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I've spent the last three years (yes, that's THREE) rebuilding my existing pool that was originally built in the mid 50's. Lots of problems, lots...
I have a 5500 gal intex pool, with the tiny filter that came with it. At a garage sale last weekend i found a BRAND NEW Dayton pool filter and pump...
I have an inground pool and my pump keeps losing prime. Every morning when I start my pool up, I have to prime the pump to get it going. What is...
I bought the whole thing as a set, 24' round AG 52" wall 13.5k gallon pool. I have a 75ft DE filter and a two speed pump that says on it 2hp/.25hp. I...
I have a Hayward 1.5 Super Pump that's making a lot of noise. I bought the house with the pool last year and I left the pump/motor out all winter so...
I need a pool alarm as a extra security measure for our toddler. However, I have a polaris that is on a timer and runs for an hour everyday. How...
Since I don't use a pool guy unless something breaks down, do I need to lube anything else besides the gasket in the secondary filter basket at the...
I have a 28' AG pool with 2 speed pump and Autopilot installed. I also have solar panels, 8'x20' on the West and 8'x20' on the East side of my roof....
I live in Florida and have lots of ants on the surface. I have an old pool and there's no skimmer door (and no slots/holes to add one). Some...
Anyone have any experience with the 8' Step-N-Spa pool steps? Is there enough step left to comfortably get out? Do the jets provide much water...
After almost 1 year of misery with my Pentair Minimax HTR 400 NT TSI NH heater with EO7 error messages Pentair have kindly agreed to change out my...
Hi: I have a FAFCO Solar Bear Economy System 4x20 solar panel for a 15 x24 oval pool. I have the panel mounted on a garage roof which is south...
Hey all, I've becoming lazy and cheap. Unwilling to purchase high end automatic pool cleaner.....too many horror stories on most. I also am...
I have a question for all the forum users. Do you swim in the pool with the filter on or do you turn it off? When I was a kid my mother would...
then it probably is the time:) case in point..i have a sand filter that the sand seemed quite soft if i moved my hand carefully through it and no...
Any suggestions? I have power run to the pool, and there are a lot of nights that the sodium halide above the garage is too much light for the pool....
I am going to get one at the end of the season this year, I just want some opinions on what I should get. I have an 18' round pool, about 8000...
I have a 2hp pentair whisperflo pump that is making noise. I took it apart today and the impellar is fine. ITs the motor that is making noise. ...
With the amount of rain we've had in our area, I haven't needed to add any water to our pool. I actually could stand to lose some of it and was...
Just in case this happens to someone else, thought I would post it so they can find the info without Googling forever or freaking out thinking the...
OK, need the experts here. I am relatively new to pool operations. We have a 2 speed pump. For the first few weeks, I ran it 24/7 on high. Then...
I was hoping some of you could review the plumbing scheme that I've come up with, after lots of research and self-education (much of it here!). ...
Our 1982 Hayward skimmers have a male-threaded piece inside the back of the skimmer with slits around it for drainage if it overflows. We have never...
Does anyone make a a/c unit that takes the heat from the condensing unit and rather than dumping it into the air puts the heat into the pool water?
I have an 8500 IG fiberglass pool with Fiberstars fiber-optic lighting. The pool guy came by yesterday and saw that there is water in the lighting...
For the last couple of days (with record high triple digit heat) I've gone outside to find that my pump has completely shut off. The full amount of...
Appreciate your site. Switched to BBB and water sparkles! I started using DE and a skimmer sock as suggested in the forum and have seen the sand...
Hi: I would like to purchase a solar blanket reel that one person could operate from my 15x24 fool oval above ground pool. The local pool dealer...
Sorry if this topic has been covered, but I didn't find anything in the archives in doing a search. I'm looking for relatively inexpensive means...
I have an old Hayward EC45 DE filter on my pool. I was just given a less-than-perfect EC40 for parts. Looking at the two, the main basin appears to...
My pool sweep is out of service so I have been manually vacuuming my pool. I ran my vacuum over my pool light and it pulled out (oops!). I quickly...
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