Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

My pool company just acid washed my pool walls while the water was still in the pool to remove some odd stripes from the marcite. My cartridge...

Just curious. We have an 14 * 28 inground, 4' fence surrounding the backyard with self closing gates and childproof latches. Recently I watched a...

Just occured to me that we have done nothing to our sand filter since we built our pool in 1999. We have a good bit of sand in our pool thanks to...

Hello, Just fired up our heater for the first time in about two months today. Heater ran for a few minutes and then cut off. The service light is...

All of the pillows I see seem to be designed for standalone spas. Are there any good ones that would work with a spa like the kind we have? ...

Hello All: I did a search but couldn’t find any results that answered my question. I am in the market to replace my old Hayward 3/4 hp...

What started out as great luck has turned extremely frustrating! My home warranty service replaced my pool pumps last week (both main and Polaris). ...

I have a 3-port Gray Jandy valve that combines skimmers and main drain and sends it to the pump. The valve has a "hole" of some sort in the side. I...

I was wondering if you guys could weigh in on a pump question/concern. I did cross post this in the building forum as well. I talked with by PB them...

Hello, This is Luke the pool professional guy in Atlanta. This year I have decided to use a portable pool filteration system to assist in...

My Hayward Super Pump 1-hp started leaking at the end of the season last fall so I'm looking to replace it after 3 seasons. It was left dry running...

I have a Hayward S200 sand filter that makes noise when the pump is turned on. It sounds like there are 2-3 rocks inside the filter that proceed to...

I just had a conversation with my PB about how they are going to wire my EasyTouch 8 control panel. First a little background. I have a 42 slot 200...

Does it work? Worth the investment?

We have a 10k gal 12x24 IG pool with a DE filter. Our pump failed for about a week, and in that time we got some algae in the pool, and the water...

Had a pool put in about 2.5 yrs ago. Builder put in a Laars LT400 heater for pool/spa. At the time, I figured this was a good heater having had an...

When the electrician ran the line out to our pool, he cut off the 3 prong plug from the pump and installed a 5 prong plug. He also put the same type...

Hey all, I'm at the point where I have to decide on an automation system. My builder is very familiar and happy with Pentair, so that's the...

Okay well it's been a month now and my pressure on the filter has gotten to the "clean" mark. Well I took it out and hosed it off for a good while....

Ok guys, newbie here again. I just ran my heater a few days ago with no problem. today when I go to turn it on it says error, call for service. Who...

I'm not running the pumps (Main and Polaris booster) very much these days, mostly just to get a few leaves off the bottom every other day or so. Also...

What is the difference between an inground pump versus an above ground pump? thanks in advance..

When we moved into our house in August, I had a pool guy come out and school me on the operation of the pool,heater,spa and the equipment. The...

The pool I designed is a 12' x 20' Roman style with an average depth of 4 feet. Attached is a 7' spa. I want to have an inground pool cleaning...

(1) I have a Hayward sand filter pump, I think maybe a 1.5 HP, but don't recall off hand. I had the motor replaced in Spring of last year. ...

Is there anyway to use the boiler in my house as a pool heater? Has anyone done this? If I install a natural gas pool heater, does it need to be...

My lights, when turned on, are tripping the GFCI after they have been on for about 5 minutes. I have Jandy dimmer relays installed between the GFCI...

These heat pumps seem very similar, scroll compressors, titanium exchangers, warranty periods, COPs within range... What are the problematic brands...

Any thoughts why 2 of my 6 jets are not blowing any air? I am running a 2HP pump that is dedicated to the jets. No blower. 4 of my jets work great...