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@ajw22 Any advice here?

I’ve got the electrician coming to do the GFCI breakers and outlets. The pump should also be GFCI right? I am measuring my niche and it looks like a Pentair Amerilite would fit. I would like to be running a 12v light but only see it in 120v. Any advice on something similar that is 12v rated...

You are correct! Thank you for bringing that to my attention. I will look into getting both installed and a new lamp. Appreciate the looking out!

Here are some pics.

Looks like a standard switch in line from a 20A breaker. It has never worked in the 3 years I’ve been here and I’d like to finally tackle it. I’ll call Sunseeker on Monday and see what they say. Thank you.

Hi all, I just managed to get this ancient thing out of the niche and am looking for suggestions. Given the patina (albeit beautiful), I figure I should replace everything. I want to go LED. Photos show the light measurements, niche is a smidge larger. Thanks in advance.

@Jimrahbe Saw you were tagged in the last post, so trying again :) I am trying to decide which pump to get. Contractor is telling me to go with a Tristar 900. I am wondering if that's overkill and should be doing a Max-Flo? Happy to receive any and all pump recommendations. I am mostly...

Thanks! Any specific pumps you see recommended a lot on here? Thanks for sending the Pump Basics link as well, looks like I'd be fine with whatever lowest rating VS pump I can get. The suction cleaner I had didn't have any booster pump hooked up to it, it just went into a vacuum port in the...

Hi all, I am looking for recommendations on a pump upgrade as well as vacuuming. Main interests are energy conservation and eventual automation. Currently have an old single speed pump. System has a Hayward cartridge filter and a Hayward SWG. Was using an old suction Kreepy Krawler that has...

I'm ready! Thanks for all the help!

SLAM done! It was my first time and I would say the main thing I learned is that it was much easier to keep the chlorine level a bit above the recommended so it never dropped below. Once I started doing that, I think I was done in two days versus the 5-6 before where I kept it right at...

Okay, thank you for the hopeful words! Haha, fingers crossed.

Little update here. The iron staining is definitely much better and yesterday I began getting the FC back up but am now looking at cloudy water. I noticed it yesterday evening when I went to brush the pool. In addition to being cloudy there was also what looked like black/gray dirt on the...

Okay. I couldn't get the cover on with the cartridge in it so stuffed a canvas bag with poly and put that in there and sealed it. Did you use sequestrant at any point in your AA treatment?

Okay, that makes sense. I've jammed poly just about everywhere I can. Skimmer basket, pump basket and inside the filter. I need up not putting the cartridge in because I couldn't get the bolt rod to line up with poly fill in the center. I did put it all in a canvas bag so it doesn't get sucked...

Oh! So should I not be using it? Or waiting until a certain (which?) point? I'm going off the instructions in the thread I linked in my initial post, which says to use it but then again it's not talking about filtering the iron out. Advice much appreciated! As a side note, will sequestrant...

Interesting. So did you stuff the inside of the cartridge or leave the cartridge out and stuff the filter? I'll try this. And I imagine if I do this, really I should be tossing the cartridge anyway because it'll be full of iron? Hopefully full of iron that is haha.

Yea! Looking good so far. I left the filter running all night and being a bit ambitious put in another 2lbs of AA this morning. Also added 4oz more Algaecide. l will keep you posted on the CuLator. I figure in about two hours I can put the sequestrant in and call it. I'm wondering if there's...

@Texas Splash I'm using Regal Algaecide 60. How often / much should I dose while I'm doing this? Water temp is 70-71. Is that warm enough for algae already? I've got Jack's Magenta Stuff as a sequestrant. I got some polyfill as well. Should I be waiting to put that and the CuLator (I have it...

Hi there, I'm a new pool owner and after getting a bunch of help in the forum I am doing an ascorbic acid treatment. I have zero'ed out my chlorine with a combo of exposure and a little sodium thiosulfate. Brought pH down to 7.2 and have been following this thread. In addition, I am trying...

And finally, I'd love to ask if there is a resource on here for recommended pool services. I am going to be leaving town for a bit and would love to find an approved and reputable service that abides to the methods on here. Any advice there?

I've got all the elements to do the AA treatment and have read up on it a lot here. What is better forum etiquette -- to post it in this thread as I go along or swap over to another one? I haven't determined the source of the iron, but imagine it's the fill water. I've got poly-fil in the pump...