Recent content by dzimmer

Good...you all are making me feel better. I just don't recall it humming this loud in the past. I will try tightening the screws, then get some isolators if that doesn't do it. Thanks! PS. Sorry about all the misspellings in the original post. I was on a new tiny netbook (small keyboard), no...

Recently I've been hearing a very low hum in the master bathroom and closet. Couldn't figure out what it was. I tripped the GFCI in the master bath and the hum stopped. Immediately it dawned on me that a) the Hayward SwimPure Plus is on that FGCI circuit (it is the outlet by my sink and also...

OK, feel like an idiot here... As it turns out I simply didn't screw the bulb in all the way. :hammer: I found out the hard way too, doing thinkgs backwards, and $18 less in my wallet because of it. Took the lens off, put in a standard medium base bulb in the fixtrue until I felt resistance...

The light in my spa stopped working. I don't use the lights often, in fact, can't remember the last time I turned them on, probably months. Anyway, again I noticed the spa light out. So, I drained the spa, took out the screw holding the fixture in the niche and struggled with the si screws...

Hey! Thanks for the quick response. I'll give it a shot and see what happens. I decided to use the unions to make the heater easier to replace or service. The original one was rusted out pretty bad but I think that was more from previous owner's neglect than anything else. Apparently there was a...

Hey Aquaman95...I ended up using PCV unions (slip on one side, threaded on the other) because, honestly, that was all I could find. The CPVC ones seemed to only go to 3/4 in. and I needed 1.5 in. I don't plan on the water getting above maybe 90~95 nor for very long. With PVC being rated to...

@duraleigh: Thanks! Actually had a freind help who has done PVC before so the credit is really his. @Aquaman95: Wow, I didn't even think about that. I ended up getting some PVC unions at Home Depot and they're working very nicely but I only heated the water up for about an hour yesterday...

Okay...quite a bit has changed since we last spoke. Two major this are: 1)I had the pool & spa redone with DiamondBrite. Here's a picture of the pool and my daughter doing some of the brushing that has to be done for the first few days (notice the spa spillover? That's because of #2 below...)...

Got the test kit almost next day but haven't had the change to test it yet...had friends in town from up North for a visit. I did, however, get a chance to figure out the source of my air leak causing all of the bubbles in the pump basket and bubbling from the one return (not the spa-pool leak.)...

Thanks Ted! I actually just ordered the TF100 test kit and already have a shipment notification. Pretty cool. I will post my test results when the kit arrives. Thanks for the advice on the plumbing... I wasn't happy when I saw what the guy did when he replaced the pump, especially the smaller...

Ooops, forgot... @duraleigh: Re the water, I have two test kits. On is a bottle of the little AquaCheck strips you dip in and then check the colors against a chart. Seems to work OK, I guess. I also have a kit that checks chlorine and PH. Has a bottle of red liquid and a bottle of yellow liquid...

Thanks for the replies! Yes, sorry, I realized my post was way too big so I apologize for that. I just wanted to get it all out there and maybe those that could comment on only certain areas would do so. I've very excited that I found this forum. The plumbing is my main focus so I'll...

Just stumbled upon this site, this is my first post, and by what I've seen so far I think I'll be on here daily trying to absorb as much as I can. Here's my situation. I'm in South Florida, just moved down last June, for job reasons, from Maryland. Bought a house with a pool (was a requirement)...