Pool virgin seeking set up feedback: Does it look right?

[VirginiaMom]

Hi ya’ll pool virgin here- and honestly I read pool school but I need a little hand holding... Do my hose connections look correct?
coleman18x48 w/ swg and sand filter
(It’s filling with water now so I have time to adjust if needed... Help a girl out pleeeeeaze!

 

[ajw22]

Please create your signature and tell us what we are looking at?

 

[kimkats]

It looks right to me but I want to asks a couple of questions so I can learn from you about this kind of pool!

So the single hose going to the pump is the skimmer? aka where the water leaves the pool to go to the pump/filer?

The two connected hoses are returns aka where the water goes back INTO the pool?

If I got that right then you are set up right!

 

[ajw22]

The two hoses into the T go into the pump suction. There are two hoses to be VGBA compliant. Safety Drains VGBA - Further Reading

The other hose looks to be the return filtered water to the pool.

That is my read of the setup.

 

[scout123]

That looks correct. The two hoses that merge into one hose are the intake suctions that go to the skimmer basket on the pump, then through the filter.

 

[thefloatqueen]

Looks like you’re all set to me!! ? That is what my set-up looks like for my Intex pool. Happy Swimming and have a safe Memorial Day! ?? It’s gonna be another hot sunny day in central Ohio so I already have a day of swimming (and floating, of course!) and day drinking planned lol

 

[kimkats]

Allen now that does make sense! My learn for today! THANKS!

 

[VirginiaMom]

Thank ya’ll!!!!!

 

[Mdragger88]

@VirginiaMom dont forget to chlorinate with liquid chlorine until your swg is ready to take over. They just maintain fc not designed for heavy demand like starting from 0.

 

[VirginiaMom]

I’m still trying to figure out where to get liquid chlorine from. Do I need to go to leslies? I threw the salt in today ran the pump for 6 hours and it looks disolved.... but back to that liquid cholorine... are we talking bleach? There’s no jugs of bleach here in Richmond va with all the corona fear. Please help me out...

 

[Mdragger88]

Walmart , home depot, lowes etc in the pool area - look for chlorinating liquid it will be 10% - its your best bet since covid . Plain unscented bleach is fine too- so long as its not splashless or flavored lol. Avoid clorox as now it all has additives. Do u have any on hand u could use now?

 

[VirginiaMom]

Walmart , home depot, lowes etc in the pool area - look for chlorinating liquid it will be 10% - its your best bet since covid . Plain unscented bleach is fine too- so long as its not splashless or flavored lol. Avoid clorox as now it all has additives. Do u have any on hand u could use now?

I only have a small jug of Clorox.

 

[Mdragger88]

does it say cloromax on it anywhere?

 

[Mdragger88]

If its older it may be ok. Add 3 ppm using PoolMath to calculate daily until your swg is going. You also need stabilizer or the sun will just eat the chlorine up. They have that at walmart too- u need about 3.5 lbs . Pour it in a sock, tie a knot & hang it in front of a return until it dissolves. Keep the pump running while it dissolves. U can squeeze the sock to make it dissolve faster. You need a good test kit or else you will be flying blind - see Test Kits Compared I suggest the tf100 its the best value - tftestkits.net has pretty quick shipping. Definitely read ABCs of Pool Water Chemistry

 

[kimkats]

In Walmart it is by the pool stuff in a white jug that is labeled "pool shock". Lowes has it in a box of two more of the time by the pool stuff as does Home Depot BUT make sure to get the fresh stuff!

If you have a pool store that sells liquid chlorine (after you put a deposit down on the jugs) that is usually the best bet if it is easy to get to.

 

[VirginiaMom]

Thank you, I went to the pool store and got some a few minutes ago! Owner was a meanie though! You all are amazing and I appreciate each and every one of ya’ll!
ok time to figure out how much Of this swill
I need to add.

 

[Mdragger88]

See What Are My Ideal Pool Levels? - Trouble Free Pool
Download PoolMath app to figure how much to add- its free!
& order u a good test kit!

 

[Geoduude]

Can you post more detailed pics of your two B side connections at the pool both inside and out please? I just have the two clear hoses attached to the outlet with the plastic hose clamps and am observing drip leaks at the connection. Have these extra parts but just can’t see how a good seal can be made with them:

 

[VirginiaMom]

hi, the outside b connectors leaked when we initially set it up, I just shoved the outside tube tighter on the outside tube... for the inside I used the round gray grid thing- but I can’t remember if this came with the krystal clear swg sand filter or if it came with the pool? We have another that is blue- and honestly.... I have a surface skipper that I have yet to attach to the pool side and the inside grate thing may or may not be from that. I’m sorry I don’t have a better answer we kinda were winging it until it seemed to work ok. Pictures below: