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Olay, the big question is about the currentreturn, it points directly across the pool. Straight ahead and it is not adjustable. Its held in place with 4 bolts. My concern is that the sn't good enough circulation to let the filter do its thing. Hopefully replacing this return jet with one...

Be gentle, newbie to inground pool... had above ground pools for over 20 years and haven’t run into this problem. My friend purchased a house with an oval 20k gal inground pool. About 40% is 3’ deep then drops off to about 8’ deep. There is a single return jet and a single intake for the...

Buy a container of "Mosquito Dunks" from Lowes, HomeDepot or Wal-Mart they work great.

Our electrician couldn't come out until a week after the pool was installed. I ran a heavy duty extension cord out to the filter and ran it a couple of hours a day until he could come out.

We've got about 2 dozen grackles that nest in a line of arborvitaes next to the house. Last year we started having problems with the fecal sacs that they'd drop in the pool and we put up one of tese http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0019FAMT4/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. Worked...

I love our Polaris 65 (nicknamed YumYum). It took about 2 weeks to get the pressure valve set properly so he wouldn't flip over. Been running great for 2 years.

+1 on the fishing line. Early last year I had a HUGE problem with grackles dropping "poop sacs" into the pool. I bought an owl which worked fantastic but this year the birds would land right next to him or fly over the pool and drop the sacs into the pool and all over the top rails. I...

I used this to cap the post that our outlets are attached to... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004EYTDBK/ref=oh_details_o09_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Personally, I've used the Pool Store for the last 2 years. They test for free, I get it done every Saturday. Pool is crystal clear. I add 1.25 qts of 12.5% liquid chlorine every 3rd day. No tablets, no algecide, one pound of PH+ when I first opened the pool this spring. Family owned store...

Re: Which filter should I go with, Sand, Cartridge, or D.E.? That's what I heard and why I went with sand...thanks! Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2

Nice job! Congratulations and enjoy!

Re: Which filter should I go with, Sand, Cartridge, or D.E.? We've got a sand filter and LOVE IT! our pool is crystal clear, backwash once a month only because I feel better about it not because pressure has built up. Each spring I use the garden hose to float out any particles that aren't...

For some reason wasps love to build under the steps for our deck. I find this http://www.homedepot.com/p/Spectracide- ... fcX5d_LL3w works very well. you can stand back about 10' and let it rip.

From the photos it appears the ring looks over-inflated and the pool looks like there's not enough water in it. We used to fill ours up so the water was just at or slightly above the seam.

Re: New AGP today almost our PB had contacted the "Call Before You Dig" folks via computer - did everything but get the confirmation number. So no one came out to check for utilities, and even though we live in rural NW NJ and there are no underground utilites the PB wouldn't start the job...

not sure what brand name pool you got but we had a small one like that 16'x36" and used something similar to what's here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_nos ... l%20filter Good luck!

we got the permits because a.) the installer wouldn't install the pool without one which was fine with me and b.) I wanted to ensure we'd be covered from an insurance perspective if anything were to happen. The building inspector was great, tested our locking ladder three times and signed off...

nice... I sense a winter project in the works!

NICE setup! what kind of piping did you run for the solar? Did you tie into the return with a ball valve so you can divert to the panels during cooler months and by-pass during the summer? I'm thinking of picking up a pair of 10' panels to use during early May to get the water warmed up.

I like this design! I'm off to the Depot tomorrow for parts. I"m going to try a 90 degree elbow at the bottom. I'm thinking that if I set it to point to one side I'll get a nice counter clock-wise swirl if/ when I open the Tee. Good for when I add chlorine. I just got my second set of...

I bought a fountain, sends to help but the volume of water is too small too make a difference. I like your design! What size PVC? Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2

Thanks! And with your tips it'll stay that way. :-D

:mrgreen: Pool store is about 2 miles away! Great family who runs the place. They answered a lot of my questions about AG pools, permits/ build times/ sizes/ depth/ liners/ fences/ etc while DW and I went back and forth over IG vs AG for 2 years. and yes, our water is extremely hard so that...

Hey all! DW and I have been having good luck with our above ground beauty since it was installed last spring but... I"m concerned with the CYA level. When I opened the pool this spring I shocked it with a couple of pounds of powdered shock and some Calcium as per the pool store. I also added...

I'm a big fan of the Polaris 65. It used to flip over or keep turning right and get coiled up. It took me a couple of weeks to tune the pressure vis the pressure relief valve on the house, now it runs fine. We run it Mon - Fri and take it out on the weekends. Sent from my DROID RAZR using...

I agree 100 percent, especially when the sand filter is priced at under 200 bucks: http://www.amazon.com/Intex-650-Gallon- ... and+filter I've been using a sand filter on our new AG pool and it is SO much easier to maintain compared to the paper cartridge filter that my in-laws had on their AG...

When it comes to grading you're money is best spent in hiring someone with experience. I spent about 4 to 6 hours each spring trying to level out the pad on which our old 16'x36" Intex sat.. And every year the Darn thing sat 3" off level. Even after cutting sod, moving dirt, buying a...

the original pump is way to small, replace it with http://www.amazon.com/Intex-Filter-Krys ... B004P3HCPE . Then get this http://www.amazon.com/patio-lawn-garden/dp/B002BRAKAK as a skimmer, it might also help with the gnats. That combo worked pretty well for 2 years until the pool started to...

we did a 16'x36" Intex pool for 3 years before we upgraded to an AG pool. The Intex cost us 200 bucks for the pool, ladder, cover, pump and ground cloth and a hundred bucks for a delivery of sand to level the site out. I took it down every fall, dried it out with a leaf blower and dragged it...

according to the brood maps you're not due for a cicada emergence until 2016 or 2019 but it's always a possibility. Have you put a volt meter on the rebar to see if there's any kind of juice hitting it? That does sound like some kind of harmonic vibration. Is there any kind of heavy industry...