Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

Hi, I have a 1.5 hp full-rated single speed pump (SF = 1.47) that I want to replace with a more effient model. It's for an in-ground 15k gal pool...

Hi all - I'm looking to replace my very very old sand filter - a Hayward, 24", 3.14 sqft with the plumbing side mounted. I'd like for it to be so...

Hello. I became a pool owner when I bought my home. The home was a foreclosure, so no instructions came with owning a pool, and I am a first time...

I have a Sta-Rite Dura-Glas 1HP 220V which was installed with our new 96,000 litre pool 3 years ago. The pump ran about 10 hrs/day from May to...

I have a Raypak gas heater 335,000 BTU and the heater exchnage tubes rotted away. The heater is only 3 years old raypak says it is due to low ph has...

Help- Opened the pool today:) . De leaked into the pool:mad: . The filter grades looks ok 2 grades have a piece of plastic end cap broken but it...

I have a hairline crack on my Hayward 2" FIP Vari-Flo Valve for Pro-series DE Filter on the intake side. I have had a steady drip over the last 2...

Firing it up for the first time this season. Not had this happen before. Is this a simple part replacement (like a start up capacitor) or a sign of a...

We have a 30,000 gallon ig pool in MI. It is 10 years old. The sand in the filter is the original - and have heard from several sources that the...

I have a Jacuzzi ST-24 sand trap pool filter . In the "Filter" position, the dial (multi-port) valve had a small leak into the waste line. I...

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I have a pentair dual speed whisperflo 1 hp pump that is on the fritz in a very weird way. - If it starts up in high speed, the motor just buzzes...

Saw my pump running at 37psi the other day and shut it off until I could address it. Yesterday I pulled the DE grids and cleaned them in a bath of...

Good morning, Well, it's spring and time to take up my other job: Mr. Amateur Pool. Here's my setup: Colored plaster IG 22.5 k gallons...

I have a question as to how a solar blanket would work on a free form pool. My pool is 24 x 44 at it's widest and longest points (it is 16' at...

I had a 21x42 lagoon kit installed late in the season last year...approx. 40,000 gallons according to the installer. I've got a Hayward 1.5HP...

Pool has been closed up since Oct 07. Out back last night and noticed the cover seemed to be awfully low in the pool. Quick check showed water...

I'm trying to pick out a pump for our pool and I've run across some posts saying that the Hayward SP was very noisy. I'm going to purchase a 2 speed...

Have a 22x42 AG. Need a new cover this year... see clear, blue/clear, blue/black(?)/ and good old blue. Blue is cheapest... Any real...

Do all 2 speed pumps run off of 220 voltage? I remember when the electrical was put in that they ran 2 lines, but I don't remember what the voltage...

I've got an older oddessy solar cover reel and am looking to find a place to order replacement plastic ball bearings for the reel. Does any one...

Anyone have experience with the Blaster 3000 cartridge filter cleaner. Does it work?

Hi All I'm looking for opinons on getting a heat pump instead of a heater in the Oklahoma City area. I would enjoy reading your opinions on the...

I’ve got a couple of problems with my above ground vinyl 18’ x 36’ pool that I sure could use some advise on. I’ve had the pool for 5 summer seasons....

Time of day (demand based) electricity rates will be introduced to my area soon. The rates are about 3 times higher during the daytime weekdays...

When my pump kicks in I get a couple real big bubbles out the return lines.. Nothing major but enough to tell me I have a leak allowing air into the...