I still need to balance all the chemicals, but I'm close. The first step after that is the plumbing, then I'll get to the wiring. I went through the various options suggested and have a few questions as to which is the best option. Doing...

Thank you both for the suggestions. I'll try to incorporate them into some mockup options and will share them here. If I go with the RJ-60 plus I can put the unit on one of the wood posts, which keeps it all close to the wiring. To answer the question on the return manifold, the pipe on the...

I'm finally making the switch to salt. I tried to do the tabs and liquid chlorine but it's time to make life easier for myself. I am always open to opinions on the best SWG to use in my situation and could really use some advice on the best location to install the SWG. I don't have any...

Thanks. That's what my gut was telling me which is why I posted here. I don't have the Pentair automation and don't have any plans to add it (costs too much vs. my needs). Ironically I was just looking at the Circupool CORE-35 of CORE-55 ($10 more...). They are more expensive than the...

After some help from you all, I updated some of my valves myself last year and now I need to add in a SWG. I have a Pentair Superflow VS pump and my pool is about 25,000 gallons. Is a Pentair IC30 too small for the pool? Long story short I've been speaking with two local places. One is a...

Makes sense. I just couldn't find the bottoms of the pipes to allow for more reconfiguration (without going crazy digging down). The next step is to try and decide on a potential SWG, then remove the pool frog and add the SWG (section after the heater) while redoing the other 3 valves that are...

I dug down about 2' but the pipes just kept going... So I replaced the first section by the pump and put it back just as it was but with the new valves. So much better and definitely getting less air into the system now. The hardest part was getting it all together before the glue set in! I'll...

Thanks. Stabilizer is on order and will hopefully get here this weekend. I'll be sure to have chlorine ready to go as well so that I can see if the FC bumps up and doesn't disappear right away.

I've been reading quite a bit in here, probably too much! Thanks to everyone for the insights they provide. We purchased a house with this pool several years ago and I've managed to get by using some combination of tabs and bleach as needed. I tested maybe 1x/week and always had small bouts with...

Awesome suggestions. I hadn't thought about digging down to see what's below. I'll give that a try and see what I have to work with. I'll let you know what I find. Thanks again!

I am about to replace all the valves for my pool and therefore a good chunk of the plumbing (as you can hopefully see in the pictures). The existing valves are brass, hard to open/close, and some of them rotate as they are no longer secured (which they shouldn't and I believe is adding air into...

Inyo pools had said that about the pump size, so good to know that it filters better at low flow rates. I decided to go with the Pentair VS pump so don't think I can go wrong. Local pool company that I've used before is coming to install it tomorrow! Will be great to get pool back for the...

Thank you! I called inyopools and they recommended bumping up the HP to 1.5HP. If my filter is the size we think it is (72sq. ft - I have to open it and confirm), then the 1HP is undersized and explains some of the pressure issues. They also recommended staying with DE if I'm OK maintaining it...

To start, thank you in advance and thank you for all the great advice I've been reading for some time now. I have an ~28,000 IG pool that was here with the house I purchased 5 years ago. Liner is 5 years old but systems have to all be at least 10-15 years old and that is starting to show. I am...