Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

I have a naive question. I have never had a solar blanket before, nor had seen one on a pool. Anyway, we decided to try one this spring. I...

Just put up 18' agp 2 weeks ago and having a heck of a time keeping a prime. Every other time I turn the pool off and then back on I loose the prime....

Hello - I will forever in your debt if someone can help me figure out the way my pool works..... Just moved into home with Anthony & Sylvan in...

I have a question about the operation of the main drain. I have a three old pool, and until recently, have never tried to operate the main drain. ...

I've been doing this since buying our house with a pool 12 years ago. If the pool is open, the pump is running and filtering. Primarly based on the...

I noticed my solar cover spinning like a record this morning. I dont have the steps in yet which helped it pretty much stay still last year. I was...

Can anyone give me a step by step on how to change out my sand filter pressure gauge? Are there any tricks to it? Thanks! BB

I have an 18x36 inground pool, and I'm going to be away on a short vacation this weekend. I will be leaving Saturday morning and won't be home until...

I have a Hayward Perflex DE Filter for my inground pool. I have just opened the pool for the spring. The pressure and water flow appear to be fine...

Hi all, I have a 2 hp hayward super pump. The pump starts up fine and will runs fine until I shut it off to say backwash, then the pump won't...

i was bumping my de filter because the pressure had gone up and the flow didnt seem as strong as usual. well the part that holds the handle in...

I just ordered 6 solar panels (4x12) to mount permenately on the roof. The instructions look straight forward - but I was looking for any advise or...

DH and I just changed out the sand in our sand filter. We clamped everything up tight, or so we thought. Water is escaping in two clamp areas. Are...

Hi, We have a 20x40 IG liner with a Hayward heater. Everything was installed last Sept. (2005) and closed a few weeks later. We opened the pool...

Help! Family over for Memorial weekend swimming. When I put my 6 way sand filter to filter it started blowing sand back through my returns. I read...

Do they normally install a check valve from the pump to the return line? There is one built into my brominator but Im switching to chlorine and wont...

Hello everyone; New to the pool business (just got a brand new pool), we decided to go with the Pool Pilot. After a rather long wait for the...

I moved my power supply for my aquabot turbo, and firmly unpluged the connection from the blue line from the unit into the power supply. ...

How do I determine the GPM (Gallons Per Minute) from my pool pump? Nothing in manual, nor on the pump itself. I am trying to determine how many...

Hello all, I am still fighting my green pool. All my numbers are in line and I keep up the shocking. I have one question: I converted form a...

Hello everyone; New to the pool business (just got a brand new pool), we decided to go with the Pool Pilot. After a rather long wait for the...

Hi folks, New pool owner here. Opening pool which is a nice dark green color. As soon as I start the pump and the filter fills with water, I...

New guy here, and have been reading, and reading and reading all the GREAT info here. Looking at getting a AG pool for the first time, so I have...

I have my 24' AG piped into my outdoor furnace that puts out 225k BTU per hour. My question is my pump is a Hayward 1 HP (something) Flo and the hot...

I recently purchased a 15' x 24' x 52" AG pool with a Hayward S180T(18") sand filter and 1HP pump. I am researching the benefits of zeolite...

I recently purchased a 15' x 24' x 52" AG pool with a Hayward S180T(18") sand filter and 1HP pump. I am researching the benefits of zeolite...

I am going to use a Hayward 300 Lb sand filter which will then flow thru a cartridge filter. Zeobrite, Zeobest and Zeobest and Zeobest Ultra all seem...

Any recommendations on where to get the best price on Pentair 520 sq ft filter cartridges.... I think the time has come to replace.. this is season...

Have a Pac-Fab (Pentair) Sand Dollar (SD-40) sand filter. It originally came with a 2hp motor. After first season I repleaced with a 3/4 hp motor. ...

When I shut off the pump, does the heater go off? I can only assume that it does in this day and age. It is a Brand New Hayward 100k heater. Thanks