Pumps, pipes, filters, lights; covers, valves, heaters, coolers; filling and draining . . .
____________________________________ FAQs & Guides: Pool Equipment & Operations ---- June 2018 ---- ____________________________________ ...
___________________________________ How Much Does Pump Efficiency Matter? ___________________________________ TL;DR: The difference in...
I've spent the last three years (yes, that's THREE) rebuilding my existing pool that was originally built in the mid 50's. Lots of problems, lots...
We're choosing among clear covers -- thank you all very much for the advice. The price difference between a 12 MIL and a 16 MIL solar blanket ...
I have an in-ground vinyl liner pool that needs some sort of plumbing arrangement to provide an overflow mechansim What i would like is to have the...
Bought a pool First of the month (May that is) and if does not stop raining I am going to scream....not installed yet..... On to the...
I am sort of new to pool upkeep. Bought my current home w/ pool already in place. I helped maintain a pool at my frat house in college, which had a...
I have a old ORUM pump pool but can't find the website of that company, does someone can help me to find it, I need some parts # thanks
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 returned from Africa to a pump that will not start. It has power and is properly grounded. The impeller turns freely. The pump is 2 years old. I...
I have a Polaris 280 cleaner and it's not moving. There's a lot of leaves by the drain area, but I don't think that's the problem. The front wheel...
My Pentair WhisperFlo 1HP pump for the cleaning system just froze up so time for a new one. The question I have is should I stick with the 1 HP or is...
I am purchasing my 1st AG pool (18x33). I am considering a Hayward 150 sq ft cartridge filter with a 1.5 hp pump or the same filter with a 1.5 hp 2...
Hi, Wanting to reduce energy costs, so I am looking to replace my AO Smith B2843 (2 HP, Y56 flange type CX) with a 2 speed pump. AO Smith says to...
Hi all! I have been reading information on pool filters / pumps, and now I have to ask.... I have an 18' AG pool with 52" walls. It has a 1.5 HP...
Shortened question: Would I cause damage to my 19" sand filter if I used a 1.5hp pump on the unit for a couple of weeks? Lengthened explanation:...
New guy here, and have been reading, and reading and reading all the GREAT info here. Looking at getting a AG pool for the first time, so I have...
That's how old my Hayward Navigator was when it started acting it's age... started missing a couple spots in the pool every night. I figure part of...
Ok, so I finally attached my new (new to me -used 1 year previously) filter/pump. The filter is a hayward s180t and the pump is a hayward 1 hp. ...
Hi, I have a 15ft round pool 52" depth. I have a Doughboy Silica II filter(130lbs sand). I also have a Hayward Power-Flo LX 1.5hp pump ... 70gpm). ...
Hi my pump is going out and am wanting too replace it my pool is an intex 15x48 above ground pool the pump im wanting to get says its for a 24' round...
OK. Had a pool growing up, tech seems to have changed a lot! Am in Massachusetts -- Boxborough to be specific. Pool is an inground 18x36...
So, I just bought a house that has an inground pool and I am pretty much clueless on what does what on the pool. When we viewed the pool it had a...
I am getting a pool that comes with a 2 1/2 hp pump. Dual speed with low at 1/2 hp. My pool is a 33' by 52 inch. Filter is 26".I read on another post...
I was thinking of hooking up a cartridge filter inline with my sand filter next year. I'm assuming I'd be right in hooking it up this way: Skimmer,...
Hello Everyone, I have 2 Jandy color lights in the pool and 1 color light in the spa. The lights are not synced up..1st they weren't rotating at...
Any thoughts why 2 of my 6 jets are not blowing any air? I am running a 2HP pump that is dedicated to the jets. No blower. 4 of my jets work great...
Hi All, Great Information that this site provides. I am considering putting a 2nd pump in-line with my current pump. I currently have a 2hp pump...
1. Is the Jandy variable 2hp pump reliable and worth the extra money? 2. How does the forum feel about the Vanquish cleaning system?
Well went out today to unscrew my drain plug on my challenger pool pump and the darn thing broke, some of the screw is still in hole I think. How...
Hi All, Recently we had a brown out, all lights in house barely on. When power came back, the pool pump (1.5 hp 2 spd Magnetek Motor) trips...
I'm looking to replace my current motor with a 2 speed motor after reading all the postings. I've reviewed many of the websites people have...
I was wondering if you guys could weigh in on a pump question/concern. I did cross post this in the building forum as well. I talked with by PB them...
Use this control to limit the display of threads to those newer than the specified time frame.
Allows you to choose the data by which the thread list will be sorted.
Order threads in...
Note: when sorting by date, 'descending order' will show the newest results first.
Forum Rules