Recent content by RickyEarl

Of the wire? OK - here you go. During the demo of the pergola we had to tear out the brick columns surrounding the rotted wood posts. When the brick was removed, next to one of the outlets we capped for the job was this large wire which was formerly attached to the conduit pipe with a...

Thanks! Will do.

This morning the pump did not come on as scheduled. I went out to check it, expecting the little "ON" tripper on the dial of the Intermatic timer had come loose or something like that. But it was fine, and the flipper switch (technical term) on the timer was set to "ON." I flipped it to...

Thanks. I guess I'm a little bit ignorant/confused about the grid and how/where it's laid There are no plans still around to look at or refer to, so it will just be a matter of figuring it out when the concrete is torn up. But how will I know what I've done? Do I need to get a pool...

Hi. I have a pool built in about 1987. Around the pool on all sides are slabs of aggregate concrete (the kind with the pebbles) slabs extending 10-15 feet with "soldier rows" of red brick between them. On one side the same red brick is laid over a slab of concrete. Looks like the concrete...

Still seems to be (1) working fine and (2) making this noise. Thanks!

Hey, I looked at a bunch of threads on booster pump noises, but none of them seemed to match my issue. I've got a Polaris booster pump - new last year. Nothing's been done since that except for the replacement of the hose coming out of the top (return line?). The booster pump is set up to...

OK, the guy set up the valves so that the skimmer is off and the pool is circulating through the returns. Lost 1-2 inches in 8 hours. Looks like he was wrong and it's the return line. What does that mean? 5 figures?

Just had a guy come out to investigate the substantial water loss I've suffered in my pool over the last couple of months. He found a very long "hairline" crack in the skimmer wall. He said he could patch it with epoxy, but he didn't think the patch would hold for long because the crack is so...

I need a new impeller for my pump - the fins on the inside of the current one are breaking. The problem is that I simply can't figure out what model pump I have. I know it's an old Sta-Rite Max-E-Glas, and I have the label for the motor, but the pump label/plaque is long gone. I've looked...

Wow. Thanks for the fast response. How do I get in there to see what's going on? I can't figure how that end cap comes off.

Wondering if someone could diagnose the problem with my waterfall pump. It's really old - sticker is unreadable, so I can't even tell what brand it is. Works just like the pool pump, with an intake at the bottom of the pool and a strainer basket. Impeller even looks identical. It was working...

Don't know exactly. Could be as old as early 1980s. Was plastered in 2002 or so, but I don't know the extent of the work.