Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

I have a twist up or twist down backwash unit. I fully pull up and twist to turn off. 10% of water still flowing thru the "see thru" pipe. ...

Hi all, I have a 26,000 gal IG diamond brite plaster pool that is 3 years old. Using a Aquarite SWG. The salt is at 2600ppm per the digital readout...

I need to buy a new solar cover for next year and am wondering about the clear ones that supposedly allow more heat through and is the “Ultimate” in...

I could not get the timing right to be able to close my pool the exact day the company was coming out to install the solid safety cover (we had been...

We tripped a breaker the other day and had to restart all the pool equipment. Since then, our booster pump is make a gosh-awful racket. Our pump is...

Imagine my chagrin when the company opening my pool showed me all the tears and rips in the cover of the pool in the new house I moved into in May...

We are trying to decide on our pool waterline tile. Does anyone have any feedback as to the differences between the glazed (shiny) and slate (stone...

We have an indoor in-ground 400 gallon spa, adjacent to our indoor pool. Both have their own pumps and cartridge filters in a pump room, which is off...

We are installing a 15x34 fibergl*** IG. It is about 17000 gallons. What size heater do we need? Will 200K BTU do the trick? Is there value in...

Our pool finish is a very dark Pebbletec (or something similar). On sunny days, the bottom and sides get quite warm, which is a nice built-in solar...

I just bought a CLEAR DIAMOND solar cover and Feherguard reel (the one that 1 person can operate) for my 20X40 rectangle inground pool. I must be...

My salt level is around 3600 to 3500. I need to drain the pool. there's a faucet directly above the pump and when I turn it on water comes out. I...

Man I feel like an idiot not being able to figure some of this out :confused: I have a Hayward 2HP pump and a 1.5 HP pump for the water feature....

I have not noticed this until tonight (hard to see this during daylight hours) but I am observing a fair amount of air bubbles coming from the pool...

My inground ANTHONY (SYLVAN) pool has a vertically mounted brass selector valve. Normal operation has this brass valve all the way down. When I...

I have an aqualogic SWG with the goldline remote. Is the SWG working all the time when the pump is runing? Under the timers menu is a category called...

Im getting closer to to the big dig day and am thinking about different forms of heat. 15.6x28.6 VL IG pool(new jersey full sun). problem...

We would like to purchase a solar cover to increase our swimming season. Could someone recommend if we should get clear, blue, or blue with a...

I've been told that the kind of air blower the pool services use is hard to find and my high-powered shop vac can't get air through the bottom drain...

Storms in the Phoenix area has overloaded my pool with leaves and debris. Leaves have gotten past the "hair basket" on the pool pump. When I...

so, i've recently installed a replacement 125K natural gas heater. i considered a solar solution but ditched it thinking the rise of roof and # of...

Is there a way to repair/replace the gasket in a multi port valve? Seems the gasket is built in and can't be replaced You have to buy the whole...

We have decided on the size and shape of our soon to be built IG pool. The shape will be mostly L and about 36-38K gals. We are planning on...

Is anyone using the Jandy PDA? Any positive or negative reviews on it?

I will be having an 18x43x28 40,000 gal true L shaped pool installed soon and was wondering if a 1 1/2 hp pump will be adequate enough for the size.

Two things odd started last night when running my pool filter. 1st) when I turned on the filter I noticed water was not pulling thru the motor...

I have had to clean my 300w 12v pool light bulb socket about once per year or my light quits working. I polish the socket and the bulb with emory...