Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

I have a Pentair Fac Fab Star ST50 DE filter with a 1HP Dynamo pump. My filter has not been holding the DE and thus it ends up in the bottom of the...

Hi - I have a Pentair MiniMax, about 5 years old. Always worked great. This year when I first turned it on, fumey black smoke came out of it while...

Hello, longtime lurker looking for help here. This forum has helped me out a great deal being a pool owner for my 4th summer. My wallet thanks you...

We are looking to replace our old EUS heat pump that has died. We are looking at three models. We hope to get some feedback. The three units in...

I would like to hear experts' experiences with how to best apply DE to your filter membranes. 1. I have a 2-speed pool pump, with full at 1.5...

I've got an in-floor cleaning system that has about fourteen,um, valves or nozzle heads that rotate around (which is to say about three or four are...

A friend of mine is has been given a Pentair natural gas pool heater.:) Not having a natural gas supply, he's going to have it converted to...

Has anyone tried an automatic pool leveler or filler. I go out of town alot and want to purchase a good one. There is one called the Poolkeeper-...

I am in the market for a gas heater, since I have a salt water generator are there any issues I should be aware about. Will the salt lead to...

Bought a new sand filter 16" down from the 18" that cracked after 6 years of use and we have a 1.5hp Hayward Matrix pump also a solar heater...

I ran my pump for 3 days to fight off some algae. Now I notice that it is a little noisier than usual and it is leaking. Any ideas or advice is...

I have a American Products Ultra Flow pump model number 38448400 serial number PF-1-07-A00 with a Magnetek Century Centurion part # 8-177475-20 1HP...

Hi all, We have an AG 21' X 52" "Sierra Maxxus" model from Jacuzzi Products. It looks like they sold off to Cantar/Polyair products in 2003. I...

I want to buy a replacement motor for my 20+ year-old pump. It is a 3/4 HP Hayward Super Pump (56J-type motor). Where are some of the "best" places...

Need help! Replacing Aqualuma nichless light .Can't get the old wire to pull through the conduit. The extra ground wire pulled through easily.The...

Hi-- Just installed new Hayward ProGrid 48 DE Filter with matching Hayward control valve (also new 1.5 Super II Pump). Everything plumbed up...

I need some opinions on solar heating systems. The facts: We presently have a heat pump that is on it's last legs and will need to be replaced...

I just bought pool filter sand from my local pool supply store. They had 3 different brands in stock. One of them, made my speciality resources,...

I just installed a skimmer sock on both skimmers. They're designed to catch the "finer" debris and keep it from going to the pump/filter. Anyone...

We're on our second brand of solar panels - and now need to replace them. Would like some recommendations on brands that withstand harsh winters, or...

Not sure if this is the technical name for these - but I noticed that when I closed off some of my shut off valves - water is still getting through -...

I have a Jandy Aqualink and for three years I've had solar panels wired into it. They always show on the link as Solar Heat, but all of a sudden...

Hello all, my Mom has a IG pool with a sand filter (triton T100 I believe it is ). Last week her Hayward cleaner stopped moving as well as it use to...

I have an inground pool with a 7 year old hayward super pump. It seems to be pumping fine -but when I was at the filter, I noticed sort of hot metal...

Can people provide some recommendations for online retailers for purchase of a gas pool heater. My "pool guy" said a number of his customers have had...

I am a bacquacil users (hubby loves it so don't ask me to change) and I need help. My pool opened up nicely and the water was clear after just a few...

I have a sand filter and I am considering adding DE to it to help it clean a bit better. But, I backwash into my lawn currently, once about every...

Hi all - My pool light blew last fall, and I've been waiting for the water to get warm enough to go in and replace it. Well, it's time. :-) How...

I am looking for some help on what this could is and how I could fix it. Just opened pool and heater will not start up. Thanks

In the late afternoon, when the sun is moving off my solar collectors, the automatic valve will partially close, then move again a little, and may...