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  1. J

    "duck" plugs vs "bungee" plugs for pool closings. Users?

    Thanks for the quick response. I've read that these blowers are powerful, I just cant justify the purchase of a $350 blower that would have no other function than the 5 minutes each year it takes to blow out the lines.
  2. J

    "duck" plugs vs "bungee" plugs for pool closings. Users?

    I purchased the bungee type plugs (Aqua Group) last year for closing off my return lines into the pool and like the concept but my large shopvac had a very hard time creating enough force to open them so that the water can be blown out of the line. I now see Anderson makes a "winter duck plug"...
  3. J

    solid salt

    I have 2 leftover bags of pool salt that were stored in my shed and have solidified over the winter. Salt looks okay, nice and white, etc Can i add a large chunk of pool salt directly into pool? thanks. John
  4. J

    Check valve

    thanks for all of your help everyone! Got some good advice John
  5. J

    Check valve

    Hi Jim, Isnt a check-valve placed there to prevent backflow of water which helps on start-up with a quicker prime and also to prevent potential backflow of DE from filter? If you say I dont need one I'll just leave it out
  6. J

    Check valve

    Stupid pool contractor used cheap union-- which has now cracked-- and no room to cut it off and replace with a new union ( union is glued right up against the valve) so valve is useless. eveything is glued.
  7. J

    Check valve

    Need to replace the inline check valve near my pump. The original pool builder installed the standard check-valve with black body and clear top that I see on Amazon for around $60. Lowes carries a white inline PVC check-valve that it states in the description can be used for pools and its only...
  8. J

    Circupool owners

    Just switched from from a Hayward erosion chlorinator to a RJ30 plus Circupool SWG. Installation was easy and unit seems to be working fine but wont seem to generate a high enough free chlorine residual. Long time pool owner and retired Dept of Health pool inspector with 30+ years experince so...