Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

Hello, I have a Purex Triton FNS Plus 180007 FNSP 36 180007 36 sq. ft. 62 in. DE Filter Year 2000. The filter appears to be leaking water when...

Does anyone have an idea or have a current set up for the solar cover removal? this is my first year with a new AG 16x32 pool and getting tired...

I've had small quantities of sand in the pool over the past couple years most likely from my sand filter. This morning a small green plastic ring...

the valve(I guess that is what to call it) that i turn to full skimmer when vacuuming, will not turn back to half skimmer/half drain. I'm afraid to...

I need a new pump for my pool, mine died today (taps softly plays in the back ground). I have an Intex 24'x52" AG pool with a swimpro sw236t sand...

I opened my pool yesterday and ran the pump for an hour or two yesterday. I didn't have time to backwash, so I turned it off. Today, the pump...

I have a 24' x 52" above ground Intex pool. I was using a pump that came from another pool that someone gave me. The filter is a swimpro sw36t, it...

I opened my pool yesterday. Everything was fine and I ran it all night. I vacuumed it yesterday and needed to finish that today. The pump basket...

I have a Laars LX400 propane heater that has worked pretty well since I installed it ~5 years ago. Starting up the pool this year it lit right up...

So, after 10 years, my 1hp 2spd SuperPump didn't want to start this season: It was stuck and would hum. I got it open and broke the impeller loose...

Hayward Model # sp1515-z-1-esc Started out the year with a hum. Was able to spin the shaft and get her running. Ran it dry last week :eek: ...

Hi, the booster pump for our polaris 280 died last year. It was about 20 years old. we have a 32k in ground pool. Anyone have recommendations...

Hi, Here's a picture of our filter: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxIEFGNFogtWOHIxLVYwT0ZNTTA/edit?usp=sharing we had a new pool...

Yesterday while replacing my DE filter grids, I noticed that the under side of the manifold was cracked. Would a cracked manifold affect how much...

Hello Everyone, In preparation for opening my pool, I need to replace the spider gasket on my Praher Multiport Valve: Model: SM-10. I...

Hello, I have a Hayward heater model number H400 installed in 2001. Several years after installation, my dog ripped off the wires that led to the...

I recently drained about 10 inches of water from my pool, mostly by setting the valve on Backwash. After the water dried from my sidewalk I'm seeing...

Hi all, My pump kept shutting off due to Low FLow when connecting to the skimmer. The Intex skimmer came with the pool cannot keep up with the new...

Well my pump gave up the ghost last fall. It is a Sparco 2hp 2 speed pump. We only used it on low speed. I also have 22inch sand filter..also Sparco....

My bypass valve does not want to shut. When the handle is depressed to switch operations it allows the water to escape out the backwash hose. ...

Hello, When in spa mode, the water from the spa is going over the spill way (it never used to do this). This happens weather I use the Aqualink...

My nephew just purchased a 1 HP Hayward (SPL1580) pump and a Hayward (S180T) sand filter. I've heard from one person that a 1 horse power pump is too...

I'm at a crossroads and it's time to upgrade to a VS pump. I was at my local Leslies today and the salesperson recommended the Hayward EcoStar...

My Nautilus FNS DE filter has been blowing Clay into the pool so I ordered a new assembly thinking the filters were shot ....The new assembly came...

I have a very loud rattle coming from what appears to be the ortega check valve. This valve is located downstream from a Pentair Clean and Clear 320...

I am getting ready to open our pool. I bought a heater late last year and have yet to use it. My question is how do I keep the heater from over...

This is our first summer with a pool, and we live near St. Louis. Many pools get too hot during July, especially when we have an extended heat wave....

Last season we put in a lagoon shaped in ground pool (south central PA) 41' long x 16' wide in the deep end x 25' wide in the shallow end Deep...

I live in a PG&E/SMUD area: Sacramento, CA. I currently have a balanced plan with both. I have a 24000 gallon free-form in-ground pool plastered....

Solar blankets don't appear to be all that safe. I have two kids and three dogs and we just put in our pool last year. I did not buy a solar cover...