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Last week I had our old Anthony bronze head pool pump w/ 2 HP "Centurion" motor replaced with a new Ecostar (SP3400). It was rated for 3450 RPM and with an "Amp SF" of 11, at 230V, but I measured it using around 1.6 KW/power. The Ecostar has been using a lot less energy - I run it 8 hours day...

When pump is active, suction seems good and I get good pressure at the filter. No gurgling or apparent air. The gurgling is only after the pump shuts off, the filter drains out. We've identified two leaks on the filter - one at the bottom and one at the clamp. There is also a leak on the...

An update - I think the filter is backflowing dirt and DE material into the pool when the pump shuts off. I can vacuum, and the next day find all sorts of dark debris spat up into the spa and pool around the drains. Also the pool is a bit cloudy with what might be fine DE material - really...

I recently purchased a house with a ~18k gallon in-ground concrete pool (rectangular 16x30, ~3.5 deep on one end to ~6.5 on the deep end, plus a ~6x4 spa). I'm beginning to feel like I'm in the deep end! The age of the pool is unknown, but I do know it was replastered in 2006. It's definitely...

I'm in Lake Forest; the pool store is there as well. I won't call it out by name - I am uncertain of the policies and etiquette here to do so. The store owner did recommend liquid bleach and baking soda. He also said if I don't take care of the pool properly, they'd give me a hard time until...

Thanks for the response, Jason. I'm re-reading the BBB guide now, as well. In the salesman's defense, sodium bicarbonate was brought up by me, and adjacent to the conversation on muriatic acid, so he might have actually made any claim regarding it being related to pH. Learning about how to...

My wife and I are purchasing a house in SoCal, with a 25k gallon pool+spa. We're pool newbies. The seller directed me to a nearby store where he gets his supplies, and advised me to do what he did - have them come out a couple times and learn from them how to maintain it myself. So I dropped...