Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

Has anyone successfully eliminated the cleaner booster pump by using a 2 speed or multi-speed main circulation pump like the Pentair Intelliflo or...

In the past 2 weeks we have gone through two solar covers. I noticed one day our old one had lost all the air pockets in the bubbles at the time I...

I have been using skimmer socks for quite a while now and love them. I usually have to clean them weekly. I decided to try Knee Highs to see if...

I have a 4 yo 13,500 gal gunite pool with a Jandy DE filter system. I backwashed my pool last weekend. I noticed today that the pressure on the...

I just got a solar cover this summer and BOY it works great. I have solar heating and a gas heater. I have not had to use the gas heater at all...

Hello all, I just replaced the 500 watt bulb in my Pentair amerilite fixture. After a quick search here, I found out most of what I needed. The...

Hi All, I have a 3 month old Pentair Whisperflo 3/4HP pump that was working great up until this morning. I went out to turn the heater on and there...

My pool pump just begin to have problems starting last week. After a night of sitting, when I try and start the pump in the morning, it just humms...

Please help someone, I have an obstruction in the line below my skimmer. I pressure tested the line between the pump and the skimmer and there is...

I saw that the Sunheater solar heating kits are available for inground pools now. Maybe this is old stuff, but I had only seen them for above ground...

Hey folks, I'm about to help a friend install a Hayward Pro Series sand filter in his above ground pool. I have never done this before or even...

Everything went well with the install. No leaks at all...now just waiting for darkness to see how it does with my 24' round. I like that you have...

Hi, Just wanted to stop by and update my solar panel install that I did last year; the gory details can be found in the following threads: ...

Greetings, My pool circulation pump has a 3/4 HP motor. My electric utility (PG&E) recently replaced my mechanical meter with a digital one and...

Does anyone use or has anyone ever used the "Pool Pal Liquid Chlorinator"? It's made by a company called APC, Aquatic Parts Company. Looks like it...

Anyone know or have experiance with the best place to purchase a motor online for AG Pool?

1) Is it possible to put the aqualuminator on a timer? Not sure if this can be done because of the way the on/off switch works. 2) Is having a mat...

I need to replace my Polaris PB4-60 booster pump. I did some price research online and found the lowest price at PoolSupply4Less.com. What's been...

I need some advice for my first backwashing adventures! 1. What do you do with your backwash water? 2. Any problems using untreated water for...

Hi All, I need to replace my pump and filter assy. I have a gunite kidney shaped pool that is 10ft at the deep end and 4ft at shallow end and...

There's a small hole in my sand filter tank and it's spraying water. Looks like a couple of pin holes not a lot of water loss. Can I fix this? ...

Can anyone tell me what the two pipes running down from my skimmers are? One seems to provide the suction when the pump is runnung, and the other one...

Yesterday, when the filter pump of my pool started in the morning, I noticed that the water was not circulating in the pool. There was no water...

I'm replacing my pump and I've found that the bond wire lug connection is at the back of the motor on the new pump. On the old pump it was at the...

Anyone try fitting this unit with the roman style top rails? The top rails on this pool are pretty bulky and I cannot figure out a way to make this...

Has anyone considered using dirty DE for anything? I was thinking of back washing and cleaning the grids on a tarp to capture the DE and using it...

My electrical rates are lower from 9pm to 9am and I'm currently running my pump for 6 hours a day . Is it better to run the pump in the evening from...

I have an inground 21,000 gallon pool with sand filter. i am starting to have pressure problems when vacuuming. it starts off fine and vacuums...