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    Garden hose for Solar heater.

    I found a decent deal on FB for some Sun Heater 2x20 heaters. I have a seperate 10.4 gpm pump that is fitted for garden hose. The panels would sit about 40' from my pool. Wondering if the garden hose would work the the panels or would I need convert to 1.5"? Also any tips for repairing holes in...
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    Sand Filter question and start up.

    Filled pool over several days and dirty and green. Got summer waves sand filter running today finally but it is raising 5 psi within 15 minutes and water pressure significantly decreases. I put brand new sand in it and have back washed and rinsed several times and same thing happens. I don't...
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    Converting and opening.

    Hi all! Pool is thawed out and will be starting to clean/open/convert soon. I have a tf100 with speed stir and intex 15k swg on order. I used soft swim products for about 2 months last year and drained nearly half of pool for closing. With the amount of snow we got this year it's about 2/3 full...
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    Facebook heater find.

    Stumbled across this heater on the Facebook. Seems like to good of a deal. Poster said her parents are moving and so they are selling the heater. Said it was 5 years old. Was at $300 yesterday. It's in Minnesota so I'd imagine it would be winterized. Any way of testing it or something's I should...
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    Why convert?

    Last summer was my first time owning an above ground pool. My friend suggested the soft swim products as it doesnt smell, stain and easy on the skin. My pool was only in use for about 2 months as I installed in late July here in MN. I was very happy with the soft swim products and only ran me...
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    First time letting it freeze

    First time winterizing in Minnesota. Water level about 7" below intake. Couldn't get it completely clean as I was fighting the leaves with no leaf cover but will have that figured out next year. How does it look? Going to rain tomorrow so will accumulate more water on top of cover. Will that be...
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    Upgrading filter/pump

    I have a 16 x 48 summer waves elite with the sfx1500 skimmer/filter. Used the soft swim chemicals this season which worked well but are a little spendy. Looking to upgrade next season and came across this for sale on fb market for $110 Is this the whole set up I would need for sand filter and...
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    Why did I put it under an oak tree?!?!?!

    So I bought a 16' x 48" summer waves elite pool this summer for my first pool. I have plenty of flat spots in my yard but wanted to kind of tuck it back out of view and that spot is right under an oak tree! I thought maybe some shade would be nice right! Well it's that time of year and acorns...