Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

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...

I just took a look at my auto-fill valve and found a whole bunch of mesiquito larva growing inside. Is there anything I can put in to kill them? I...

Here's my setup: ~20,000 Gal Inground pool with Vinyl liner Sand filter Hayward S244T Pentair Rainbow 320 Automatic Chlorine (used very rarely)...

Hi all - first time posting here. I have a 240v 1.5 HP hayward pump on my 19k gal IG pool. Starting it up for the first time this year, and I get...

have a Hayward Comfortzone Model#CZ200PI, 15 years old. When I push the button in to light the pilot, it will light, but when I release the button...

I just noticed this plume like thing coming out of one of the vents. I really don't know how else to explain it so I put this video on YouTube ...

I used to have an account a few ago, this site helped with the change from bauquacil to bbb. I am currently running a hayward s200 sandfilter with a...

I need to buy a new motor, UST 1072 3/4 hp. Prices of the Smith motors are competitive with Emerson US Motors. Emerson throws in a pump seal with...

Yesterday I was going to shut off the filter with my timer. I always shut it off with the manual override versus the breaker box. Well yesterday the...

I'm considering a Jandy Heater for my pool the commercial model has a bronze header and the home version has a polymer header. Does anyone know of...

The lines that go from the intake to the chlorinator and back in the outtake of my plumbing are connected by 1/4" ID X 1/4" MIP threaded barbs that...

Started up the old pump again for the third year in a row. (its been a trooper!) Any who ....when it started the first time it ran like it was new...

New owner of 21' AGP with question about putting on and taking off Solar Panel Cover. What is the best system to consider? I have research the...

Hello, needing information about pump size (HP). I'm a new pool owner and purchased a pump and filter system used from a friend and I'm concerned...

Hopefully someone can help or give some advice. Long story short, I went to replace the seals in my Hayward pump and the 4 bolts that hold the...

Hi! I just moved to N Oregon from Calif & I'm setting up my hot tub - an older cedar 800 gallon number. I ran a freestanding Laars Lite heater...

I was going to vacuum to waste this morning, I've been dealing with algae. I have never used that setting before and when I turned it to waste and...

OK, I used to think I was tech savvy, but I just installed this in "relay mode" so my panel can turn it on and off, but the on-pump display/keypad...

(Possible duplicate post. My login apparently timed out while I was drafting this, and the post might have been lost. Luckily I had copied the...

This is my 8th season with a 1 HP Sta-rite pump and motor. The bearings are starting to whine periodically (noise on occasion, but not often) so I...

Hi all, I received a brochure in the mail today, and I glanced through it and on the last page is an advert for their 'Sun Dot'. A 20" diameter...

I just moved into a house with a pool and have never had a pool in my life. The pool is an in ground fiberglass approx 33'l x 15'w 8'-6"at the deep...

Hello I had to replace the motor on my pump. I brought it home and hooked it up, added water to prime it and then turned it on. The pump started,...

We will probably have to replace our 12yo Hayward 1.5HP Superpump when we open this weekend. It died just as we were closing last year & was making...

Hi all, I hope the spring opening season is treating everyone well. Using the methods I've learned here I opened my pool to crystal clear...

I just popped the backwash hose ..first time backwashing because i forgot to completely straighten it..but it burst near the end (about 2 feet)..i...

I have a Aquatools model at3125 sand filter. I've had a dripping leak out of the backwash port for a couple of seasons now. But, this spring I've...

I'm in Wisconsin so a season for me is about 5 mounts of operation. I'm wondering how often it's recommended to take the pump apart and replace the...

Moved into a home with a pool and the pump is wired for 110. I've always thought that pools and spas were wired for 220. Is there any advantage to...

Hello all! I am a new subscriber here. Does anyone here have experience with the Hayward Ecostar pump? I installed 2 of them at my home 20 months...