Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

Not quite sure what's going on, but I've broken 2 skimmer baskets in the last 2 weeks. The first one I chalked up with my being a newbie. I was...

I have been a pool owner since 31 May 2012. In the past 3 weeks I have successfully kept my pool water crystal clear from reading this forum. I...

18x32 Oasis, In In Ground with Vinyl Liner. Pool has run fine past two summers. Just tried to backwash pool and pump will not prime to draw water...

I have an 18x32 inground pool with a PF-50 sand filter. I just opened my pool yesterday and started the pump and filter. It showed about 16 PSI on...

Greetings for the Midwest I had a home here in Joplin, MO, until the big one hit May 2011. I am in the process of rebuilding, and one of the...

I have a 15'x30'x48" above ground pool. I recently bought a Hayward HP21104T HeatPro 110k BTU heat pump (I know, overkill, but we may be getting a...

I converted to a salt system and love it. I have cut my weekly chemical expenses to $25.00. Alas my electric bill is $9.00 per week for a grand total...

Lights on my pool weren't working - found that GFCI wouldn't reset. Replaced the GFCI and the old twitches for good measure. Spa light now works...

I just bought a 13'x25'x4' Tuff Pool and need to figure out what pump to get and what size sand filter. I plan on running the pump 24/7 because...

I'm new to pool ownership and live in the midwest. I have an 18' 52"high above ground pool and the water is crystal clear and looks really...

I can't search the forum so I can't find an answer to my question quickly. However, I'd like to know if there's an existing thread on pros/cons or...

Is their any pool covers out there that last more than 3-4 years before they get hard and brittle. I have a semi automatic pool cover that if I...

I just changed the sand in my filter last year. It calls for 250 lbs. so thats what I put in. Is there any way to know whether it needs more without...

Which filter media would work best for filtering dog hair and other debri? Pool sand, glass media (Filterglass, Vitro...) or ZeoSand? Thank you...

Our pump, filter runs 24/7 along with the heat pump. How often should we backwash the sand filter? This is brand new set up and we are still...

Trying to figure out the total draw on the circuit for my pool to see if I can put a small fridge outside ..... Cant seems to find the amp draw on my...

Hey everyone, first-time listener, first-time poster. I just bought a house with a pool in East Mesa, AZ. Other than a broken water-fill valve...

I just replaced my liner and after filling notice a leak under the pump housing, I replaced housing gasket, no luck. Bought seal assembly kit...

Here's a creative one for all those with unique ideas: I have a standard pencil-like pool thermometer tied to a string on the ladder. ...

I have a 15k gal in-ground pool. It has a Kreepy-Krauly suction-side pool cleaner and a Sta-Rite PTM-135 cartridge filter (1-1/2” plumbing, 135 sq...

16x32 in ground vinyl liner, about 20,000 gallons, no water features/spa, just a pool. 1 skimmer, 2 returns, pumphouse at same level as pool, about 5...

Hi, the timer is not advancing on the pool filter. it is working for our secondary polaris pump. Any suggestions on how I can get this going? ...

My aqualink Controller has started to turn on the polaris booster pump randomly and outside the programming time. When it turns on the booster pump...

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and can definitely need some help figuring some problems with the filter that I have. The flow rate with the...

I have been reading as much as I can and have got a pretty good handle on pool care, but there are some valves on my pump / filter and I don't know...

Hello, I need some quick advice on how to point my two return eye jets on my 18 x 36 rectangular in ground pool. one is in the middle of the...

I just recently completed a DIY inground pool kit but did not install a heater, which I'm already regretting. Does anyone have some recommendations...

Pressure has been steady at 20, backwashed filter last night and ran some to waste to lower water level. Now pressure is reading 10 or less. ...

Does anyone know the part number or an generic capacitor part number for a Sta-rite 1.5 hp dynaglass motor ?

As my current setup isn't the greatest, and is not properly operating to keep my pool clean I'm going to move on. Based on PoolDoc's recommendation...