Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

Hi All, I took the cover off our pool yesterday, probably a bit impatient on my part but whats done is done. The pool is 16x32 ig, and probably...

I need to know if you can use a Hayward Super Pump 1 hp in place of a Power-Flo lx 1 1/2 hp. The Power-Flo is being use on a 29 foot round above...

I am new in this, so sorry if i am in the wrong forum spot. My question is that does a in ground pool has more then 1 filter, or does it has more....

I just noticed that the clear-top Jandy "Check Valve" that's somewhere in the pipeline is leaking (water seeps through and drips). I have some...

The liner fell in my pool while taking it off and it was full of algae, leaves and dirty water. Now I have to vacuum and pump all that crap to wste...

I have a sand filter and noticed that after every time we backwash, the pool looks a lot worse. I've actually watched brownish water flowing INTO the...

I have a 33ft round pool w/ sand filter. Ran last year for first year(prior owner ran for 6 yrs) with no issues. Pump/filter runs fine at 17 psi...

Does anyone have suggestions on some of the better winter covers? I thought about doing one with the mesh drains however dont want to deal with the...

I'm having a problem with my pool equipment. The pump attempts to start in the morning as scheduled but is unsuccessful. The pump starts humming...

As my pool knowledge and confidence grows - so does my ambition : When we bought our house 7 years ago we were informed that the main drain in the...

Hello, I just bought a house that has a gunite pool with a single main drain. The pool is probably 40 years old. I haven't been able to locate...

I just bought a solar cover and reel. My pool is in-ground rectangular 18 x 36. It does curve out maybe 1 foot at the end. The direction of the...

We are relitivly new to the pool ownership scene. We have owned a Intex Easy set pool for a few years, This year we decided to get a permanent AG...

Hi, I am new to forums and pools. Acquired an existing home with IG Fox lined 16,449 gal salt water pool. Other than de-winterize and start up, not...

I have a 27ft round above ground that is inground. Does anyone know how to make a solar reel or any advice. They look cheap and are so expensive...

I am a new pool owner and I am wondering the best on-line store for a solar cover and chemicals. Thanks Rob

I am sort of new to pool upkeep. Bought my current home w/ pool already in place. I helped maintain a pool at my frat house in college, which had a...

I really messed up this morning. My jandy JVA 2440 Actuator Valve wasnt working .It was making noise So i decdied to remove it from the valve and...

At the end of last pool season, I noticed more and more sand on the bottom of the pool. Yesterday, I took all the sand out of the filter and...

I opened my pool with a new company today. They could not prime pump off main drain as I usually do when I open pool. We could prime pump off spa...

I have a 12 year old super pump that just quit working when I opened the pool. It just hums. I got it going for a couple of days by manually turning...

I had a few bad grid on my DE filter. Now there are a lot of DE on the pool floor. The polaris wont vacuum it becaouse the DE is too small. 1)...

Ok guys/ladies.... I'm at my wits end. I had posted about my light tripping the breaker, well... got that part solved. It's a tad of water getting...

I bought an older H100ID 100K BTU pool heater with issues. Current issue is that is blows the 20A GFCI when it turns on. Facts/things I have done:...

I noticed at start of season I'm building pressure on both recirculate and filter positions. I noticed when I started up the filter I backwashed so I...

Just got done hard piping my ABG pool pump, Did I do good? I did see a small error in my Natures2 bypass that I will need to fix. ...

thanks for so many replies to your questions you asl\k me . NOT!

I just replace the DE in my filter. I might have clog some sort of suction line with the DE. Everything was fine before the DE filter cleaning. Here...

Recently I have noticed that after I backwash there is sand on the driveway by the drain pipe, it has only happened since I opened this year. What...

Ok, I am not the sharpest knife in the draw, but I need some help understanding this. In the installation instructions it states: The solar...