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I tried to fix the leak issue I had by removing the flowmeter T, and using some #5 Pipe Sealant... it still leaked... so I followed dmanb2b's suggestion of Oatey's Great White Pipe Compound... With the Great White the T was able to tighten up far more than it had with Teflan tape or the Yellow...

I ran it for 4 hours today and made some good chlorine... 2.5-3 ppm in that time..

I wish that Sams Club would sell larger boxes of Borax... they already sell the 3 bottle pack of Clorox, the big bags of Baking Soda... who can we ask at Sams to carry the Borax in Ginormous boxes.

Intex came in Monday evening... and I got it all installed today... The plumbers seal is still curing so I can't test it, but I am confident we will making our own Chlorine by Thursday Evening. I also wired in an outdoor 120v circuit to plug in the unit.... Photo included... you can see my...

I got a 2700+ reading this morning after 30 minutes of bottom sucking.... $2.50 of tests down... I am afraid to add another bag, if I just need more circulation to get the ppm up...

It definitely helped.. I can taste the difference =] who needs a test strip??! I am running out of time to play tonight... but I am going to get up in the morning and drop the vacuum again for a while to see if I can circulate some more... To improve circulation is there anything I can do...

I added 8 40lb bags of salt to the pool yesterday evening... Tonight I took a sample and only got a 1174 ppm reading on the magic stick. So is all the salt still on the deep end?, Should I drop the vacuum down and let it suck from the bottom for a hour or two? I always think that the pool...

No, I will though... I did tighten it, but the filter was on at the time... It wasn't lose at that time... I will definitely try it in the morning... thanks for the suggestion. The water did slow down to a very super slow drip.... but it was still wet just a few minutes ago. I have no idea...

After I backwashed my filter today, I noticed a considerable amount of water running down the filter... I wiped it down and it was still slowly coming out... Is it just backwash pressure or is the oring/gasket going bad? There were a dozen or so little bugs fleeing the scene... right where the...

Salt dumped into the pool... stirred, mixed, excited...

While swimming today (82° water) I leaned over the rail to chat with the wife... well I moved and my six pack(this is a total estimation on my part) was covered with white paint... So I need to figure out a way to not only paint the rails, but safely remove the old paint from the entire...

I ordered a SWG(intex) and now the excitement of learning something new starts... When should I add the salt..? now as I wait for the Generator to get here... after I get the Generator plumbed in... How many bags should I have on hand? Just a quick estimate...

Thanks again... I'm gonna order one and see how it goes... I appreciate all the answers, links, and pictures... thanks What is the the two T-joints before the SWCG that go to the gray tarp?

What type of power connection comes on this thing? Bear wires, standard 3 prong, I have an old UPS sitting in my shed that I may be able to get working again... ___________________________________________________________________ I love increasing my forum post count....

thanks dman So the unit will be a-ok if the pool timer somehow gets miss set during a trip... We had a 8 hour power outage last summer that would cause all types of havoc. thanks again Bama... now I understand... Do you recommend the 2010 model with copper off over the 2009 then or is the...

According to the PDF attatched the 8110 is the one in the Ebay auction... Item 56601 is model 8110. So, what would be the way to hook it up to ensure it won't come on with out the pool being on?

I was thinking of adding a SWG to my Inground pool. I was thinking the Intex will be fine as I just want to make sure there is Chlorine in the pool when I travel. Cutting down on my Sam's Club trips would be awesome too. I was looking at the 8110 model, but have some questions on hooking it...

Another Firefox convertee... muhahahahahaha

Oh we both know it's gonna break.., the question is how many times will I return it before I give up.

Are you using Internet Explorer or Firefox... either way try the other one... http://www.getFirefox.com if you need it...

Here are a couple photos of my biggest helpers... My 3 year old and 2 year old help me spread Borax/Baking soda around the pool and even test my pH and Chlorine levels... Sorry... a proud geekdad trying to share a little chemistry lesson...

I was cruising Harbor Frieghts website and bumped into this item. A Floating Solar Fountain Pump LINK :: http://www.harborfreight.com/floating-solar-fountain-pump-91962.html I might toss this into the pool and see if it can keep the water temps down and the pH up this summer... It's kind of...

We will... We will floc you...

I hate you guys... =] I feel you are picking on me.... Actually, you can take Windows Mobile off the wishlist... It works very well within Opera Mobile 10. Just takes a bookmark to the site...

So my Green pool was bleached gray and I filtered and filtered and filtered... but I was not getting the job done. Then I found this bottle of Sink & Sweep.... It worked, the dead stuff dropped like a rock and I vacuumed it out into the street. Pool looks awesome. But what was it and is it...

More importantly a Windows Mobile Version would be awesome...

Thanks BR... I reseated it and after carefully sliding the two together a few times, I got the o-ring to sit properly... Humming like it kitten now... i may have a kit shipped in just for fun

I had my WhisperFlo motor go out Thrsday morning. I took it to the Electric Motor Repair shop and they replaced the barrings. When I replaced my motor this afternoon the oring (the 4-5" one) squished out into the basket area... Then the rain poured down as I attempted to fix my error and...

Yeah, with my less than stellar test kit... I just know my FC is 5 or higher, so it is hard to tell where I am. Good news is... this morning the Yellow is nice and dark so minimal loss of Cl last night. Me = Happy Running Pool Pump 24 hours hit a snag though... I thought it was loud last...

My pool is 90% blue... but grayish as it goes deeper... I can see all three steps of both the ladder and the steps. But, am I shocking enough? Or should I give the process more time doing what I am doing... I am on case 5 of Clorox since Saturday. For about an hour I left the manual vacuum...