Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

Greetings everybody! I followed this forum several years ago, when I successfully installed a SWG which has been wonderful. My pump has failed...

This may be a futile exercise, but I am attempting to get to the bottom of why many PBs and techs have such a poor opinion about Hayward pumps....

Hello I have just purchased pool with a home and I have 2 small children. The first order of business is going to be installing a Child Safety Pool...

Does anyone know of a company that make an above ground safety cover. My pool is partially buried in the ground and the dogs have fell through the...

I have a Pentair Whisperflow 30 pool pump and it has started to make a noise for a while every morning when it starts operation. Its kind of like...

Some of the flextubes in my EC-75 seem to be cracked inside. The mesh cover is not damaged, but for some of the flextubes the plastic structure...

My brother has an above ground oval pool, which is 15' x 30' x 48". He currently has a 1.5 HP Hayward pump and a broken DE filter. He is buying a...

Yesterday I finished closing our pool. Depressing......I want summer back! This past season was an unusual one in terms of my DE filter's lack...

My hot tub was leaking from the wet side where the pump seal goes. I removed the pump and replaced the seal with a new one. After reinstalling...

Hi All, We're about to sign on the dotted line for a new inground pool. The builder has offered a choice of either a sand or cartridge filter. In...

I have an approximately 11 year automatic pool cover that was made by Cantar (who is no longer in business). The cover has a history of working...

Pool came with the house, previous owner installed 2 each Next Step Products IGP 231 LED lights. These screw into a standard incandescent style...

I will be away for a week in mid-Sept. Not sure whether to shut off pump or not. >If I SHUT DOWN for the week, how will my water be upon return?...

I live in Mass, and we get snow and low freezing temps. I was told a cover is not needed, but can help with not having an algae bloom in the...

My friend's pool (see below for info) seems to consistently get small, circulating air bubbles in her pump basket. When I put her skimmer shut-off to...

I am getting to the point of plumbing the equipment pad and I was wondering how much of a loss would there be using those combination 1.5"/2"...

Those of you who use Unicell cartridge filters, are they marked in any way? My Hayward cartridge is embossed at both ends with Hayward and the...

I need to replace the winter cover on my pool this year and looking for opinions on which brand is the best from past user experience. My last one....

Ok, so in finishing off everything in regards to equipment I ended up replacing a timer. I now have two Intermatic timers, a T171 day-skipper timmer...

I've been battling cloudy water since I got this pool running in June. I got it used in May from a guy who had it for the past 8 years. It's...

Is there a substitute or crossover filter I can use instead of ordering one from EPI? It looks like a regular automobile filter (except it has EPI...

I recently installed a Hayward HP21404T heat pump. Since then my pressure is running about 9psi higer (with a clean filter) than it did before. With...

Good Day All- I trust you are well. We have a Jandy Lite 2 that has an FL3 error. Looking online it mentions an open flame which I do not see...

Ok, so in adding in the main drains I am considering adding the 3-way valve to balance the drains and the skimmer to the equipment pad, but the...

Hello, I have a Pentair Intellitouch i9+3 but am not sure about the Pentair pumps and would like to consider another brand. I don't have any...

There was some discussion in this thread about whether or not a main drain is necessary; ...

So as mentioned in another thread, I replaced my old, old DE filter with a newish and much larger sand filter that my pool guy had in storage. I...

I have been using a mesh safety cover for 17 years with my inground pool. I believe the cover is on its last legs (mice even chewed some holes in...

Good morning am using Rainbow 320 while raising CYA is a new one so check valve should be fine directions say 1. Turn control valve to the...

Ok, first of all, thanks for letting me on, I've checked these forums several times for helpful info. I am a pool guy, albeit inexperienced. I...