Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

In my timer box I have three Breakers. One is for the Pool pump, one is a GFI breaker for the pool and spot lights and the other breaker (non GFI) is...

Does anyone make a spillover spa cover ? I normally drain my spa when not in use and close my electric cover but the spa fills with leaves and...

This is my 3rd season of being a pool owner. In the last 2 years we have run the filter 24hr a day. My husband would like to save on electricity...

Playing off a recent thread that highlighted www.redneckpoolheater.com has anyone ever heard of modifying a wood stove or building a custom wood...

Hi My pump was working fine, then had ythe filter aprt for a few days an cleaned it. when I put it back ogether my gfi now trips when I try to start...

Another problem. My booster pump was leaking so I had the guy out. He fixed it, I came home and the vacum was working (although not as strong) but...

Hi, I've posted on here a couple of times, and you people have helped me (new pool owner) so much, so here's the next question: My PB came out...

Well day one of my pool opening and I shocked the pool, after doing so I turned the valve to recirculate and lost a lot of water but, my question is...

The railing for my stairs are secured by metal screws that go through the stairs and into the railings. The screws always seem to enlarge the holes...

I am trying to unscrew the plastic spa jet from my inground spa, but I am having nothing put problems. I am trying to plug one of the jets, as...

I just purchased and installed a Hayward S244T sand filter. After about a day of running it, I noticed a small pool of water on top of the...

Opened pool today and my pump is leaking between the strainer basket and the motor. I have the parts schematic and instructions to change the seal...

I've been in my home for 2 years now, and have maintained my 12,000 gal pool myself. Without a glitch I have heated my pool with a Tropical series...

Do you need to shut off the pump when you insert the fitting of the vacuum into the skimmer? I've always done it, but my husband is vacuuming our AG...

I have a pop up system and bottom drain. High winds put a lot of leaves in the pool. the bottom drain does not seem to be working. How can I...

I have 2 inch plumbing in my pool. I just ordered a Polaris Water Stars wall fountain. This attaches to your return line, and creates a water...

I am building a new 13,500 gallon in-ground concrete pool. I didn't purchase a heater for the pool because I didn't know what would be the best...

I am a newbie to this forum and a newbie pool owner. We have a 9500 gal IGP Running a sand filter. This is our first year opening the pool. We had...

I have a Triton II and it has a slide valve that you twist and push or pull to set it for backwash or normal flow. Its kind of sticky and I'd like to...

My pool is green and I am having a heck of a time with my filtration. I have a DE filter which will work fine for an hour (after backwashing) and...

So I rented a house with a pool thinking it would be a great summer adventure... I've come to a problem. I have a nautilus NS-36 (which I...

when I rinse my filter the water spinning in the sight glass is cloudy just like my water. what does this indicate? problem with filter, not...

I have a Hayward S200 High-Rate Sand Filter. It has a "Manual Air Relief Cap" at the very top. The Owner's Guide refers to it in the Parts...

Hi, I have an above ground pool with 2 4x20 solar panels. Here in MD, the air temp has only been in the mid to low 60s, so naturally the sun has...

This is my 1st pool and I constructed it myself with a lot of tips from this forum. Now I need to understand, if what I have is operating normally....

Our new pool interior finish was done last Friday 5/12/06 with Dimond Brite. We were told we could use the pool for the first time this weekend....

Objective: To find a portable (roll away with dolly) pool water heater what I can hook up, turn on (electric or propane), will heat my water maybe...

Hi, I have had the heater on the spa and the pool a couple of times already this season. Turned the spa on yeaterday and the heater wouldn't...

Just wanted to share my frustration with Super Vision, the makers of really nice color-changing LED lighs for the pool. THE GOOD::) This light...

When the guy replaced our 2 return lines, in-wall vac line & valves, he bypassed my main drain. I had told him earlier in the day that a diver had...