Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

I just replaced my liner and after filling notice a leak under the pump housing, I replaced housing gasket, no luck. Bought seal assembly kit...

I'm interested in a pool automation system and specifically using a mobile device or tablet (iPhone or iPad) to control the system. Are there any...

Opened the pool two weeks ago. 16x32 IG. At first would not even get suction so I replaced the O rings on the Hayward valves coming from the...

Thanks for all the great info. This WILL be the summer I finally heat my pool. However, I am still on the fence about whether to go with a Heat Pump...

I am considering purchase of a pool heat pump this summer. I understand that as of 12/31/09 USEPA has banned R22 Refrigerant currently used by...

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...

Hi all, I have had an Aqua Comfort Heat Pump for 3 years (it's sold under the My Blue Pool Aqua-Heat LS 125 label). I noted it was completely...

I think a kind of stupid question but will ask anyway. Need to replace the bulb on my Hayward Astrolite SP0580. It is 500W I took out the...

I am having an issue with my pumps impeller turning. The pump turns on and hums but the impeller does not turn. I read on-line that it may be a...

Hello everybody, im trying to figure out and clean up my parents pool and came across our fiber optic lighting and cant seem to get it to work...

There was another PSI post but it was in regards to another issue, I just moved into a new home with a small in ground pool. We have a ton of...

Hi, my DE filter is falling apart (using it since 2007) and I'm looking to replace it. What's the best type of filter I can get for my 17500 gallon,...

Anybody have any experience with Hi-tech solar panels??

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...

hey everyone im new to the forum and to home ownership, i just moved in and i noticed that my pressure gauge is reading 30-35psi so i followed...

Hi, has anyone used reclaimed water to top off their pool? I've tried to research this question but the google responses end up coming from municipal...

So that I do not run afoul of the Forum's rules I will say upfront that I have no connection to the pool industry, and that this post is in no way...

They work!! A couple of months ago I posted about the solar disks I made using regular solar cover material and landscape irrigation tubing....

As the days grow shorter and the sun hits my pool less and less, my thoughts have turned to buying a heater. Solar won't work in our situation, and...

Hi Ben, I have two quick questions that I'm having a surprising amount of trouble figuring out. First, the fitting that comes out of my...

We opened our Pentair Clean and Clear to change the filters and now that we have it closed back again, it is leaking around the seal. We have...

Does anyone know if the Ray-Maxx Gold Series solar pool cover works well. We just had our fiberglass pool installed in April and we are in need of a...

The leak occurs when I reassemble the upper and lower halves. Is there a trick to join them so it doesn't leak? Allen

Hi: Between the filter and pump on my inground pool, the PVC pipe has a round piece that I think is a disconnect. It rotates a little, but has been...

So I am getting rid of my Purex DE filter because I can't buy the part any more. I read conflicting info about the cleaning process of the cartridge...

New pool owner, new poster....I recently (we haven't even swam in it yet) put in a saltwater inground pool. Small, 6500 gallons. It does come with...

I'm sure this has been answered before, but I just can't find it. I have a 20+ year old gunite pool, with 2 Amerilite lights installed which...

I got a lot of mud in the my pool due to the flash floods in DC metro area. I have an old DE filter that has only back-wash and filter valve - two...

I have a Raypack RP2100 gas heater about 4 years old. When I opened the pool I found a crack in the risen (Polymer) front header right where it was...

Hi all. Last weekend I opened the pool. Unfortunately there was some mud washed in the pool form heavy rain so I started up the filter and pump and...