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Steve love yer videos, so much info! Could you explain pipe size in more detail? When you say 2.5" suction, does that mean the pipes from the skimmer baskets and the deep end double drain holes are 2.5" all the way to the filter? Can they bend 2.5 pipe around a radius?

Fact, if your pool snells like chlorine it meabs swimmers are peeing in your pool

Interesting you say never put anything in front of the suction line I have a Hayward power-Flo XL pump and it has a catch basin literally mounted at the end of the pump, now I do understand hydraulic pressure and I will be moving the catch Baden some distance from the pump and installing ridge pipe everywhere I can with big sweeps

Can you recommend some quality vinyl liner pool manufacturers or on ground? Here in California its gunite gunite gunite and expensive fiberglass [not sure why that is]

My ex father in law wanted his 16x32 inground gone and i wanted one so i litterly took it out of the ground, put half of it back togeather , built a room in my basement and installed it. I had to do it all by hand. It was a job but worth it for me. My knowlage came from my uncle who use to build pools so i knew what was involved.

Terrific video from a brilliant, lucid and obviously very smart tutor. Thank you so much. Best video!

Ph minus from clorox works fine. Also adding water does good also.

What do you mean that some people upgrade their filter to glass instead of sand?

Thank you so much. We just moved into a new home and your video helped me get the pump going again over the holiday weekend. It’s awesome that you made this video! You rock! 😊

Hi Steve been with you from your very first vids don’t comment a lot anyways my pentair super Flo 342001 I think that’s the model anyways what I noticed when I changed my sand to Dr Dryden glass ( imo the media is head and shoulders better than any other media on the market it’s amazing and the lower speeds it cleans most optimal , my point when you talk about filter pressure everyone’s is different you already know this but when I went from sand to glass what a higher pressure it runs

Great video and thank you 🙏🏻

I don't think my iAquaLink status output is accurate. It said at 3450 RPM I was using 40705 Watts, or more than 40 kW. This is with a 2" return line and a spa not that far away, about 50 feet. At 3110 RPM, 19 kW, at 2350, 709 Watts, at 1500, 153 Watts, and at 750, 40 Watts. So I'll be running it at 750 of course, since that turns about 38 GPM, so I can turn my 1575 gallon spa 3 times in 2 hours.

Thank you, this information is priceless, please come to WNY and build my pool! 😂 we're looking into a renovation from 20 thousand vinyl to fiberglass w a smaller pool(footprint). Our search is beyond difficult.😵‍💫

Let me take this opportunity to reconfirm, I always keep Total Alkalinity 60-80, PH at 7.5-7.8, and Free Chlorine at 3-6. Does all that sound reasonable, tested with Taylor kit by the way. Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge on a regular basis. I am positive you have helped many immensely!!

I brought water samples to three different pool stores for testing and the results were all different… how is a consumer supposed to know what to do when we can trust the information we’re given?

Thanks Steve. An interesting thing is that the US EPA says normal rain is pH 5 to 5.5. I guess storing rain to replenish evaporation has limits as a technique.

Here bc I NEED to do my own. I'm not upset about pricing, heck paying somebody else to do it was technically cheaper. But our pool guys either 1) took on too many clients too fast. Or 2) just didn't really care to show up on time. We tried for a whole year to lock down a schedule with them (with a 4 hour window, half a work day) , every day of the week from first thing in the morning, all the way to being their last call .. still they always showed up when we had finally given up and started our own lives for the day. There at the end they'd show up while we were actively cooking or eating dinner. It's another chore on my list but the math is simple... If I wait on them for 4 hours(the time window we agreed to, and they set/asked for) + 2 (the extra time after we would wait) = 6. 6 hours. Doing it myself, 15 mins a day brushing 2× a week, and an hour (maybe) testing the water, clearing the debris from baskets and adding chemicals... It's a no brainer. Add on top of that the cost of the pump they were bound to burn out since they continually forgot to lube the ring when replacing the basket cap. It's frustrating to say the least. Thank you for making it possible, I really thought I was about to have to learn a whole new trade just to keep this pool open for my mother's daily physical therapy.

1 part per million Million what?

TDS must be the reason I always see fine sand like material in my fine filters in the robotic Dolphin vacuum.

what’s your opinion on why some use 3:1 vs 2:1 sand and Portland.

