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Probably a dumb question; but my mind thinks up these crazy ideas while I sleep - or when I am in the shower. Follow the logic if you dare. For centuries people have added salt to water to soften it. You can still buy bath salts. I have a water softener at my house that uses salt to...

I have a Hayward Ultra that is about 3 years old. The thing won't hardly move, and when it does it either gets stuck on the stairs or hits the waterline and hovers. This is crazy but I am sure it is something simple. My other problem is that I pulled it out of the pool and when I set it down...

I found this problem this morning while working on another thread issue. I wanted to start a separate thread to keep things simple and maybe find an answer. The pump motor is overheating and shutting off, cooling down, restarting, :blah: :blah: :blah: I took the pump apart to see if there...

I am trying to determine how long I need to run my pump to get 1 turn-over per day. I have a WhisperFlow WFDS-6 dual speed 1 1/2 hp pump and 19,000 gallon pool. There is a chart on the last page of this document www.poolsuppliestoday.com/pdf/pent_whisperflo.pdf but I don't understand how to...

I have a question about the best way to use the pool sweep. I have a hayward sweep that drives me nuts anyway - it only moves when I stare at it - I swear it is one of my children! I also have some tight corners at the stairs that like to capture the sweep when it does decide to move. I want...

Last week you guys helped me with an issue of sand/silt getting in the pool through the returns. I replaced the sand in my filter and that problem is solved. It has been a week and the water is still cloudy. The water does not look dirty or green - it is pale blue - just not very clear. I...

Hello all - first post, probably not the last :? I have an in-ground plaster pool that always causes trouble for me. I installed a pentair tagelus 100D sand filter, a Whisperflow 2 speed pump, and a digital controller about 3 years ago. Last year I noticed that a little dirt and debris were...