Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

Hello, I have a strange problem. As part of winterizing our pool this year, we removed the drain plug from the pool heater and disconnected the...

Ok, so Im a new pool owner of a used pool. The pool seems to always have real real small trash that my regular and fine net cant get. I think it...

Had a large amount of D E in my pool. I noticed that the level had gotten low in the pool ( I was working nights), not sure if pump lost suction....

I have an older in-ground Blue Haven pool. The pool was built in about 1992 and is in very good condition. We have lived at this house since 2004 and...

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum as well as pools. I recently installed a 12x20 semi inground pool, I'm going to be decking around entire pool and...

Hi everyone, I'm new here and this is my first post. Please excuse my lack of knowledge of correct terms for PVC parts, but I'm a bit of an amateur...

Hi all- No burning questions, although I am groping around for low-budget low-effort ways to warm my pool a bit :-). I'm here to prove I'm human...

I'm in TX and have an 18yr old Blue Haven pool with indoor/outdoor remotes. The outdoor circuit board blew and I installed just a regular timer until...

After I backwash my filter for my inground pool i get a blast of sand in the pool

hi guys seeing if anyone can help out. want to heat my pool. i have a Geothermal System in my home doing my Heating and Cooling for my home. when...

Can someone explain the difference between these 2 pumps? The 011017 is about $200 more.

My pump and motor are only 6 months old. I have checked all my above ground connections and found one small dripper connection. I do get a flow...

My 1 1/2 hp Sta-rite pump motor was going on me (loud noise from bad bearings). Hindsight being 20/20, I wish I would have just changed out the motor...

Hello, I just purchased a home with a pool. I was doing some routine maintenance and I am unable to removed the plastic filter lid on the pump. I...

I have a Polaris vacuume - I believe its the 280 model. The sweeper was always getting stuck in a corner and wouldnt reverse out (reverse valve...

Discovered that I forgot to reinstall the impeller ring on my Hayward Super II (2hp) pump after replacing the seal. The pump seems to be working...

My brother recently changed the sand in his filter. After he put it back together, he noticed that the it wasn't filtering very well. So he pulled...

I feel pretty stupid, but my electrical use this month went up quite a bit, even though I haven't needed to run my house A/C and nothing else seems...

I have a hayward DE filter. I like DE as it is the superior filtering media. I do not like DE as it is a PITA, particularly when you are getting...

Pool newbie here. My polaris 360 is picking up a good amount of sand from the bottom of my pool. I have a de filter. How is this possible?

I recently installed a new Hayward circulating pump on my swimspa. We turned on the pump to circulate the POOL and everything was fine except for a...

Hey all, My albatross of a heater, a Laars/Jandy LX400 low NoX model of a about 5 years is acting strangely again. At the beginning of the season,...

I find that when I have an algae infestation and vacuum the bottom after it settles, the pool is totally stirred up and green later in the day. This...

I just replaced the big O-ring gasket on my Hayward ec-75 Perflex filter. The leaks have stopped but now my water flow slows down after an hour or so...

I want to upgrade my Sta-Rite Max-E-Glas II pump to a more energy efficient variable speed pump. My pool is 19x23 13,500 gallon pool that is 5ft in...

I am wiring for an in ground pool. I will have three separates circuits with GFCI 20 amp breakers for the pool lighting, the pump, and the...

I have a Hayward Power - Flo LX pump for my 24' above ground pool. It is 12 years old runs and average of 6-8 hours a day. I live in MA so the pool...