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Hi guys have a question, I currently have a dedicated variable speed pump to my pool & spa running through the Pentair filter to a Mastertemp 400K heater. My second pump is plumbed for the waterfall feature and has a diverter to act as an extra spa pump for the jets. The second waterfall pump...

Hello, I have one 4" Sheer Descent connected to a dedicated Intelliflo VF. I have the pump maxed out at 130GPM but its still not enough to give the sheer descent the full waterfall effect. Can anybody suggest a an alternative pump? We have 2 1/2 piping coming in and 2 1/2 pipe going out to...

Hi guys, I currently have 3 sheer descents running off a separate intelliflo 3 HP pool pump. I have it maxed out at 130GPM and the waterfalls shoot okay. My neighbor recently got a sheer descent installed and it shoots out beautifully! He only has one but the pump he has is sufficient to push...

Hello, we were thinking of adding a rock waterall and slide combo now that the kids are older. The area is already plumbed and has a pump ready. Can anyone recommend a good builder or sub that tackle this for us? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Hi guys, I received a few bids from local pool builders to build a pool at my parents home and did not come away feeling "good" about the pool estimates. I was thinking on going with the owner builder route since i recently remodeled my pool (plumbing, electrical, plaster, etc) and learned a...

Hi guys have a question, I have my spa flow rate setting for 3400 RPM with my Intelliflo Pump in Screenlogic. Today, i turned on my spa and under the screenlogic Power Usage (Watts) and RPM it's showing 1420 Watts and 2800 RPM only. In the settings, my SPA Speed is showing 3400RPM, any ideas...

Hi guys I have a question. I was successful in finding out information on how to connect my intelliflo pump to my AquaLink RS system after doing some research on this forum. My question is has anyone had any success in connecting two variable speed intelliflo pumps with communication to the...

Hi guys, I've been remodeling my pool for the past few months. Now it's time for my equipment to get upgraded. I've upgraded my equipment to a Hayward Progrid DE Filter, pentair variable speed pump and two pentair whisperflo pumps for my water features. Now it's time for my old school timer...

Hi guys I'm currently replacing my pool skimmer. When I pulled out the skimmer I noticed that my pool drain is plumed to the pool skimmer. What purpose is the pool drain if it's not connected to the pad and instead directly to the skimmer? The skimmer will be pulling down water from one hole...

Hi guys have a question. I am currently remodeling my pool. My pool has only one suction drain at the bottom of the pool but my spa has two. A contractor recommended me to add another suction drain to my pool tapped into the same line of my original suction drain (basically break my gunite...

Hi guys, after receiving a ton of helpful advise and information (especially Bdavis466) from everyone on this forum, I decided to post some pics and information for our current plans for our pool remodel. The pool was built in 1989 and needed new plaster and tile badly. Our first budget was 10K...

Hi guys, I have a question. I'm currently remodeling my pool and would like to install an aqualink pool automation system next. My question is that my pool light switches are not close to where my equipment is (where the aqualink panel will go). My pool light switches and as well as the...

hi guys, I have a quick question, have been looking at a lot of new construction pools on this forum and noticed that a lot of the spas have "flex pvc" pipe going around in a circle in the spa before the gunite. I did my research and also people have recommended strictly rigid pvc. I have a...

Hi guys, I have my concrete guys coming this week to work on my spa and I decided to do the plumbing on the spa myself. I am currently remodeling both my pool and spa. I will be canceling out my old spa return jets and raising my spa. I will be installing all new lines from the pump to the...

Hi guys I'm currently remodeling my 20,000 gallon pool. I have 3 return lines in the pool, after doing some trenching today for my sheer descents I found the return the lines. All three returns are being run off of one 1" pool line, the strange part about it is the line is only 1", is this...

Hello, I'm considering adding a tiered flagstone spillway to my spa by myself. Is the spillway just pieces of flagstone stacked on top of each other? I know the stacked stone is in the front of the spa but what about the back inside the jacuzzi? Is that plaster or stone also? Questioning how...

Hi guys a quick question, I've been look at everyone's beautiful pools on this forum and noticed that some people have flagstone underwater on the Baja step. Im curious and interested in doing this. Is there some kind of sealer that goes underneath the flagstone to stop the water from leaking...

Hello, I'm currently remodeling my 20,000 gallon pool. We are doing new tile and also new flagstone coping, the person doing the remodel recommended some sheer descents for our raised wall. I am doing two 5" Foot Sheer Descents, my builder has recommended for me to purchase a separate pool...