Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

I currently have a Fox Wall-Pak cartridge filter and am considering switching to a sand filter because these cartiridges have been a pain for me and...

Hi all, We've had our pool 20,000gal round ag pool for about 3 weeks. In that time I've had the setup crew back twice. The first time they needed...

I noticed that my two sam lights have the word "wide" (molded) on the glass lens. The words are at the 3 or 9 o'clock postion (I forget which). It...

I am considering installation of a Jandy 400,000 BTU NG pool heater to heat my new 25x45 37,000 gallon in-ground pool. I did some rough calcs and...

Given the innovativeness of some of the people on this forum, I'm surprised that I've not seen the subject of a DIY sand pool filter suggested. ...

So glad to find this site! There is no information anywhere else about kiddie pools and I hate to waste so much water dumping every day. I have...

I have a 2 year old 18x36 IG with a vinyl liner and I've been using the BBB method since late spring of this year. Within the last 6-8 weeks I've...

http://pattonpool.com/ I was worried and thought I needed two lights in the pool, but I think 1 is going to work out just fine.

5 year old Hayward super pump is making some noise when I first start it up. Is there any things that can or should be oiled? I replaced the...

I have a Pentair Pinnacle pump that has developed two casing leaks at the curved "shoulders" of the main housing, just below the vertical discharge. ...

Re: Pump Not Pulling Enough Water To Run Properly -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks Patl...

We just got a new DE filter this year ( we had a cartridge before) I hear everyone saying that they dont have to bump and backwash often, but it...

Just bought a house that we loved that happened to have a pool - everyone tried to talk me out of the pool thing, but here I am forging along. We've...

I saw yesterday at Home Depot Irritrol brand 100 series 2" actuator valves for irrigation systems. They were in some kind of clearance, i.e. being...

I installed new eyeballs in my pool outlets a few days ago, and I wondered which direction I should be setting them to direct the incoming water....

I got my new whisperflo pump in today and started taking out the old hayward. I know lots of stuff, but apparently one of them isn't PVC. Never had...

I bought the house with pool 8 months back never having issues with the pool till the past two months i am thinking its the filter that is not...

I see many folks on the forums are using two-speed pumps. I just bought a two-speed motor to replace my dying one-speed and now need to figure out...

OK OK, everyone I talk to in person says the ozone system is the way to go. I've seen two pools running on it and they both say it's the best thing...

All 44 panels assembled: Once I got the panels up onto the roof, they were easy to put together. Put an o-ring on the male end, spread some...

I have a 20K IG pool in Southern California and currently I am running a Purex 2HP WhisperFlow pump. I have 2" PVC pluming and the pump is about 15...

I was just wondering about pump run time... How long do most people run their filter-pumps per day? with my old dolphino easy set 18' "donut", I...

I hope someone here can help me, I'm a single woman who knows nothing about pumps and motors. I have a 22 ft round Sofpool (10,500 gal.) that I...

We have a very wet section of grass about 7'x7' but it doesn't start until about 4' from our pool directly out from one of the return lines. Does...

Hi All, The timer (round dial with on and off screw on clips), does not turn off when it hits the off clip. I have to go over and touch the dial...