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Any update? I have been checking each day, I'm ready to see what it looks like with all the dirt removed.

I can't offer much help, but I have enjoyed reading your thread, and can't wait to see when you post a picture of your crystal clear water.

Ok guys I need help, and need to know what I should do next. I have been testing my fill water with my TF-100 kit and wanted to get my fill water tested for metals. I don't know why I had that bright idea, but if some could slap me it would be great lol. Anyways I went to Leslie's pools and had...

I have a question about my setup, and I'm hoping someone can give me some advice. I might even be looking too far into this lol. I have a 28ft above ground pool with two skimmers, with a Hayward super II, 1.5HP two speed pump. ( SP3010X152AZ ) (...

If you have a in the wall skimmer, then 1/2 up is what most people call full. If you have a sand filter, most have a "Waste" position that will remove water from the pool.

Wow that looks great, and I love the water color.

It will need water in it. they are going to put it 2' in the ground and back fill it. I tried to get the guy out before the pool was in, but he needs to bound the pool as well so it has to wait till everything is done.

Dirk, you are 100% right on that, just doing the 4 or 5 tests have helped me so much its unreal. When the kit first showed up I was over overwhelmed with all the little bottles lol, now its only taking me 3-5mins to do it. We did not get started on the pool today, but we are trying for tomorrow...

Dirk, I 100% agree with you, and would follow the forum advice before a pool store or a manufacturer. When I was pool shopping, I was told so many different things that I knew I had to find a forum or something to cut out all the junk. You guys have been so awesome its unreal. It's one of the...

Thanks guys for all the responses. 1- I have been unable to find anyone willing to truck in water, most of the places I called work for the oil field, and don't deal with water for swimming/drinking, might be a Oklahoma thing lol. 2- I have been able to get the copper down to 2. I have been...

Dirk, Yes same water source, and from my searching it looks like you can't remove cooper, without a drain but that would be pointless since this would be my fill water lol. So I don't know what to do. This is what I'm doing. On step 3 when I add R-0870 nothing happens, water stays clear...

As always thanks for the help guys. We do have a Leslie's pool store about 15mins away, and today we got it tested. I did run my tests again, and I will run them again tomorrow to see if my numbers change a lot. Dirk you are 100% correct with "test is time sensitive". When I added the r-0870...

You guys I'm so lost on this testing stuff, its not even funny anymore lol. It looks like I did one test wrong which is the FC test, I did a total chlorine test (TC), I thought that was a FC test. I guess with the TF-100 test kit, you have two ways to find TC, one is just one test with the...

Ok first time testing any water, but I think I did it correctly. Only thing i'm not 100% sure about the FC test. Is the FC test the same as the Total chlorine test with the Taylor k-1000? because that is the test that I did with reagents R-0600. TC -.5-1 TA - 50 PH - 7.2 (Maybe lower but not...

Thanks for the responses everyone. Our pool is getting pushed off till Thursday, installer broke his bobcat. On a good note I did get my tf-100 kit today, so I am able to test my fill water now. Since this is 100% new to me, what test do I need to run on my fill water?

Ajw22 thanks for the reply, and yes I did read "Pool school - closing" I have a good understanding of winterizing the equipment, I just thought I would need to buy special closing chemicals or something. On a new note, my installer showed up today with everything and dropped it off, he is trying...

First let me say thanks for all the help I have already gotten, but now that it is almost go time, I have more questions. I have already read "ABCs of Pool Water Chemistry" and "Pool School" but I am a little bit overloaded so I feel like I need to ask just to make sure I am understanding...

Well after watching this video, I understand more lol. ( How To: Size A Pool Pump - YouTube ) The only thing I don't understand is how to figure out average feet of head, the pool is going to be 35" away from the pump and filter, but I'm only going to have one suction line correct? 28ft round...

Just a update for anyone else, I got a call back today from Doughboy / H.I.I and they don't make a 30' round 7ft/80" liner. They do make a 5ft/60" for 30' rounds, so the two listing must be wrong.

So it looks like a will need a 27" sand filter with sand :D. Does anyone know what I should be looking for in a pool pump, like what specs I should be looking for? I'm sorry but this is like a new language and I really want to get it right the first time.

Well I really want to go with a 30' Calimar pool, but I think I will be going with 28ft doughboy pool. I wanted to built a pool kit, but a lot of this stuff is over my head, so I might be better off just buying a full package and if I don't like something replace it later on down the road. The...

Man I need some help/a crash course in pool equipment lol. Very soon we will be getting a pool. We are not 100% sure on which size yet, waiting on the permit to come back. It will be a above ground pool 54" wall, 30ft or 28ft round, with a deep end. If I put in the numbers correctly it will be...

Zea3 thanks for the links, and the info. I really would like to go with a salt water system, but I have been unable to find any stores that sells a AGP that will work with a salt system. I could order something online, the only place online I have found is The Pool Factory, know of any others I...

Anyone know anything about Calimar pools? Today I found out my yard can support a 30ft round pool, and I don't need to do a Oval unless I want to. I was going to go with a 18'x34' Doughboy, because I did not think a big round pool and deck would fit, in my yard. Anyhow I found out Doughboy does...

Well I'm glad to be making my first post. It looks we are going to be getting a pool soon, after getting a few quotes for a in ground pool of 30k-40k, we put it on hold till last week when I found out some above ground pools can have a deep end, It kinda blew my mind lol. So after shopping...