Swimming pools blog

the polaris 380 is a p.o..s that polaris has been trying to get rid
of for years, hence the rebate. The unknown little brother the
polaris 280 is a much superior product and came out after thee 380.
The jet vac is a pressure sided ckener fron LETRO and it does use a
booster pump. pat

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Closing up my pool for the year I have made the desicion that my well
worn Jet-Vac pool sweep is beyond repair and it is time to replace it.
I found The Jet-Vac did not do a great job on the steeps, the bag was
difficult to empty and has worm excessively over the past 3 years.
Any recomendationson […]

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There are many types of above ground pools and all have some degree of
difficulty. The biggest single thing you can do to insure a good
installation has nothing to do with the pool itself. Site prep…making sure
the site is LEVEL and SMOOTH meaning free of rocks, roots and anything else
that will poke a hole in your […]

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Hey you are wrong! You bought a 1 year old pool with a house attached!
Solar is a good method to heat your pool but be aware it is not for everyone.
It will not heat a spa. Depending upon the weather in your area it may not
be efficient during those times you want […]

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Hello! We’ve just bought a house with a 1-year-old pool.
We are going to immediately have a pool fence installed, as we have a
3-year-old. We are also interested in learning about more energy-efficient ways
to heat the pool. It has an electric heater. I’ve heard about solar heaters and
heat recovery systems and something my husband says is […]

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Does the pool come with instructions? Or are you asking abaout site prep?

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Was thinkinf about doing it myself….but I can find no books or
manuals that tell you how to install…Plenty of info on maintenance
but none on installation….anybody?
Thanks
Tammy

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Eventual question below will be about the diameter of the gas line
required to run the pool heater (180 to 200 foot run). Live in NJ.
Local Pool store sized a 350000BTU heater for my pool. Wanted to
have it installed, but, up to me to get a plumber to run the gas line.
(Pool […]

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We have a 15′ x 24′ above ground pool built into a large deck. Since
the deck keeps most of the “above ground” area of the pool in
constant shade, we are considering purchasing a solar panel to extend
the season, even though we live in East Texas. The pump is 2 HP. Is
this sufficient to pump to […]

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Just curious really, my water tends towards acidy. This was obviously a true
in the past judging by the number of bottles of pH-plus the previous owner
had lying around.
Nick

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