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It’s funny, they were all out on the floor, so I scanned the barcode in the app and asked an employee to grab some of the red handle ones from the top stock at home depot. While he was up there, I looked at the terrible reviews. I waited till he left (so he doesn’t know I sent him up for...

Yikes! thanks again.

wow they really have an adapter for everything. Thank you very much for the suggestions. yes, 1.5” threading / piping throughout. I like the threaded unions, may see if I can get my hands on one sooner since I’m anxious to get this pool opening behind me. regarding the Jandy valves... they...

Hi. Im working on switching to sch 40 for my agp. I bought some ball valves at Lowe's and noticed they had some with built in unions. Double union was out of stock but they did have single Unions. Can they work? Or do I have to install the ball valve and a regular union? My understanding is...

Similar to what happened to me yesterday... I was using utility pump to lower the water level a little so I can replace the return (gasket that came with my liner last year disintegrated). I unplugged the pump and went in the house. Woke up to a pool literally half empty. The siphon kept going...

Thanks. PVC is straightforward enough that it seems like it make sense to do in most situations. And I had no idea until now that it's actually cheaper to use pvc vs the felixible hoses. Im really not sure why there's so much flexible hose out there. I get maybe in the tricker corners and, where...

Looks great, nice work! I just watched a YouTube video and the guy forgot to put it on too lol. Even with the reminder, there's a 50/50 I'll still forget. Just like 100% of the time I forgot to put a washer before putting a lag bolts. Not sure if you've cleaned the pool yet, but I'm...

Hi. We moved last year and inherited a pool. This was all new to me and I wound up replacing the liner and getting a cartridge filter. The pool is fully decked in. I tried to get it up and running again this year but I have some leaks (had minor leaks last year as well, which apparently I...

Hi, We have a fully decked in AGP. There were plastic steps that go into the pool and the arms stick out onto the deck. The thing was removed from the pool and weighed a ton and I figured the previous owners had filled with sand (we just bought house) but it was actually filled with stagnant...

Thanks. Im pretty sure I installed gaskets per the liner instructions. Gaskets are new (liner replaced this season). I don’t believe I greased them though thanks. Those plugs are great ideas. I’ll have to pick some up.

Thanks. I believe it’s leaking here. Yes I did install the gaskets (I don’t recall the exact order). I will try the bowl trick or worst case just drain if I have to. Thanks for your help.

Yup! Water accumulating It’s leaking at the threaded connection. The pool came with the house we just bought. You can see the sealant on the threads from the previous owner. I did my best to clean it off the threaded part that would actually get screwed but now that I think about it that may...

Hi. I inadvertently skipped pipe dope/tape at the screw connection for the return and it’s leaking. It was a very slow leak but it’s getting worse. Is there a way I can seal it for now until I close the pool at the end of the season? putty/caulk that would work if applied while wet? I don’t...

Hi there. Im brand new as well so not much advice, but I'd suggest posting the pool store results as they are likely more accurate than the test strips. People will advise from there. I understand trying to balance the chemicals, but until you are able to get a proper test kit, I'm not sure it...

looks like the pump basket did a good job catching the leaves. Quantity looked similar to what I think I sucked up. (I took your advise Mdragger of shoving a ball in in the skimmer (y). all the water came down that was in the pipe, but nothing from the pool) You guys were right, seems I was...

I guess so... Perhaps is was wishful thinking that there was a better solution. Thanks. Thank you I think I'm just going to leave it on permanently and turn it on/off when I walk the dog. Eventually I'll install a timer at the pump. Thanks for your help.

Hi. We've just moved and the pool has an intermatic timer, but it's in the basement at the breaker box. I've just got the pool running, but since there's obviously a lot of setting up, checking for leaks, cleaning, chemicals, etc when setting it up, I just left the timer on 24/7 and turned...

ahh okay that makes sense. Thank you. My steps are a bit different since the pool is decked in. It doesn’t overlap the pool, they just walk straight up from the inside of the pool to the deck. they’re just so heavy I’m concerned about dropping it in and damaging the liner. I guess I could...

thanks. Is that always possible? Or is it dependent on the skimmer? I looked high and low to figure out what model I have but I do not see any markings at all on any parts, even under the lid . I did grab some hair nets! thanks. Thanks. I’m new to pools, I guess there is no difference? I...

Hi. New house, old pool. I replaced the existing sand filter with a cartridge. I did search, and from my understanding it’s okay to do, but where exactly does all the debris go when you vacuum with a Cartridge filter in place? The skimmer basket is gone because it’s replaced won’t the vacuum...

Hi. We have an above ground pool and I’m wondering if there’s a trick to getting the steps in. They are pretty heavy (maybe filled with sand?) and I worry it’ll slam down too hard and damage the liner. or that if I slide it down it’ll scrape the liner. Right now the steps are on the deck...

Thanks so much. You’ve been very helpful (this post and my other one). Idk why it didn’t occur to me to plug it from the skimmer. Great idea. I’ll try and get these connections as tight as possible.

New question, I was researching pool maintenance and they mention cleaning pump basket. Is that possible if no shut off valves are installed? I was considering adding hard pvc next year and of course adding ball valves so I can do maintenance, but do I need to install now? Would it work to...