Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

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 this morning I noticed that my pump took over 10 tries to get going. When I went out I noticed that the filter pressure gauge was at 0 and the...

Hi everyone! Has anyone tried solar blankets or floating rings? We live in upstate NY and would like to take a bit of the chill off the pool so...

HI All, I just had all of the plumbing redone on our in ground pool and I have a Hayward Superpump. The skimmer pot is clear of any air bubbles but...

I have a 32,000 gal plaster pool. I have never really known how to use the vacumn. I know about the valve settings and the vacumn. What I don't...

I recently purchased a new home with an in ground pool. We opened the pool last year and couldn’t get it clear for the life of us. We balanced our...

I have a fiberglass in ground pool. Because of the curve my installer installed a spa niche at the end of the 40 foot length. He said the normal size...

Hi. I have the above filter on a 24' above ground pool with a 1hp power flo matrix pump. Out of the blue..i cannot get a good size air bubble out...

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My spa/pool is set up so that the main pump sends the water to the spa first and then the water exits the spa and goes into the pool, then back to...

Have and old light that has been leaking and throwing the GFI. Ive decided to change over to LED and have found a good sealed unit, but i need a...

If I'm running a variable speed pump on low rpms can this cause any issues with a salt chlorine generation system or the heat pump?

Long story short.....we bought a house 8 months ago with a large inground "L" shaped pool. 18x42 with 18x20 L, so approx. 47,000 gals (it's...

hello fellow pool enthusiasts! I read through a some posts a few years to bring up my knowledge of pool chemistry. This is one of the few places...

I have a 30,000-gallon in-ground w/ a Hayward pump (SP2607X10). It's driven by a 1HP A.O Smith motor that runs on 220V. The pump is on a timer that...

Hi all, Newbie here and trying to figure out how to backwash a DE filter that has no handle. We bought a home that came with a: Proline...

Hello there, I had a new Hayward 3400VSP pump installed yesterday to replace a 5 year old 1.5hp hayward and it keeps getting stuck priming during...

Any good leads on straps to connect my solar cover to the reel? I need a longer length, maybe 30-36". The reel is anchored hard into the concrete,...

We have a new skimmer installed when our pool was renovated last year. I have a robot cleaner, so haven't had to use our vac hose till now. And I...

Hi, Our pool filter has a round dial with two trippers, one to turn on the filter, one to turn off the filter. In the past we could place the...

Does anyone know of a replacement spring that can be purchased for Jandy Check Valve. "thanks for your input"

Hello all: I had a 400,000 BTU Raypack 2100 heater which died last month after 12 years. I had a new heater installed and asked for another...

I pulled the top off my old Media Master 19" this morning because in the past 2 days it's belched an unusually large amount of sand into the pool. ...

hello new to the forum and looking for advice on my dynamo pump. My pump wouldn't start Monday evening after back washing, it just hummed. The motor...

My Hayward heater ran for about 2 hours this spring and then blew the #2 position fuse on the AC supply side. I found a troubleshooting manual online...

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...

I have 24'round AG, about 12,000 gallons. The pump is only 2 or 3 years old and is probably 1 hp. I have an electrical circuit running the...

I would like to replace some of my Flex Tubes socks, but I can only find the tube with the socks. I've search and search the internet but no luck....