Recent content by williamsfab5

yes, I've disconnected the hose and it doesn't change. Yes, the booster pump turns on. I'm not sure if the VS pump increases.

When I turn on the pool sweep, the pump comes on but the water flow to the sweep does not change. Where the hose connects to the wall - the water pressure does not increase. What/where do I need to check?

For anyone that reads this later, it wasn't a screw problem. It was the housing itself. The threads had warn off that the screw screws into. We got a little JB Weld - marine version. Worked like a champ!

It's the front wheel on the side with two wheels (plus the little one inbetween), the other side just has one wheel. My pool supply store told me it was because the threads where the screws screw into have warn off and I need a new sweeper. I find that hard to believe. Does anyone know a work...

We are into day 3 of a terrible freeze. I drained and covered the equipment so I hope that I'm good there. We have been without power for mostly 3 days now. We get an hour every 12 hours or so. We were going to just run the pumps 24-7, but after almost 24 hours of no power, we realized the...

Thanks - but I guess no one has any advice. :(

What's the best thing to use to tape small tears in the sweep tail? Will Gorilla Tape hold underwater?

Attached is a picture of my UWF for my Polaris (not sure of the model number but similar to the TR-35 - I'm sure mine is just an older model). I noticed that my vacuum was not moving, then I noticed the water gushing from the side valve of the UWF. Then i found and retrieved from the bottom...

Thanks so much again. It's late, but I did fill the pool some. When I turned on the pump again, the basket filled and stayed filled. I do believe that was the problem. Thanks again!!!

I did try the bucket approach earlier. The pool water level is low - that may be the problem - skimmers running without enough water. I will fill the pool for an hour and try again. Thanks so much for the suggestions.

OK. I checked the basket - it's lined up correctly, I lubed the ring inside the lid. When I turn back on the pump, it appears to fill normally. It fills almost all the way up, then suddenly the water level drops back down to just a few inches in the bottom and it stays there. Nothing is...

This afternoon I cleaned the pump basket and backwashed the filter. I think I made a mistake after I cleaned the basket when I started a backwash cycle before I let the pump basket fill back up. I went ahead and backwashed several cycles. I let the pool run for about 15 minutes when I...

I used a "magic eraser" on the tile at the beginning of the season and it cleaned the tile well. Now it's back. I teach swim lessons so the pool is heavily used during the week. It's kind of a yellow looking scum. The magic eraser has worked well on the top of the tile, but there is still...

Thanks for that suggestion. I realized that it was getting caught on the little ring that was on the tail. Maybe that’s the weight you were referring to. I was able to simply slide it back toward the unit and then slid the next one farther up the tail. After saveral days of running and checking...