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    Second year with Intext 24x12 AGP-- filter upgrade

    Last summer was my first experience with pool ownership and maintenance. It was the Intex 24x12x54 above ground pool. It came with the sand filter SF80110-2, which I believe is a 1600GPH pump. It always seemed a bit undersized for the pool. I ended up having to backwash frequently (several times...
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    Intex Auto Cleaner - Won't reverse, even with new gear box

    First year pool owner here, and one kink I'm trying to work out is the endless task of trying to keep the bottom clean (we have a tree at one end and it's been windy all summer). I purchased an Intex Auto Cleaner last month. It moves across the pool well and picks stuff up. One problem-- it's...
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    Solving high pH without the 10 day pool store treatment

    Hey everyone-- I know there are a ton of great articles and tools here. I've ready many of them, I'm mostly posting this as a sanity check to make sure I'm headed in the right direction. I have an 8000 gallon saltwater pool. I bought a tester for the salt and it shows 3200 ppm (tester...
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    Total pool newbie

    Hello, glad to be on the forum here. My family lives in Kansas, and we recently installed an Intex 24x12 rectangular pool. It's now set up and going, but I am having a hard time figuring out what needs to be done to keep our pool clear and clean! I'll keep reading the resources here, and I'll...
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    Pavers questions for Intex 24x12 rectangular pool - two together

    Hello all, I have searched the thread here and I know the pavers question has been covered over and over.. but I have one more. I live in an area where specific materials are hard to come by, and it's difficult to get small orders of things like pavers. One thing that is in stock locally is...