Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

We have a 10 year old Aquamatic Hydramatic deck mounted cover system. Other than normal maintenance of sliders and one complete cover replacement,...

Looking for any real world advice on how well these work and if they are worth the 350-600 bucks. I have a 14 year old IG 27000 Gallon with a single...

I currently have a 333k BTU Max-E-Therm on a 13,000 gal pool. I'd like to use the relay connections for pool and spa on the heater as a way to...

Hi there. I have a 1968 in-ground plaster pool. In 2007 the concrete around the pool was replaced. The conduit from the pool light junction to...

My neighbor has a pool I am troubleshooting and all the block diagrams have turned up no bad components yet. I have not tried the voltage tests yet....

I have a SC-20 Super Clear sand filter and pump setup for my above ground pool. I am looking for parts for it. I need a new impeller but cant find...

Hi guys. I have a Lomart pool with a Spectra 3 tank and a promega 1 hp pump w/timer, both are getting older. Long story short I would like to...

Hi All, I have an old MiniMax CH 200 pool heater. It worked intermittently last year but this year I'm not getting any heat. The pilot lights and...

We were getting DE in pool so I took apart the filter and found 3 fingers where cloth had come lose from finger. Purchased and replaced them and now...

I know it's supposed to be No. 20 Silica sand, but does anyone know if this is the right size? It says "50 lb pool filter sand" ...

Hello, I'm trying to use a Kreeper, which requires me to hook it up to the top filter and close the bottom filter so that there is more suction on...

Replacing a pool pump I have a Hayward SuperPump 1.5 HP that is getting old and noisy and I want to replace it preferably with a 2 speed pump. My...

A few days ago, I noticed water running down my tank from under the Multi-Port. After removing the Multi-Port, I found a hairline crack in the tank....

I have an 18 x 36 T shaped pool, approximately 42K Gallons. I currently have a Purex Triton FNS Plus 180007 36 sq. DE Filter ... with a 1.5 HP...

Start up pump all is well 19 pounds PSI 20 minutes later drops to 5 and impeller gets really loud. The thing of note since it runs 20 minutes...

I spent 3 days getting all of it out. Right now my pool is about 6 inches deep so it's not coming from the filter. Is there a hole at the bottom? How...

Hi guys. Since the pool was opened a week or so ago, I have been getting air in my filter. I release the air once or twice a day. The pump basket...

I have an 18' above ground pool 52" high with a Hayward Power-Flo LX 1.5HP Pump (probably overkill but it came with the package :( ). Anyway, the...

I am on my second EC65, first tube platter busted, and I found a replacement filter as used. Now after 8 years of faithful service, the least...

Hi, I am hoping someone else has some experience with this problem. The small circular fins surrounding my Jandy heat pump are, in some places,...

I have a Jacuzzi Magnum Force pool pump--part # 94027120 with an A.O. Smith motor--part #7-184950-22. The motor is getting very noisy and I am...

Our Fiberstars fiber optic system apparently became a 'snail house' over the winter. The snails prevented the fan from spinning and the fan then...

After About 20 years my pool pump has kicked the bucked. It was an A.O. Smith Model C48K2N143. I need to order a new pump and I was wondering what...

Hi, Seeing a thread about one of these pumps brought to mind an issue I'm having with mine. When it shuts off, occasionally it makes a noise like...

Greetings. I've had a 24' above ground pool with Starbright sand filter for five years. It was used when we bought it. I just hooked up the filter...

I have a Magnetek 8-177457-02 pump that is about 9 years old. It just started popping its internal breaker but not the one on the control panel. ...

Hello all, I'm trying to get a pool up and going for a house I recently purchased. The owners next door said the pool was working when the...