water flow

Hello TFP! My husband and I just bought a new house with a 20-year-old in-ground concrete pool. It has two skimmers, two jets, and no main drain. The pump and filter are both below grade (in our basement). The pump is a Hayward Super Pump and it connects to a sand filter. We're pool beginners...

I am trying to build some water cannon/blasters to put on top of my pool house/pool deck for the kids to play with and have water fights. My thought was that I could tap into the 2" PVC outlet pipe right after the water goes through the filter. My plan is to use a 2" tee immediately followed...

Hello there, My pool has an automatic pool cover and is covered most of the days. I open it for few hours on the day I am swimming/maintaining/cleaning. It helps to keep the leaves/debris from entering the pool (for the most part anyway). I am wondering if it is a good practice to do so. Do...

So I had recently purchases a home with a pool and have been having flow issues consistently since opening. I tried backwashing a few times and rinsing, but nothing improved. The jets in the pool are very weak when on the filter setting but worked better when set to recirculate. Finally, I...

I am currently converting from Clorox to a Circupool RJ+ SWG system. I have seen on the Pentair SWGs that there is a maximum flowrate through their cell, but I don't find anything on maximum flowrate of a Circupool. Does anyone know if there is a maximum flowrate for a Circupool RJ45+ cell?

My family and I just moved to Michigan due to a military move. We have an 18 foot Intex pool. We are considering buying a solar heater for our pool, but I am curious if there is another better, cheaper method to warm the water? Last year it didn’t go above 69°. Also, is there a way to circulate...