Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

Our 5500 gal Intex above ground pool has the stock pump using the "B" filter. My question is, can your run this pump 24/7 if needed? I assume the...

Hi: I just joined the forum and I am new to pools and equipment, so I have lots to learn. Anyway, I just installed an above ground oval pool...

I asked a pool guy about solar heating my pool--with the idea it would stay warm all year long. He said in the winter time it won't keep it heated. ...

I never had a pool and plan on purchasing an in ground pool. I read numerous threads which were very helpful to aide my decisions. I want to ensure...

I finally went out and measured the amps on my control panel while turning the equipment on and off. Bottom line, the scheduled runtime of my filter,...

Our first rope float was nice - the floats were somehow locked into their respective positions on the rope and never moved around. It had hooks for...

got a quote today for a loop loc cover - around $2500. seems kinda high. it was for the solid cover w/mesh flap for drainage. my pool is a...

Me again ... :confused: I have not put any DE in my skimmer yet. I just today bought some -- at least I think that's what I bought! I asked...

The pressure gauge usualy reads around 8 or 9. Today it was reading below 5. The motor sounds normal and the water seems to be circulating as...

Pentair offers these lights in 120V and 12V models. If cost is no object (ha!), which is more desirable? What are the considerations of...

We are putting in an inground liner pool. Should we use a heat pump or a traditional 250,000btu heater to keep the water warm. We live in Buffalo,...

A little background since I'm new here. Located just outside Toronto, Ontario, Canada We just moved into our house 2 weeks ago. The house was...

I'm a brand new pool owner; ONLY ONE MONTH: came home today to find my vinyl liner on my in ground pool pulling away all over the pool ;it...

We decided to go with a Salt Water Chlorine Generator for our pool that is being built now. The walls are up, liner in and full of water, backfill...

does anybody know what amount of water loss is normal for a 15 x 30 ag pool.the last few days its been about 100 degreeze and there has been any...

Hi, I was wanting to get some kind of lighting for around the outside of the pool and found these tiki torch style lights at this link. ...

Wondering if anyone has tried using a white or reflective pool cover to keep their pool cooler, and how it worked out. I'd like to add a fountain,...

I am now going to attempt to find the source of a leak in my inground pool. The pool builders (built about 10 years ago prior to our purchase of...

Anyone have Jazz lights? How do they compare to Color logic or Sam lights as far as brightness and color? Need help deciding, pool under constuction...

I've read a couple of threads about backflushing etcetra and I've seen different opinions on replacing the sand. I have been using my equipment for...

I had a problem with my 1HP whisperflo so I am replacing it with the exact same model. Installation seems to be very easy but I think the local code...

I turned my pump on after cleaning out a large amount of sand in the pump basket (vacuumed up alot of sand in the pool from leaky sand bags used to...

I am interested in throwing a timer on my "pool to come".........It seems like it would be worth the money instead of trying to remember how long and...

New 24' round pool... first-time owner... installed odyssey above-ground solar cover reel system in dead-center of pool... thinking I might have made...

This is something I need to get a handle on. I have a 21,200 gallon 16'x30' IG vinyl pool. A skimmer, main drain in the center of the 8' deep...

I just don't like the hose connection from the pump to the filter. The hose has no give to it and it's a little too big for the connection, yet I...

Hello all, I was just about to get the ColorLogic LED pool light when I found out about a new LED put out by supervision called the SaVi LED Pool...

I'm looking for parts for my AstralPool Millenium Sand Filter and Pump. I can't seem to find the parts. I'm looking for a spider gasket fort he...

HI All, I am buying a Pentair FNS plus DE filter and trying to determine flow rates. There are 2 flow rate slisted for the filter. One is under Ress...