Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

Old topic for history of my saga. http://www.poolspaforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=29958 Here is what I have done. Replaced the relay...

Hi, Newbie here! My filter doesn't seem to be closing completely on the inside. When it's on filter, water is coming out of the waste/backwash pipe...

I've had serious algae problems over the past three years cause by my pool cover falling in from the harsh winters. The previous two years - a...

Hi, I'm new to the forum and pools in general (recently bought a house with a pool). I'm having my Pentair 48 sq ft filter professionally...

We have a 1 year old and want to do everything possible to make our pool safe. I want to purchase an intrusion alarm. I was looking at either the...

Hi, I have a 28,500 gallon in-ground pool. I had a D.E filter and it went out last year. I was loaning (the insert) one from a pool care company....

Cant seem to get my Laars lite 2 to work. I changed the pilot, generator pile, on/off switch, thermostat, pressure switch, temp sensor board. I've...

We are very new to the pool world. We bought a house with a in ground 1985 pool and until this week the old cartrige filter worked fine. The o-ring...

This has probably been asked a million times... First time pool owner, I opened the pool about a month ago, had the pump running 24/7 for about a...

I'm new at this please forgive me if I don't know or give the correct term... My question: I was vaccuuming my pool several weeks ago and...

multi-port is making clicking sound when I move it from filter to waste to rinse and back. Last year it was silent, still works though. maybe an...

Hello all, First off, I would like to thank you all for your prompt replies. Now I want to confront my latest issue. Since the pool water started...

I'm in CA and our city is telling us a removable fence is not enough, and that we must get door alarms. I see they offer special pool door alarms...

I will be heading out west for vacation the last week of June/first week of July. My usual set of friends that come to take care of the pool, well,...

Hi all, my filter cartridges need replacing, this is their 10th season. Anyway, I can get 4 Unicell brand replacement cartridges for about $280. ...

Hello all, Thank you for the site as it has helped me greatly the past three years. We just sold our current home to get a larger home for the...

Hello all i have had some problems with my pool from time to time with air swirling around in the pump. When i backwash it it helps but sometimes it...

I am looking at purchasing one of the Sparkle Clean systems but want to know if any members have used this brand and if its worth the money?

Good Morning, We lost our instructions on how to attach blanket straps to roller in 27ft round pool. My husband says that it is impossible to do it...

I will be leaving for 6 weeks and need to cover my pool. I live in NY and so it will be covered in the hight of summer. I keep getting different...

I want to install a PVC discharge line from my filter to avoid having to deal with those plastic backwash lines. I want to run the line about 100...

How do I control/handle them in my pool? Can they do serious harm to my filter?

I apologize if this question has been asked before. I did a search and couldn't find what I needed. I posted late last week about my Intex 15ft x 48"...

Hi have doughboy sand filter that is dealing me a fit. At first, I would get great pressure and suction, then several hours later it would decrease....

I picked up my pool brush the other day and noticed the bristles were coming off like dog hair. So I went thru your Amazon link and bought a new...

I just received my new Pentair FNS+ 48 D.E. filter in the mail, along with the high-flow MPV and a 'sightglass kit'. Problem is, this "sightglass"...

My pool has flush mount eyeball returns that I would like to replace with a different type that makes it easier to adjust. The retaining ring that...

Hello. My DE filter fills with air pretty fast, and there is air jetting out of the return closest to the filter. Any tips on figuring where the...

The leak occurs when I reassemble the upper and lower halves. Is there a trick to join them so it doesn't leak? Allen