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Thanks, I was able to find the direct replacement pump and it's on sale too!

Can a regular op discharge pump system housing be rotated to change the discharge to the side like the one below?

FWIW, I installed pool hoses between the manifold and the hard piping. Makes it easy to disconnect the heater from the system and blow down the heater and lines. I'm going to try the leaf blower instead of the compressor for blowdown this year. My heater and pipes are pitched down towards the...

Needed or not? Water is drained by gravity out of the return drain, hose is removed. Thanks.

I have not had luck with pillows or inner tubes. I have had the best success with a large vinyl exercise ball (24-30 inch I would guess). I leave it SLIGHTLY underinflated. Wes Clark is spot on with his advice on the purpose of the ball under the cover. When there is a few inches of water I use...

I tried the HTH Pods this year and they worked fine. I just put them in the skimmer as directed and all done, no sock required. I needed to raise CYA by 50 points as I was at zero. I added in 2 doses leaving 24 hours in between before testing again. CYA is now right on the money. You use 1 pod...

I use a 5 gallon when I clean off my winter cover, works fine.

I added these, thy work good. https://www.doheny.com/solar-saddle-pool-cover-holder

I have 50 pounds of sand in mine and let the rest fill with water.

I usually buy from Menards or Ace myself. The product Walmart sells is 10%

I know this will sound dumb, but I have used a carrot as a temporary plug.

I installed a heater on my 15' round AGP last season. I fought high cya last year but since winterize and refill this spring my cya was at 40 on start up. Since start up this year we did have a very warm spell and lately have had a lot of rain necessitating a few drain downs of 3-5 inches. We...

Agreed. Used the Menards planner and ordered from HD.

Usually when a union leaks it is a drip or trickle. That appears to be spraying. I would open the union again and look for a hairline crack or pinhole in both sides of the fitting. If there is a beveled section where the union fits together it will not require a gasket. This is the most common...

Sorry for taking so long to update, here is the result: I could not pass the OCLT for a couple of days but the pool was looking great. So we stayed the course and kept the SLAM level up and the PH down and brushed a couple times daily. Thursday morning we passed to OCLT and I started to let the...

Tuesday 6-28 Did not pass OCLT FC- 6.5 Cc- 0.5 PH- 7.2 Added 21oz 12.5% to bring SLAM level back to 10 The fight goes on.

Brushed twice today. No new growth this afternoon...

Update on SLAM progress Monday 6-27, 10:00 am Added 21 oz of chlorine to bring to SLAM level of 10. Added 18 oz MA to reduce PH to 7.2 Monday 6-27, 1:00 pm FC still at 10 Monday 6-27, 5:00 pm FC - 9.5 CC - 0.0 PH 7.2 Added 4 oz Chlorine to bring level back to 10ppm. Pump running 24/7...

Thanks guys, I really new what I had to do but was trying to do the dance. Figured I could corral it. I ran the filter all night. This morning had a couple of small spots, water clear, could definitely read a dime if I threw one in. Pictures from this morning, the test result pictured is the...

We were somewhat lax with the maintenance this past week due to medical issues and recovery from surgery. Long story short, I checked the pool Friday afternoon with the solar cover still on: Friday 6-25, 3:00pm FC - 0.5 CC - 1.0 PH - 7.6 CYA 50 I added 34 oz Liquid Chlorine to bring the FC...

Take your time, read the ABC's. You will be unsure the first few times you do this. I was and now it's almost automatic. You will get to the point in a few days when the light will come on. If possible do tests daily until the practice pays off. The Pool calculator here is a great help. Get out...

Jets to break the surface tension for divers. I'll bet someone was a competitive diver.

We are considering a NG pool heater for a 15' round ~6000 gal AGP in Southeast WI. The yard gets full sun morning and late afternoon but is mostly blocked by trees the rest of the day. We use a solar cover on the pool daily. Last summer was my first full summer and we didn't get warm enough (75)...

Nice engineering. Pool is looking good!

The pump works! You have that going for you. Have faith, this method will work. Take a deep breath and we'll get you through this.

Using the pool math calculator I was able to determine that your liquid chlorine is a 10% solution. To get to your recommended level of level of 4% of Free Chlorine (FC) you need to add 92 ounces of your product. I would pour it in in front of the return while letting the pump run to disperse...

You are in the home stretch. Dont give up, keep doing as much as you can with the time that you have. Unfortunately you have to babysit the pool to have quicker improvement. Is there anyone home during the day that can be given instruction on how to help?