Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

My jets stopped working yesterday. I have tried backwashing but hardly any water comes out, or it sputters out. When I turn the filter back on the...

Last year when my pool was built I had a LED light put in the pool and a standard light in the spa. It came with a hand-held remote. Well the kids...

All, I would imagine this has been covered multiple times. For some reason my search syntax did not produce anything. Please point me to some...

Greetings-- I'm searching for advise on adjusting the water jets on the sides of my IG pool. Retanglular pool aprox 20x40. Skimmers on long...

I have recently installed solar panels on my roof for heating the pool. I am running the solar system separately from my filter system. This is...

have had an extremely frustrated opening of pool this year....replaced liner, that was the easy part. Attached skimmer, pump, and filter hoses and...

Having a problem with my filter. It's a Jacuzzi Splash-Pak, model SS-185 (18-5" sand filter). It's got a 6-way valve on top and normally you press...

Hi everyone. Started up the pool yesterday and the Valve on top of my sand filter is leaking around the brim (if you will). It is leaking in the...

I recently noticed that one of my drains had no suction. The pool is only about 3 months old. Turns out, a sponge was left in the drain to keep...

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I'm still learning. Can I upgrade to a sand filter system with an Intext metal frame pool? Will this give me...

My pool is 28’x52’ and about 44k gals. with a 3hp Hayward pump, Hayward Pro Grid DE7220 DE filter, Pool Pilot Digital 220 with the SC60 cell, 4...

I'm trying to determine how many gallons per hour my pump pumps. I found a plot on the Pentair website that plots ft. of water on the y-axis and...

I have an 18x36 IG vinyl pool that I have been running the filter from 8PM to 6AM to save $$$ running it at night. So far this year the pool has been...

I have read alot of the posts on how long to run the pump. I haven't seen any posts with my paticular denominators. 33 ft. round pool, 52" high, 26...

I have a 16x34 IG pool with a 1.5 superflo pump/SD80 sand filter/Ig20 SWG/Pentair 300ch heater. This is my second year with the pool and everything...

I have had a small IG Gunnite pool for almost a year now, with NO problems at all. In fact, this new pool is frankly as clean as any I have seen,...

We have an inground pool that has 3 valves - one that allows water to flow to the returns, one to the polaris, and one to the waterfall. After...

It's been a cool spring thus far here in the Northeast and my pool is barely 74*. I've been avoiding getting a solar cover (asthetics + safety)...

Hello everyone I have 27' AG round pool and it is my 4th summer with it. The water is clear, pump is working, but today when I was finished...

i've been meaning to do this for awhile in case anyone is interested in some ideas and it can be helpful. i built the pool shed 2 years ago (the...

Have an 18 ft AG pool. Had a 1 hp Jacuzzi pump and filter and a lomart skimmer. Pump went bad so changed to a New Hayward power flo matrix 1 hp pump...

Hi All, I have a Pentair FNS plus DE filter with a 2" high flow multiport valve. If I set the valve to "waste" to bring the level down will that...

I know there was a discussion recently on the best way to clean a DE filter, but I can't find the thread. Could someone point me to it or remind me...

After initial opening and cleaning, my water was cloudy/clear for a while and I kept vacuuming every few days because I had brown spots all over the...

We had our new central FL, 15 X 30, 3-5 1/2 deep, IG 12K G pool finished last year. Now I think the builder installed way to large a pump on the...

I posted this on the other pool website so ignore if you have read it already. OK, let me first preface this by saying I have no experience...

I went to turn on my pump and it kinda made a dull noise and then quit. I cleaned out the pump basket, lots of cottonwood in it(as it is the season...

I have a 20000 gallon IG pool with an old anthony apollo DE grid filter that is about 50 sqf. I have one skimmer and one return and the equipment is...