Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

Does anyone know where I can purchase adjustable eyeballs for my returns? I need to divert the water some, and haven't found any place local that...

My light only comes on for a flicker, then the GFI pops. Is it likely to assume a bad GFI or is the light more likely to blame? I took the...

I have seen some of the back posts about power consumption. I have an old pump wired at 220 (7.4amps) and my electric bills are high. I do not have...

I've been lurking and reading through all the posts on this site for a couple of weeks. This is our 3rd season with a pool and I am just now able...

I currently have a Jandy stealth 2.0hp pump that has become very loud, I beleive it has been compromised but still pumps water well. Before I have...

hard to get unless you're a wholesaler it seems..these are the newer ones that have a gold colored on, silver colored off. there is a guy on ebay.com...

How much suction should I see at the skimmers? I have two, with a 2hp pentair whisperflow pump. I have this new problem with unknown bugs :(...

How long do I run my filter to turn over the pool water one time? My manual doesn't say. Under "Specifications", it states that the design flow...

I have a Star DE-50 filter and a Dynamo 1hp pump. I also have an automatic chlorinator hooked up between the filter and the return. My filter...

I can hear air in the top of my filter- also little bubbles come out of the jets. I took off top valve cover today and re-sealed- nothing changed. My...

Have a 27' round AGP with a 3/4 Hayward Power Flo LX with a top discharge and a sand filter. I want to change to a de filter. I have noticed that...

When I moved into my house with a pool, I noticed the light had water in it and didn't work. I didn't get around to checking it out for months but...

I have a vinyl pool linear and I am losing about 3 inches of water/day out of the pool. At first I thought it was just evaporation because it's been...

Can anyone recommend some good resources for replacement bulbs? I have a Hayward fixture that takes one 500W type R-40 bulb. One store said it would...

I have a Clearwater salt system chlorine generator which needs attention on a daily basis. The cell unit is full of what seems to be calcium...

This is the first summer I've been at my new house which has a pretty old above ground pool. The pool has a light which just has a cord that runs...

We need to purchase a replacement diving board, 6 feet long, and I'm looking for a recommendation to an on-line source. Local stores seem...

What does that mean? I have a Dynamo 1hp pump, and a Star DE filter. As soon as my water level is 1/2 way up the skimmer, I was going to just flip...

There's a 1/2" PVC drain pipe at the bottom that is capped. Do sand filters ever 'need' to be drained as part of regular maintenance? I don't want to...

We inherited an old pool but bought a new skimmer and installed it because it was cracked. The water was sucked through from the pool but only at a...

I switched off the pump to add tabs to the chlorinator. It was running just fine. Filled the chlorinator, switched the pump back on and ...nothing....

notion i'm referring to is that a blue or opaque cover will not transfer heat to a pool, but only retain heat. i was buying that idea until today...

I have a 18 x 40 oval above ground with a bubble solar cover thats heavy. After three days of unrolling it up and out by hand, I realize I need a...

Hi All, I installed a new Hayward Pro-Grid Vertical DE4820 this year and after backwashing and adding DE filter media (6 lbs. each time) four...

Can anyone recommend a solar cover. I have bought several and I am lucky to get one to last more than a year. The heavy ones don't seem to last any...

Strange and potentially dangerous problem…I think. About a week after opening our pool the pool light started tripping the GFI switch. I would turn...