Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

7 years ago I decided to splurge on two nice Color Logic lights for my pool build. The LED lights were touted to last for 10's of thousands of...

Greetings, could really use some help. Just bought a house last year with a 35 year old Sylvan inground pool, with original filter, newer pump...

I typically open up my DE filter and clean the grids in the spring (once a year) but since replacing the filter due to a leak in the old one it...

hello, I have a 16" by 32" inground pool and im not sure if i have the right equipment. I have a sand filter model(S244T) and a recently...

Turned on the pump this morning, fired right up, working, no problem. Went out by pool this afternoon about 2:00, still working, no problem. Went...

This is probably related to my previous post (DE letting bugs through). My Hayward 2420 seems stuck at one filtering pressure- 12. Have not seen any...

Anyone have an opinion on this. I have a Hayward H100 pool heater. We use it quite a bit. I've noticed that starting last week, when the water...

I am at the final stage of planning for new pool and considering a heat pump living in a suburb of Philadelphia PA. I would like to get a heat pump...

Hey new here on the board and need advice. I purchased a house with a pool last year. So I have repaired minor things with no problem but now I...

first, a warning to everyone considering buying a new safety cover: do NOT get the solid cover with the mesh panel. you get the worst of both...

hello has anyone changed out their pilot generator on their gas poolheater by teledyne - laars? it doesn't look real easy to get at. model LLG250....

When I built my pool two years ago (in central Florida) I added a heat pump to warm the water in the winter months. I have since discovered the real...

I am not sure how long this has been a problem. I recently put my pool sweeper into the shop and bought a vaccuum hose. The skimmers are working but...

Saw on Woot.com that they are selling as the special of the day the blue pearl for $399. I buy lots of stuff from them, and their daily specials...

I just tried starting up my pool for the new season and the pump does not start. It just makes a really loud buzzing noise. I have the schematic...

We recently had our pump motor replaced. The new one is a Century/Centurion B848 after about a week, it started making a noise, almost like a...

This forum has benefited me greatly and I appreciate all of the expert advise that one can find here. Here's my first post! I have a 9 year old 18 x...

After searching through the posts, I'm not seeing this specific problem, which is: at startup the pool pressure gauge showed normal pressure, and...

I may be oversimplifying things but I have alot of room on my property and can run as much black poly pipe as necessary. Would there be anything...

Woke up Friday morning and when I went outside I did not hear my pump running. During the night a 4" wide tree branch came down and smashed the...

All, I have learned a lot from everyone at this site. I have a couple of quick questions and the answers might help me solve the problems with...

I have an Intex SWG/filter system. I have an iron problem, which requires me to clean off my cartridge daily (ugh!) I was wondering if anyone has...

What does "vacuum to waste" mean?

I recently installed a used 26" baqapure / 200lb sand filter on small 5000 gallon pool. I have the pump set at 1750 RPM filtering 12 hours a day, and...

I'm new to the start up process, my husband has always taken care of everything. HE did the winterizing last fall. W also just installed a new...

Hi, seeking a non-ugly solar cover set up for my in ground irregular kidney pool. I cam across this product (see link) that looks totally awesome and...

We just bought and put up a Intex metal frame pool. It holds approx 5200 gallons. I have read much online and heard here that the Intex pumps can be...

I think a kind of stupid question but will ask anyway. Need to replace the bulb on my Hayward Astrolite SP0580. It is 500W I took out the...

This started out under the thread "The Long Road in Trying to Lower TA," but more underlying problems might exist with the equipment, so I decided to...

I purchased a new Hayward Perflex EC-75 filter this season. I just opened it to give it a good cleaning and I saw that a number of the fingers were...