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First off let me explain why this is even an option. The pool is located on sandy soil, on a hillside, 80 feet above the water table. The pool is only 2300 gallons which only takes a few hours to fill from our well. The only cost is electricity. The pool can drain itself in less than 30 minutes...

I recently replaced my ten year old original sand filter with a Doheny's 150 sq ft cartridge filter. My pools is in a screened room and really small, 2300 gallons, so as infrequent as they were, the backwash process took a lot of water. I did some research here and purchased a unit that was...

I noticed there is now a cartridge filter system available for pools. I currently have an 8 year old standard sand filter, with original sand, and a new Pentair Superflow 1.1 HP pump purchased last year. The pool is only 2300 gallons. We like the strong flow of the water, but the sand filter is...

It's a 14 year old Jacuzzi J-345. It now trips the circuit breaker when the pumps come on. It's middle of October in central Illinois. I'm going to have to drain it due to upcommin freezing weather and the fact that I can't run the heater, filter pump, and ozonator if it can't be operated...

So I screwed up. I opened the pool, added the stabilizer, but never lowered my alkalinity, and I let the ph drift high. Due to medical reasons we only used the pool 4 times all summer. I kept the chlorine at 1-3ppm, but I now have a thick layer of calcium buildup on the fiberglass pool walls...

I have researched it and have the rebuild kit ordered, bt will not arrive for a week. Right now I'm loosing about 1/4" every day. Is it likely it will hold on long enough for the rebuild kit, or do they deteriorate rapidly? Should I worry about the pump motor? Should I run the pump only during...

Hiya, It's been a while since I've been here. I am starting my pool up and had to drain and fill. It's only a 2300 gallon in ground. The first thing I do is lower the Alk with muratic acid. I thought I used to use pool calculator to tell me how much muratic acid to add. My notes say add two cups...

I did my first deep cleaning of the filter sand and when I put it back together there was about 1/8" gap that I could not get it down any further. I added the clamps and igt looked like it brought it together, but see now it's leaking around the seal in back. What happened? My flow problems were...

Hi folks, Getting ready to open the pool. I have a very small in ground pool and I have been adding chlorine bleach manually for the few years I've been maintaining the pool. I have read about the "liquidator" but can it be dialed back for my little pool? Thanks in advance!

On my 4th ozonator due to the back flow check valve failing. This one lasted only 14 months. Any useful advice would be appreciated.

My pool is three years old. Every year when we open it the water is beyond disgusting. Mold and slime is so thick. This spring I had to drain it just to get rid of a relentless CC that would not break after almost three weeks of slam. The pool is fiberglass in ground. It has a roof made from...

Hi folks! Yes, while I add chlorine before use, it's been to zero over and over yet there has been no observed problems. Lucky or science? Why are there so few post in the hot tub section? Thanks!

I was told by the installer to add 30ppm CYA for my hot tub. It is in a screened room and never sees any sunlight. Is there any other reason they would recommend using CYA in my spa? I have very hard water, when changing the water I fill with soft water till 80% full and switch to well water...