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Hello All So far the season has gone swimmingly. Now I replaced my old brush and vacuum head with new nylon bristle brushes and the are beginning to shed already. I know I had seen rubber bristle brushes and now I cant fine them. Any help would be appreciated. Tony

I am almost embarassed about asking this..but....I need to know. What is the best way to get started with the briquettes. I need to learn because my wife is the griller, and since it is my pool (cleaning etc) I want to be the master of the grill too. As you see, my neophytness precludes me...

Hope everyone had a nice weekend. I worked but have Mon-Wed off. The bottom step of one of the ladders broke yesterday and I wanted to take the ladder out and either replace the hardware or the complete ladder. I removed the bolts at the base of each where it goes into the concrete thinking...

I had noticed that a fire ant hill was building over by the filter pump and I was planning on taking care of it on my day off, today. As I was walking my wife out for her to leave for work, I decided to run the filter for a bit......I flip the switch and hear the power hit the pump but no go...

Hello pool guys and gals, I am seeing very tiny bubble in my returns. The last time I had bubbles, the pool level was too low, raised the level and the bubbles went away. Today while turning the jandy valve from one skimmer the other while vacuuming, I heard "something"...I dont know what it...

At my pump/filter area, and in between the 3 returns and the 2 skimmer pipes, where they go into the ground, is a standpipe that has water that is a couple of inches below the opening of the pipe, any thoughts? hope I gave enough detail. Thanks in advance

Another reason to hate the hill scroggin we bought our house from..... The pool lights never worked, so I pull one of the bulbs out (electrical wire too short to be removed from the water) and found a bulb was indeed burned out. Replaced it and still no lights. Called an electrician to look at...

Hey guys, The hill scroggin that we bought our house from also left us a 1997 or 1998 Coleman Horizon Series 200B 5 person hot tub. If you are thinking I might have been a little rough on this inbred idiot, I dont think I am...he wired the spa directly to the electricity coming off the pole. My...

Today, while taking my 2nd swim of the season, yesterday being the first....a brisk 72 deg, anyway. I got to looking at my water returns and thought they looked like they could be pointed or aimed...they didnt move, so I took one off and saw that it was not aimable(word?) so I investigated...

What kind of timers do you pros recommend? After finding out more about my pump and its capabilities I want to add a timer to help reduce costs. Thanks in Advance

I have a 1 1/3 hp pump that has rpm 3450 rpm. I am trying to figure out how long it takes to cycle 28000 gal. I also would like to know if any of you have a timer on your pump. I think I gave you all the info. The pump is part of a Hayword pump/filter. If I missed something, Im trying to post...

Hey all, I know its early and I have not even gone for the first swim of the year, water temp about 60. But I want to learn how, and get built, a pool cooler that someone spoke about on here. I need detailed instructions and just know Im going to get the best info here. This site has made my...

First let me say that my water is still clear and sparkling because of my test kit....keeping proper chlorine levels in accordance with the chlorine/CYA chart. I have a Hayward 300# sand filter. I dont have the particulars yet. What is the purpose of backwashing and how do I do this. Also when...

Hey just got my kit and was amazed at how well it is laid out and how easy it is to use because of the directions. Well here goes. Also, Im hoping that this does not multiple post. Duraliegh told me how to fix that, but I forgot. Here are the numbers: FC 7.5 CC 0.0 TC 7.5 pH 7.5 T/A 120 CH 230...

Went to the local pool store and had the water tested. FC - 0.0 TC - 0.0 Stabilizer - 151 pH - 7.9 Alkalinity - 127 Calcium - 179 TDS (?????) - 600 Based on the above numbers, the following instructions were given. - add 1 lb of pH decreaser per day for 3 days - add 4 lbs of shock...

I have been lurking here for a little while. The stress of getting this house was almost too much. I asked the seller to give me a quick rundown of how he operated the pool and he says.."No problem, I will drop it off in the mail box"....what I received was "due to liabilities and other...

Hey, I found this site the other day and, with the chance of jinxing myself, we will be closing on our house in a few weeks and its got a pool. The pool made the deal, because it felt like a fiar trade for no garage. The pool is a 16' x 32' x 40 true L. I am not sure of the volume. I am hoping...