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How do you guys keep the water out of your skimmer for the winter ? I have it drained and gizmo in it with pool noodles also. I keep getting rain water slowly gathering inside the skimmer. I sealed the front with the aqua genie cover and refilled pool half way up. It’s not pool water...

You’re right. That’s exactly what I’m talking about. Trying to get where I can leave oring in place so it doesn’t dry out and I don’t have to find it again next spring haha. I guess I’ll go with my tape and fernco fitting thought to keep it all covered

Good idea. Hopefully it lasts a while though.

Dang they are proud of that aren’t they

What is everyone using to cap the ends of the salt chlorinator unions ? I’m left with the female threaded part that I’m trying to find a male plug for but 2” is too small, tried 2.5” and it’s still barely too small. Only thing I can get to maybe work is tape it off and put a fernco 3” cap on...

Let me know if you can see my signature so I know. I don’t see it on my side with my last post 20x40 vinyl liner with polymer hydra sides. Cantilever concrete coping. 9 ft deep end with APC 365 auto cover. Vinyl over steel corner step with 2 aqua genie and one return. Hayward cartridge...

Signature trial. Thanks for the heads up

No we don’t have any tile work

I’m a new pool owner and first time closing is coming up soon. We have a 20x40 with apc auto cover. Do you guys raise the water level or leave it at usual level ? Also what are your thoughts on a pool pillow or something in the center to give it a little more support. Anything to do to...

First time pool owner (installed myself from start to finish and turned out well with no major issues ) and want to make sure I don’t mess something up with winterizing I want to walk myself thru this and make sure none of the experts here see anything incorrect. Have a 20x40 pool with salt...

Ok thanks for the info

I should also add, we won’t have much skimming need as we have auto cover and no trees really around

Do most people completely turn off the pump over night or is it best to let it run at like 20 percent ? Does the salt chlorinator continuously run if it senses no water flow ? There’s a switch inline that I assume tells the computer the amount of salt in system but I guess it doesn’t tell it...

I have the bypass already installed. Not sure how much I need to bypass. I don’t think the raypak actually controls the pump, just have the set the heat pump to jive with settings on the water pump. Water pump is variable speed. I assume the rs-485 is an automation controller, I don’t...

Hayward salt chlorinator

I am finishing up installing our pool equipment and plan to put liner in this weekend. I’m needing assistance with the initial settings for the pool equipment. It’s a 20x40 with one return and two aquagenies. Pump is a Hayward 2.25 hp super pump xe and heat pump is a 8450ti-e-hc. All...

I guess my question why put an arrow on the valve to distinguish water flow? I was concerned that maybe the internals needed positioned a certain way to do partial closing of one of the skimmers and all their diagrams clearly show water only going in the inlet. Appreciate it fellas, just poor...

I’m getting ready to do my plumbing, I’ve ordered all Jandy valves. On the Jandy website, they show a three-way valve coming from skimmers and going to the pump. The valve is set up to have one inlet and two outlets according to the directions. Do I need to reverse the internals or anything to...

What size is 57 gravel? Around here it is sized by actual size of the rocks. Walls are polymer and have polymer supports. Obviously the stakes and rebar wall supports will still be in the undisturbed soil once driven down

Or even some 4” retaining wall block. I have a bunch of them laying around also ????

That’s what I’m looking at doing. Just trying to figure out what to add. I assume dirt won’t be compacted enough and walls may move. I’m thinking 1” clean or 1” minus rock to raise the grade up

Plan is to put two deck drains (2” wide) along the 40’ sides that will be 40’ long on each side. The left side has a large retaining wall and the little bit will collect in the auto cover I do believe which has a drain itself. On the right side there will be a 4’ concrete slab that will...

It will be a 9’ diving pool. Plan is to dig the hopper tomorrow. These are 42” walls. I’m not worried about pool water depth, just the deck draining so I don’t have to watch the pool water level too close with rains. I was thinking about adding rock in the bottom of the pool everywhere...

I have 4 feet between house slab and pool. It’s just an open slab that’s about 12’ from house. I do have gutters but I figured 50’x12’ slab may catch quite a bit of rain. On the poolhouse side I have 20’ to play with so no worries there. I can dig that down.

I do plan on adding 2-3” of rock on the flat parts that I’ll be concreting for the floor under liner anyways for concrete support. Sloped walls will be pool krete.

Here’s what I have going on. Currently the walls sit about 4.5” below the concrete slab on bottom of pics. I’m pouring concrete for surround. I’m using forms that connect to the coping. They come in Tuesday with the auto cover. I don’t know exactly how tall they are but im guessing they...

What would be the best way to raise my pool shelf? I messed up and set grade at the pool house and I should’ve done it at the main house. I thought they were same grade but obviously now. For the flat parts of shallow and deep end and slope I’m having concrete poured and troweled smooth so...