Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

Last year was our first season with our 24' above ground pool. The pressure stayed at 15 unless it needed backwashed then it would get higher we...

Does anyone have any experience just placing the solar panels on the ground? Can you just strap them down for the swim season and then roll them up...

All, Recently cleaned my filter for the first time. During cleaning, after I opened the lid of the pump, the water level in the pump dropped (as...

Has anyone ever painted their fiberglass slide? My slide is in good shape, just looks dull and needs to be spruced up. What product would you...

Can Any One Recommend A Good Automatic Vacuum For A 15 X 30 Ag

The valve in my skimmer into the filter can be twisted to control the flow between the skimmer(top) or the intake at the bottom of the pool. It...

How can I calculate how long it takes for my pump to turnover the water in my pool? I don't see a GPM rating on my pump only horsepower. Is there...

Hi there, new to owning a DE filter but learning as I go. The filter itself is a Spartan (company no longer exists) with Hayward controls so it's an...

What is considered to be a normal pump pressure? First time pool owner and I have a 30' X 52" AG pool with a 200 lb sand filter and a 1 1/2 HP pump....

I opened my pool for the first time this year. My poolguy usually does it for me while I am at work but he couldn't get to me until the end of May,...

I have recently installed a timer on our inground pool. What setting should I set it at? 12 hrs on, 12 off or what?

I'd like to install a timer on my pump so that I don't have to do it manually every day. We have an inground 40,000 pool that I maintain with bleach....

I made a stupid error (par for the course). I took the variflo valve off to check and lube the spider gasket because of a small leak in the backwash...

I have an older pool and have a problem with excess waterloss (probably combination of above normal waterline (but below overflow of attached spa)...

I had my IG vinyl pool put in this past year and the stairs got dirt/clay splattered on them... Now I am trying to get the spots off (Orange/Red) the...

My pump (2.5HP Hayward) has a problem - when it kicks on for the first time each day, it makes a horribly loud buzzing noise, which goes on for...

Long story, but I now have a two-speed motor on my pump, and I'm trying to determine how long I need to run it in low-speed mode to turn over the...

I am now at my wits end. I just can't figure it out. My filter has now been running 10 days and still will not clear water (blue and cloudy). ...

Should I investigate converting my 2 HP Whisperflo to a 2-speed? I have a 37-40K gallon pool, solar, swg, etc. The pump is not very old. As far as...

Can someone help me out? I'm getting ready to buy a pool package and I need to know which is better. Clarity and ease of maintiananceare of course my...

My cartridge filter setup did not come with isolation valves. I was going to get some to make cleaning and servicing easier but I am concerned my...

I have a brand new Doughboy pool and the eyeball doesn't seem to adjust too easily. The water up here is too cold to be in so I'm adjusting it from...

I will be building an IG pool and IG spa (7ft spa). I will be heating the spa with a 400K BTU propane heater. I would like to heat the pool a...

I just put my de filter in service after sitting idle for 6 months during the winter. I cleaned the old de off the filter and put the normal amount...

In the past I've changed the sand in my filter every year. Do I need to do this? I have not used a flocculent or other agent that I'd expect to...

When my pump turns off, any debris that was still floating in my skimmer box (seed pods, bugs...) drifts back into my pool. I do have a nice...

I can't find it in the forums anywhere, but what is the best way to set up the eyeballs for optimal skimming in my pool? I have an approximately 20...

This will be my 4th year with my pool and starting last year I noticed that my pressure guage would reach 15 psi within a day or so after...

Each time after backwashing my DE filter, I get a steady stream of DE flowing back into the pool when I am adding new DE to the skimmer (for about 30...