Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

Question on step #3. Do you have to dump the TSP mixture before doing the acid bath? Do think it would be a problem is you added the 10:1 acid...

I have a cartridge filter less than a year old (Waterco CC100) and after all of the pollen was washed into the pool after a big rain, the performance...

I have a 18 x 33 x 4 ft. above ground pool. I have gone through 2 Hayward Power Flow Matrix pumps in the last 4 years and am looking for a reliable...

So, I just opened up the pool this year and I think my pressure gauge is not working right. When the pump is off, it's reading 30psi. After I cut...

In what i would say is the understatement of the year it seems as though I have my spa setup incorrectly. Can anyone help me set this straight. You...

The automatic cover on my in-ground pool apparently has a hole (or holes) in it. I've been trying to drain the water off of it from recent rainfall...

I have a pool that is approximately 32' x 18' in size. 3' 5' 3' for depth. Currently as the main pool light I have a Fiber Optic light that barely...

Another thread in the pool chemical testing section prompted this question so I figured I would post it where it should be. I have a 2 speed...

We have had a nice above-ground pool -- Doughboy Tuscany 24' -- for about 10 years. Since 2005 we have had a SunHeater solar heating system and...

I am thinking my capacitor may be bad on my Pentair Dynamo. I cut on the pump and hear a humming noise. I took the pump off and the impeller is...

I'm considering replacing my single speed 2hp (1.1sf) pump with a variable speed pump. I'm struggling with trying to understand how variable speed...

My sand filter split at the base. I am looking to get a replacement filter that I can use with my existing Valve. The valve I have is just a year...

Good morning! I have been having a problem with my pool cleaner coming on in the middle of the night. When I go to my Aqualink panel, it does...

I am considering changing out the 2 Hp AO Smith motor( SF=1) on my Hayward Super II pool pump. The pool is in St. Augustine Fl and is not screened...

My pump and DE filter are high above my pool. Every year we have trouble getting everything air tight so we don't loose prim. Does anyone know of a...

hi, just wondering why my salt cell keeps building calcium, I just changed my water and the ch is around 250/275 and the water is 5 month old, I have...

Has anyone used the Unicel replacement filter for the Jandy CL460? Any quality or construction issues? Performance issues? The Unicels are far...

Have a Jandy 1400 throwing 120 & 121 codes. It's 2 years old and was a warranty replacement of another cell so I'm thinking I don't get warranty...

I rent my home and it has a swimming pool. I know nothing about pools other than that they're fun and that I sometimes have to use the leaf rake. ...

Hi Everyone. Searched the forum and have not yet found an answer to this problem. My PDA for the Jandy Aqualink has been progressively getting worse....

Hi, I have a solar heating system with my in-ground pool. Pentair SunTouch controller and Pentair CVA-24 valve actuator to divert water to solar...

Greetings. Opening my 28 foot above ground pool this year I found the pump I had inherited when I purchased the house no longer worked. It was...

I started a post, and now do'nt know where it went. Anyway. I took over the pool from a pool guy few months back. things have been ok. A couple...

Help! I am going ibnto my 3rd year of pool ownership and already have had a quarter size hole in my liner and a pretty bad alggae bloom. At the end...

We had the power go out for about 30 mins. Now my time on the pool filter will not turn on. The breaker is on and we have even turned off and back...

I have a 1.5hp with service factor of 1.1 and it has started to get loud. I have a 15000 gallon pool with DE filter with solar heating on roof;...

My pump currently has Zeobrite and it's time to replace it. Is sand or Zeobrite better to use?

I have a Pentair Nautilus FNS DE 60 sq ft filter. I have had it serviced by a local company for the past 6 years but the filtration has become worse...

I have a 35k gallon in-ground pool (40x20 rectangular) with a Jandy DEL 60 Filter. The pool is 5 years old and when first built the pressure averaged...

I'm interested in a pool automation system and specifically using a mobile device or tablet (iPhone or iPad) to control the system. Are there any...