Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

Please post any legal notices received from Leaf CEO . They are factual, non-private communications . Any other factual, public information about...

I'm a new AGP owner and I've read on this forum and other places that it is ideal to have the eye ball pointed in a direction the promotes circular...

My wife and I recently purchased a house in Manteca CA, along with the house came a pool full of green water & algae. I read through a lot of the...

The filter grids are probably 8 years old. I just cleaned them and they look practically still new. The pressure is reading 20. My heater pump...

Newbie here. Could use some guidance. About a year ago, we moved into a house with a saltwater pool and a 500 ga. saltwater spa. The spa has a...

Solid versus mesh- pros and cons?

Hello, I have a duraglas pump that I have gone through about 4 or 5 motors with in 6 years. I just installed another new one yesterday. I always...

They work!! A couple of months ago I posted about the solar disks I made using regular solar cover material and landscape irrigation tubing....

I have a Hayward Starlight - SP543-L that has gone dead. I would like replace the light but am not sure what will fit without replacing the Niche. ...

Hello :) I have been actively lurking the forum all summer. We purchased and put up a 12x24 ft above ground pool about 6 weeks ago. Our nights...

New user here. Been reading here a lot over the years and the forum has helped me alot. Looking for advice on replacing my pump motor now. I will...

Hello, We have an 11 year old gunite pool with in-line hayward chlorinator. I noticed air bubbles continuously coming out of the 2 returns closest...

Hello, I purchased a new 18' intex above ground pool for the kids this summer and it's been a struggle to keep the water temp at an acceptable level....

My pool has been leaking water, but because it is right next to my A/C drain, I really couldnt tell where it was. Finally channeled the A/C drain...

Our Hayword H400 pool heater won't come on this morning. Display flashes 5F. Filter is clean. Tried shutting down a few minutes and restarting but no...

We may need to replace our old 2 hp pump. We have an 11,000 gallon gunnite pool, with a raised spa/waterfall. Our filter is a Purex Triton FNSP 60. ...

Hi, I wasn't getting any suction after backwashing my de filter, the only way I could get the filter going was to shut down all intakes except the...

Is the Sta-Rite® System 3 Air Bleed Filter necessary in the pool system? We have a dog who loves to swim and hair is constantly getting trapped at...

Hello. Looking for some help with my LP pool heater if indeed it is. I purchased a used Laars Hot Shot pool heater that says on tag it is LP. ...

As the days grow shorter and the sun hits my pool less and less, my thoughts have turned to buying a heater. Solar won't work in our situation, and...

Hi, I'm new to the forum and looking forward to learning more about taking care of my pool and equipment here. I was away for a few days and when...

I'm going to replace the pool frog with a standard chlorinator (frogger cover is leaking, new cover is about 40, o-ring alone is about 20) I dont...

Hello all i am new. can you give me some info on where to buy a new variable speed pump for my 14K inground pool with a liner. also what brand to go...

I just discovered a packet of documents left by the previous homeowner, among which are all the pool equipment manuals for the house I just bought. ...

what actually is this noise attributed to? I have heard air. I have heard a broken gasket. anybody have a good, soild answer?

Prolly a dumb question, but i have to ask. If your water is bad and making your filter work over time, will it leak? I am losing water somewhere,...

This is my first pool (built in 1986) and all the return lines into the pool had lots of air bubbles. At each valve switch going into the pump...

I have a very old spa/pool with a Hayward SP-558 wet niche. The light has been dead in it since I bought the house 2 years ago. I am renovating...