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Started setting up my pool for the season and realized I lost the drain cap for the intex sand filter. Looking at ten days before I can get a new one from Intex but would love to have it filled this weekend for the holiday weekend. Anyone have ideas of temporary capping the drain?

Hello Everyone, I will be going out of town for three days and need some help on how to maintain chlorine levels while I am away. Do I bring it up to slam level and cross my fingers for when I get back? Or can I throw a trichlor tablet in it for the three days i will be away? Any...

I'm goin to be upgrading my pump and filter before I set up my pool this summer. Hard line plumbing is a must but I'm lookin for advice on pump and filter. I was recommended the Intex 2600 pump and sand filter. Anyone out there using this combo? Pros and cons? Would u recommend it? Could I...

My water is slightly cloudy for 2 days now. Just broke out the TF100 for the very first time and did all the test on the white laminated card. On the CH the water turned pink not red. Is that ok for testing? This was my first time using the kit so if some numbers seem unreasonable please let...

Im wondering if its wourth upgrading to hard plumbing to ditch the intex plunger valves with my current set up or will it not make much of difference? Is it a noticeable difference without upgrading pump? Also wondering what most 5k gallon pool owners are using as a pump and filter and do you...

Looking for advice on the proper way for taking down and storing my pool. How can I connect a water hose to the actual drain plug? What works best to put inside of liner to prevent it from sticking together during storage? Can the liner be stored in a large plastic bag or should it be...

So sorry, but unfortunately I can not post water results rite now. After taking a green water sample to the pool store and describing the situation i was told to have Mustard Alge. I added and did as instructed. This was over a month ago and i have not been able to get rid of the clouldyness...

I have a intex 20' x 10' that i purchased at costco. Comes standard with a 14" sand filter pump and its just not doing the job. Im ready to upgrade but having trouble under standing some things. Manual states maximum flow rate is 1600 gph and the effective filtering are is 1.1 square feet...