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Hi Have a Down East hottub, either 2001 or 2002. Was playing with the panel the other evening and it popped up with F1 thru F12. I didn't know what this was and now the tub is running constantly and I cannot figure out how to get back to the F's which I now know is for pump duration. This was a...

Hey everyone, You guys and gals do such a good job on this forum that I am becoming pretty much self-suffient in the pool area! Thanks. Now we are working on the hot tub! Last fall pulled out the air blower and got this off the unit. Air Pump, 2.0 peak, 4.4 amp, 220V 60HZ, 104 CFM 100 in. of...

Hey, thanks all of you who are answering my questions! You are all life and money savers! Replacing my inground vinyl liner and need to know the tips for the main drain. I put a gasket down, liner, gasket, flange and then the drain cover, correct? Do I need to glue or caulk any of it? The...

Just got the old liner out and am in the process of measuring for a new vinyl liner. Am looking at the floor of the pool and at first I thought it was concrete when looking at the shallow end. There was lose sand all around the edge, though. Then after looking around more, and gouging around...

Hi, Need feedback on DIY replacement liner. Can we really do it, is it as easy as it sounds?? Inground, vinyl, 16x32, beaded, approx depth 3 ft to 9 ft. Thanks Kay

When I am fighting algea, do I have to adjust my PH when, according to the test kit it has risen(7.8-8.0) because of the high chlorine. Is this the 'false' reading I am getting or has it really risen? Can I just wait it out until my chlorine level drops back down? Also when you are fighting...

I have a leak!!! Here are the facts: 16x32, 3 to 9 ft vinyl IG 1-skimmer, 1 main drain, 2 returns I lose approximately 1 inch every 24 hours with no pump running I lose approximately 1/4 in. in a 24 hour period with pump running I do not lose the prime in my pump...

I had to replace the whole top on my sand filter about a week ago and yesterday it started making a lot of suction sounds ,on filter, somewhere inside and around the backwash line and air relief valve. There is no way to see iwhat is happening out of the backwash line (PVC plumbed into the...

I bought the Walmart test kit. Figured I would buy Ben's if he ever resurfaces. Was looking at Taylor's and their's has all the same as Walmart except Taylor has CC test. I like the $ of Walmarts and was wondering if any one sold just a CC test. Is that the only difference between these 2 test...

We have an Hayward Comfortzone heater, along with a sand filter and pentair pump that feed an IG 16x32 vinyl pool and portable hot tub. The heater looks like an older model and I can't make out some of the numbers so I can't find a manual on-line. The reading I have done on the forums leads me...

Here's a ? for you. Where do the new posts go if you forget to put a subject in? So, I'll start again! Have a portable hot tub that shares my pool pump, sand filter and heater and that was winterized. It has a couple feet of pink water in it. Is this antifreeze? Do I run this to waste and it...

Hi. Good to see this site. I have a Pentair Pinnacle 1 1/2 hp single speed pump that old owner left to replace bad pump with. Before I replace it, wanted to know if it would really be worth it to change the motor to a dual speed? Checked on-line and the motor would probably be as much as the...