At what rpm should pump run when green and shocking it

many say LC is cheaper than tablets, but at the cost of multiple applications per week as the sun eats up the LC - Here in the HIOT Arizona sun?, sure you can add a stabilizer to the LC to make it last longer but now ur adding costs... I would like to here from the experts on the PER MONTH all-in costs of treating with LC ($7-$8 per gallon here in Tucson) versus using a Tablet (~$0.40/ounce or $2.50/each 3" tab at ~1/week)??

OK, my pool came back from being green and it wont go clear despite stabilizer, muriatic acid, chlorine, and 5 ounces of Ultimate Clarifier and giving it 4 days of waiting and cloudiness still remains... more than 96 hrs of waiting. Used the steps accoridng to pinch a penny store to the T. What is going on? Dealing with a small pool, oval shape, 3500 gal of water.

I have an above ground pool and was using a salt system....my salt cell went out, so I'm going to finish out the season using NST chlorine. I've only used the pucks. Can you recommend what kind of liquid chlorine to purchase, that is non-stablized?

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M400 about 13 years old, spends every day of pool season in the pool.

CYA, I have found, reduces the effiency of ORP Probes

Great tip

Well that is a nice story line. My pool guy installed Pentxxxx pump. It has annoying issues. The freeze setting does not work. On really cold nights in Florida, I make sure I run the pump at night. Every few days the pump flow rate drop s to 6 gallons / minute, even though it is set to 30 gpm. My pool guy just brushes all that aside. Won't do anything about it. Gives me a long story each time.

Thanks for this video. Five years on, I am having a difficult time finding a variable speed above-ground 115v pumps. This model appears to be discontinued (I was told due to poor sales), and it doesn't appear there's alternatives available, sadly.

Your explanation here is very, very helpful. BUT, it may also be helpful to intentionally create a 'not so perfect' bond' on purpose so viewers can hear the hollow sound as opposed to the 'not hollow sound' with the hammer. Thank you for your work.

Fantastic straight to the point answer…. Thank you 👍

I love you Steve, these videos are great!

Coverstar auto pool cover lasted 15 years with my salt water pool.

I have a Superman VS that won't start. I tried this to see if it was in Safe Mode but nothing happened when I hit the 1 and +- buttons except the display light started flashing. I tried to do a factory reset by pushing 1234 buttons at the same time but nothing happened there either. I cut the power to the pool completely and turned it back on as a last ditch effort and nothing happened, still just the flashing display and the pump won't start. It's connected to an Easytpouch panel and it's on a schedule but didn't start. Thanks for making all these videos, makes pool maintenance way easier! Any other suggestions you think I should try?

I look at how fast the pressure goes up after backwash. If pressure goes up in a week or two, and I have backwash many times. Water is always clear(no debris or alge), then I need sand changed. Usually 7 to 10 years. Big change in filtering pressure after sand change.

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I’m replacing my old hybrid pool this year. 20x40 concrete pool is going in, with an auto cover, Baja shelf, auto fill, new heater, pump etc. 1500 sq/ft of new decking with exposed aggregate. Cost is 350K in the upper Midwest.

Give me pics I'm need visual examples

Hello Steve , it's because of your videos like this one . I decided to go with a Hayward VSP pump . I had it installed yesterday so I'll see how it goes . The installer used a 16 hour schedule , do you recommend this one ? On the last phase it's only 1,000 rpm and the skimmer isn't running . Please let me know your thoughts .W3SP2303VSP is the pump they uesd .

The Ph story is so not true....I've been working with my salt water pool and the ph is ALWAYS in the correct zone....

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Seems like common sense. Glad I was doing it right. I like to hold the bottle in the water so that it o ly drops out an inch or so into the pool and doesnt splash also.

Great video

Great information, as always 👍

Great video, Steve. I appreciate all of the knowledge you share. I have a 20,000 gallon pool with 1.5" plumbing - 1 floor drain, skimmer, and 2 returns. Based on what I'm seeing in this video, the lowest setting of 1,500 RPM on this pump would produce the max efficient flow. Is there a smaller pump that you would recommend that would allow me to run at lower RPMs where I'm getting 20 gpm vs 38 gpm as you suggested?

Very educational so knowledgeable 👍🏼

I have 2- 1 1/2 lines coming in. I have a 3hp aguastrong How are you on this?