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I restored a small pool (4500 gal) with a vinyl liner. It's full of municipal water now, the pump/filter/SWG should go online tomorrow. I ran some tests on the new water: CH 50 TA 30 FC 0 pH 7.3 In the evening I dumped some liquid bleach in to bring up the FC to about 5 (realized later it was...

I have a small (16'x8') but fairly deep (~6') pool that's built into the deck and is partially above ground with galvanized steel walls. It needs a new vinyl liner and a local pool company that came to measure it for replacement said that I also need new foam and to replace the pool's...

I have a small (4500 gal) pool which is having its liner changed. Once done, I'll fill it with municipal water. How should I proceed to get this water to proper chemical balance? I assume I have to dump in some chlorine, some CYA, and some salt (I have an SWG). Can I do rough calculations for...

I noticed that some PVC fitting for 1.5" pipe have deep slip sockets -- about 1 1/4" -- and some (as in, e.g. found in Home Depot) have shallow sockets -- about 3/4". I'm sure that deep sockets are better, but does it make any appreciable difference? Should I not use the fittings with shallow...

Most pumps are hardwired, but I'd like to to have a physical disconnect between the power center (Pentair EasyTouch) and the pump (IntelliFlo). It doesn't seem like anyone sells a outdoor weatherproof receptable for 230V -- the Hubbell Bryant kit for 230V is discontinued and they only sell the...

The EasyTouch panel with the SWG integration basically has the IntelliChlor power center preinstalled, but is it connected? That is, will I need to buy and install (another) breaker to supply power to it or it is already wired? Also, for a new EasyTouch + IntelliFlo VSF install what else would...

I'm renovating a small (4500 gallons) pool. There is no existing equipment pad. I will install a new pump, an new (probably cartridge) filter and an SWG. Is there any particular reason I can't make my equipment pad out of pressure-treated lumber rather than bother with concrete? The ground at...

I have a small pool which is built into a deck and is kinda half-inground. It's rectangular, has hard walls of galvanized steel, and partially in the ground and partially above ground. The size is 18' x 8' and that makes it about 4500 gallons. I'm re-piping it and going to use 1.5" flex PVC...

I recently bought a house that came with a pool. The pool is above-ground but built into a deck with galvanized steel walls and what looks like some kind of a foundation underneath. It's about 18'x8', rectangular, and I guesstimate it to be about 4500 gallons. That pool is in need of a lot of...

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