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    Wood overlay on AGP walls?

    Browsing landscaping photos for above ground pools, I noticed there are a lot that have a wood overlay or surround around the outside of the pool walls. I'm wondering if there are any sort of issues to worry about whe doing this? Our pool is partially buried and I'm thinking this might be a...
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    Hayward H200 millivolt.... clarification on operating procedures?

    We bought and installed a used Hayward H200 millivolt heater for our 21', 10,000 gallon above ground pool. I need some clarification on its operating procedures but couldn't figure it out from the manual. Am I supposed to leave the on/off switch in the on position and just turn down the...
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    Any downfall to installing a "too big" heater?

    We are contemplating a 200,000 BTU heater for our 21' foot round pool. It is used, 1 year old and a good price which is why we are looking at it. Up here in Ontario, even with the great summer we had our swimming season is just too short and we need some help! Is there any real problem with...
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    Backfilling the Buried AGP.... clear stone or don't bother?

    We have just installed a 21' round AGP and buried it 2' on one side and about 1.5' on the other. We were initially going to put an o-pipe around the base of the pool and put some crush over top and then backfill the rest with the excavated soil which is sandy/clay and packs VERY well. In...
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    New 21' AGP, looking for drop in steps.. are inground ones any different?

    We are looking for wedding cake style drop ins for our new AGP.. I found a set on a local buy and sell but they are described for inground... is there really any difference? Or any reason why I can't use these in my Above ground?
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    Solar heater question... directionally challenged!!!

    So we are just hooking up a new solar heater system for our little 14'x42" intex pool. We are locating the blankets on the roof of our shed and there are 2 2'x10' blankets. We are not using the pool pump to pump through because we actually have solar panels on the shed powering the 1/4hp...
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    Intex Sand filter pump not holding prime.

    Pump works great as long as it is on, if I shut it down for even a second the leaf basket fills with enough air that it can't prime itself and it pumps nothing when it starts back up unless I let the air out of the top of the basket before I turn it back on. Problem is... I can't exactly put it...
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    Solar blanket idea for tight backyards :)

    Like many here I am sure, we have a tighter than tight backyard. With two young kids we still have a play set (actually two made into one!) shoehorned into the backyard with Daddy's shed, Mommy's veggie garden, a small patio deck, some grass for the dog.. and of course.... the pool. All we can...