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WOW! i don't comment often in this thread but I just wanna let you know that I am astounded by the quality of your work! That pool will probably outlast the houses built around it! I'm surprised you can't find the threaded parts. They look like standard(well in the US anyway) 2" or 1.5"...

Hey crek, sorry I didn't chime in sooner, just saw that I got a PM. There's absolutely no reason you couldn't put your equipment(pump, filter, heater) on a pad near the A/C instead of by the pool. I did it and it works wonderfully. Much quieter and nicer looking then having it right next to the...

I'm still here. Pools all dried out and rolled up, but the hottub's still going. :) Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

Yup, still not sure how they got in there. I'm thinking either I have a tear in my cartridge or it wasn't screwed in right and allowed the leaves(small leaves) through. Adam

:party: :party: :whoot: :cheers: :-D :mrgreen: :compress: I am a SUPER happy camper today! It was warm, 35*F(well compared to the part few days) so I took the opportunity to fix the hottub. Lucky me I used Union Valves which saved my butt. I disconnected one and was able to use the...

Debris is what I was thinking too. I wanted to snake the Suction for then but couldn't find the snake. For clarity, the plumbing goes something like this... Hottub (drain grated)=====........ ====Valve==Spa Pack/Heater=========== Hottub (built in Cart Filter)...

Some of you may have seen my little Spa Build thread. Basically a portable spa, half in ground. The two pumps and air blower are about 35' away in the "doghouse". The pipes are wrapped in Refectix and buried. It's been cold here, and only getting colder. Here's the issue. We started heating...

Is your main drain plumbed with a dedicated line back to the Equipment Pad? If it is you should just be able to Close all other lines and use just the main drain for suction. Adam

If you're going to buy, I'd do it now! They're on sale for $13.99!!!!! :shock: Can't beat that. Good luck with the project, Adam

My pool is empty and down. If I had to guess a temp it would be... I'd say... WAYYY Too cold to use! :lol: The hottub is about 90* right now but slowly dropping because I haven't had a sunny day to heat it since Sunday and even then it was only partly sunny. I have yet to turn on the...

You call this project little? If building your own pool and kitchen and tiling everything and all the other things you've had to do to complete this project is little, and all by yourself... I'd like to know what a big project is. :lol: Anyway, I continue to be amazed by your progress and I...

Hmmm... We've always drained, dried, and stored ours in an unheated garage every winter because in WI we get cold and snow and the whole pool would probably freeze solid. I don't see a problem with just covering and being done with it, but I keep going back to the thought of depending on how...

No heat at night cuz the suns not shining. But on A sunny day my panels get full sun from around 10:00am to about 3:30pm this time of year up here in WI. And on those days I can end up with 110* water without any trouble. We jump in the water as soon as it's less then 107ish because anything...

I just use a short hose like the ones used for AG pools to go from pool to pump. It's about 6ft long and works great. Cheap and easy. An alternative to the Spa Suction Wand is one of those squirter tubes used as pool toys. Pretty much the same thing except way cheaper, you can even get them at...

It depends on your location. If you live somewhere where its cold and ice is a possibility definitely drain it. That's what we do in WI, but if you live where it doesn't freeze, but you won't use the pool you could probably close without draining. Adam

It seems straight forward. Cut concrete, dig hole, place spa, connect up plumbing test for leaks and fill in new concrete. Depending on how many jets you have you may need a second, or bigger pump. Do you have a link to the spa you purchased? I half-buried a portable spa next to my AG pool and...

Shouldn't cause any problems at all. I have solar panels and had a salt water pool last year with no ill effects. I didn't actually have a SWG on my pool, but that shouldn't make a difference as it should be plumbed after the solar panels. Adam

From the article... :hammer: :hammer: :rant: Some people just don't get it. I guess nobody except us on TFP (and my mother before TFP was around) knew that bleach and liquid chlorine were the same thing. :lol: Though she still think CYA causes cancer or something like that. And she...

It doesn't so much rule out an air line leak as it does rule out the possibility that water is leaking between where the fitting and shell meet. Adam

Don't use that skimmer. Buy a skimmer for a normal AG pool like originally planned. If you use the Intex skimmer, you are stuck with the dinky way undersized pump on the bottom. Adam

Just screw down the cap tight on the air line so no water leaks out. At least I think that's what spishex is refering too. Adam

Anyone ever built a heat pump before? I'm thinking of taking our old dehumidifier(which still works, just kept freezing up when it was in our basement) and using it as a HP for the hot tub. I already used it as a portable A/C and it does do that, it's just not big enough for what I'd use if...

I would definitely replace the Jacuzzi filter with another brand as Jacuzzi went out of business a few years ago. Pretty much any 24" or 350lb sand filter will work. If you've got the space you could even go bigger. What size pump do you have, GPM? Something like the one in the pic on the...

I guess I'm pretty lucky because even our fill water(municipal from Lake Michigan) is pretty much already in line with the numbers recommended here so all I ever do all summer is add chlorine(12.5% Liquid Shock from PS) and CYA in the spring. Adam

I'd just like to take a minute to say that thanks too this forum my hottub(and pool) are troublefree! :goodjob: The pool is sparkly and the hottub is too. It's SOO simple to keep the tub looking great, even having 3-5 teens in it at least twice a week for anywhere from 30 min. to 3 hrs. Had 5...

Do all your jets have about the same pressure? How much force does the water coming out have? Are you talking about the venturi air opening(the one filling with water)? On my tub if you hold your finger over any one of the jets and completely block it off the venturi air pipe will fill with...

Pantyhose or Skimmer Socks will work. Adam

Can you take a pic of the pump and fitting(s?) in question. That would make it easier for us to advise. Adam

Not sure if there's much you can do about it other than change to a different, correctly sized filter. Either a sand filter, D.E. filter, or large cart filter. I have a 1HP Hayward Power-Flo LX pump and sand filter on my 18'x42" pool and I have no air in me pump basket with just the normal...

Nope, haven't mentioned winterizing in this thread. I winterized the pool plumbing last year, but that was easy, just two straight pipes and the solar manifold. Not sure if we will winterize the hot tub. Might just keep it open and hot. Afterall, the best time to soak in a tub is when it's...