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    dished with styrofoam

    hi all, I am replacing my 21' Pro Series Intex style pool with a 27' AG. I'm dishing out the center down 1'... this will be a gradual slope starting 2 1/2' in from the walls... I have a gorilla pad and styrofoam cove that came with the pool package. My question is, I really like the idea of...
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    Vitro-clean aka glass, Tell us your experiances

    Hi All, I am awaiting the arrival of our new 27x5' AG pool. It is coming with a generic 'sand' filter and a two speed Hayward pump. We have a 100K BTU nat gas heater and live northern Minnesota (in The Ice Box of the Nation). Being that we want to use this pool as many hours as possible in our...
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    Does the heater count as bonding the water?

    My question is, since I have a gas AG heater, does the NEC consider bonding it as bonding the H20 since it has more than 9^2" of metal in direct contact with the water? I'd also like to hear from the Canadian side as I maintain pools both in the USA and Can. Thanx Next month's project is to...
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    Filter glass, ZeoSand, Sand or what?

    Designing our 1st permanent AG pool to replace our 20' pipe and bag softside style pool with a 1650 Intex sand filter/pump. I'm trying to figure out filtering. I'd prefer to use either a sand or cartridge type filter. I really like the idea of staying with a backwashable filter but would like...
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    New pool in spring, equipment in basement?

    After maintaining 2 commercial pools for several years and having our own softsided pool for 6 years, I am planning on putting in a large oval OG spring 2015 (at least a 18x33). Living up here in The Nation's Icebox I'm thinking of installing the pump and filter on our basement next to our sump...
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    Converting? from Salt to Chlorine

    Hi, I've been lurking for 3 years here and need to ask a question so I signed up. I want to thank everyone for all the info I have gleaned from the forums, but my problem I have not seen posted yet. I have a 8000 gal soft-side pool with sand filter, propane heater (sorry don't remember name or...