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yes, thanks PC. I've read that. I'm just asking about actually putting in the new sensor. Do I just unplug the old one from the circuit board and plug in the new one?

The sensor on my AquaPure 1400 needs replacing. Two different pool repair companies want close to $400 to replace it. It looks very straight forward as far as unplugging the old sensor from the circuit board and plugging the new one in. This is the newer version of the system with the rounded...

Goodgnus, I live in Mesa. I checked into the calcium removal companies and was very unhappy with how much they charge. I do a drain every two years. I make sure to do it before the middle of March and have had no trouble with cracking (I have peppletec). I can get it done in a weekend and I have...

I picked one up at a local pool store. It's lightweight with a plastic frame and alumimum post. I can't remember the brand name, but I only paid just under $100 and it works great. I've had it for three years and I'm very happy with it.

Hi all, I was hoping to get some of your wise input and opinions about my deck. I have two very large cracks that go all the way through the entire thickness my deck and run from the edge of the pool out to the end of the cool decking. I realize some cracking is normal, but these are really...

I've been told that I should drain my pool every two years by a couple of different pool "experts" because the water here gets too hard after a couple of years. Is this true? And what's the best way to drain it if I don't have a big enough yard to drain it on to, or a sewer clean out to run it...

Anyone have good luck with any particular type of solar blanket reels? There's literarlly dozens to choose from. I'll need one that has to span a width of 18 ft. and hold a solar blanket 32 ft in total length.

Thanks for all the good advice. We went with the heat pump. It works great!

Thanks Iggy. Cameo Pools in Mesa did ours. We have plenty of roof top facing south, so that's a plus. Do you have solar heat? We wish we would have just gone with a heating system when they put it in, but our salesman just sort of glossed over the issue without giving any info. We we're...

We're adding a heater to our pool and trying to decide whether to go with a heat pump or a solar heating system. We're in Arizona, so you'd think that solar heating would be the automatic choice, but I haven't heard anything good from any of the companies I requested estimates from. The company...

Cool. Good info. Would have never thought of that. Thanks!

Thanks. Good info. It's a Jandy AquaPure 1400. When you say HCL, do you mean Muriatic acid, which as I understand it is hydrochloric acid at about 30% concentrate?

I'm coming up on my first cleaning of my cartridge filters. I have a Jandy filter tank with the round cylinder cartridge filters inside it. Any recommendations for using any cleaning solvents or cleansers, or is it just best to rely on pressurized water from a garden hose? I have one of those...

I was told to clean the SWG cell every three months at about the same time as I clean the cartridge filters. What is the best way to clean the cell? I think someone said to use muriatic acid. If that's true, how much should I dilute it? Thanks.

I use the knee highs and they work great, plus they're only 40 cents a pair. I get them at Walgreens. Since they're so cheap I change them every three or four days (on average) and just throw the used one away. They filter out a ton of stuff the skimmer won't catch. Use the whites ones, because...

Thanks guys. Good ideas. I hadn't considered trees. Thanks for the help.

Hi all, I've been visiting this site since we began the new pool process back in May, but with all the work that goes into putting in a pool and the extra decking and landscaping I did on my own, plus having to go back to work when school started back up in August (I teach high school), I...

We went with Pebbletech. Not rough feeling at all and you can get it in very light shades. Ours is a light blue and we love the way it looks and feels.

Hi all, Looking for some suggestions for adding more privacy between our backyard and our neighbor's. They built a huge two story house on their lot and now it feels like we're swimming in a fishbowl with their second floor windows and balconies way up over the 6 foot privacy walls between our...

Thanks Jason. Good info. How long of an interval should you wait between adding acid, or in other words, how long after adding acid, say, this afternoon, should I wait until I add acid again? Thanks again.

I have a question along this same line. How long should you wait between adding the correct amount of acid to try to lower the TA?

So, I was wondering about my acid concentration, which turns out to be only 14.5%. If I can't find the higher concentration is it unwise to double the amount of acid I add when lowering my ph? It's says in the instructions I have for adding chemicals that I should never add more than a pint of...

Where in NW MN are you from NWMNMom? I lived in Fargo for 12 years before moving to Arizona.

I'm a native Minnesotan and I lived in Minneapolis proper for several years. I used to drive that bridge maybe five to ten times a week. What's really scary is the parking area right below the bridge near the river. Used to park down there and walk the trails along the river. My sister lives in...

Hi guys, I was hoping to get a little advice on how much bleach to use in my pool. I have a new pool (about 4 weeks) and they haven't started up the SWG yet, they say they want the pepple tech to cure four to six weeks before adding the salt, so I'm adding my own chlorine in the meantime. They...

Btw Txborn, thanks. We love the new pool and with temps as high as 117 in the last couple of days we sure are appreciating it.