Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

Hello all and welcome to another season. My pump runs for about 6 hours in the morning and then shuts off. When it first kicks on in the morning...

A little concerned about our large sand filter. A very small amount of water seems to be seeping through the fiberglass at the top of the filter. I...

Does anyone have a suggestion for a temporary solution to stop a damaged check valve/ divertor from leaking? Lost about a foot of water last night...

Hi Everyone :-D Myself and the wife recently bought our new ( to us ) home and it came with a pool. We have thus far understood the basics of...

I am SO confused! Which one is the best AND easiest? Need to make up my mind so I can buy the pool. I have everything else picked out. THANKS...

Helping a friend fix a few things with their Shasta pool(phoenix), several of the pop ups are broken and we have been told they are QuickClean #3 ....

I need to replace some broken eyeball return jets in my pool, but I'm confused about one of them as it's not a regular threaded eyeball, but it's...

My 10 year old Hayward Superpump is sounding like its on its last leg so I plan on replacing it ASAP before it dies. Last year I replaced the seals...

If I fill pump well full of water, for several minutes, it bubbles and fills up, close lid cut on pump, it starts prime sequence, sucks all water out...

I am having an unusual problem. My pump is not filling with water (the strainer basket is empty). This is a 1 HP Whisperflow on 20K in-ground pool....

I'm trying to replace the bearings in my Century B2982 motor, but I cannot separate the motor flange from the pump housing's seal plate. The pump is...

First, I love this forum and am so glad it's still around. It is my first source for help/information about my pool. I can't find a question/answer...

Our in-ground pool pump (Hayward Super 2) would not start this morning - the switch turned on, it hummed for several seconds, and then shut off. I...

We have never had this problem. We recently got a new Hayward pump. We replaced the wall hook-up as the other one broke. We are now having our...

Have a water loss of 1" 24 hours due to liner leak. Plumbing tested and other opening areas tested with dye. Had a diver replace the hydrostatic...

I have an inground pool 18 x 32 with steps. I done the Pool bucket test. It stays the same when the pool is off. When I turn it on I lose about 1/2...

Been a while since I have needed help with my pool, things were going good for the past couple of years until now... Having issues with my pump and...

We have a Jandy DEL60 Filter. Several of our grids have tears in them. We have replaced all the large grids, but have to wait another week for the...

Long time since I've been here but that's (mostly) because I've had no issues for years. Now all of a sudden I'm getting a tremendous amount of...

Had a energy audit by the electric company. They advised to change to a variable speed pump to save energy. I have two 1 hp pumps one is labeled...

I back washed my pool and forgot to add DE before the timer turned it on. It ran for about 4 hours before I realized my mistake and added the normal...

2 years ago I had a drip leak from the bottom of the pump housing. I replaced the shaft seal and it stopped. However, since then, the drip has...

Hi Gang. Saw dozens of vacation posts (including mine from '14.) But this time I am in a different situation. I MUST shut down my pump for the 8 days...

Howdy! I have a Challenger 1&1/2HP, pieced a repaired over the last 25+ years. The pump has run dry a couple of times this winter and spring. The...

We have an Automatic Pool Cover installed on our pool. When I turned the key switch tonight to close the cover, a solid red light came on the key...

Will the Sand Master soft sided above ground pool filter listed here...

The outside casing of my Hayward pool pump (in ground pool, 1.0 hp pump) seems to get very hot, almost where you cant touch it. Is that normal or am...

I was having some pressure issues with my Ec-65 pump would run for about half an hour and then the pressure would rise to 25 and very little water...

Hey all. Have a Hayward Pump wired to 220V. Been running great for 10 years. Yesterday, all of a sudden it started to shut off after about 2...

My pool pump stopped working today. It is a Hayward 3400 SVP. The error code i am getting is. Check System communication failed check wiring...