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I recently replaced my aging pimp motor with a comparable model from Inyo. I still have the same noise as before the replacement. Can anyone identify what the noise is? Do I need to replace the impeller or diffuser?

Our pool is just about 11 years old and things are starting to need replacement. We just did the liner and now I feel the STA-RITE MPRA6E-205L pump is on its last leg. It’s getting louder and the output doesn’t feel quite as strong as it used to. Is there a direct replacement for this pump...

This weekend I noticed the pool water level dropped quite a bit overnight. The following night I marked the water level with the pump off and checked first thing in the morning. It dropped at least an inch overnight (pump off, no swimmers, no nothing). There are no visible leaks coming from...

I've been fighting metal issues in my pool for the last several years. I feel the amount of metal in the water is too high and I'm tired of trying to manage the staining. I tried replacing as much as I could last year (leaving water up to the bottom of the stairs in the shallow end) but that...

My iron problem has been getting worse over the last few years. Our water is dull and lifeless. I miss the days of crystal clear water. I don't know what to pin it on, but my area does have high levels of iron in the water. Note: I haven't used hose water to fill the pool in years. At the...

Our pool lighting consists of three PAL 2000 multi-color lights. When power is supplied to the lights, they quickly cycle though the various colors. I like to call it "epileptic mode." I can toggle the power all I want... they never work correctly. I don't know how these fixtures are put...

This spring I've been trying to tackle an staining issue in my pool. Over the last few years we noticed an orange stain starting/growing, and when I opened the pool this year I hit my breaking point. The water was no longer blue and had no shimmer. After a lot of reading I dug out my...

Greetings! I have a Hayward SP0728A valve on the back drain of my filter housing. It's sort of a pain to use and I was wondering if there was better alternative? The one that's in there has a small crack, which has led to a slow drip. If I can replace it with something better, now is the...

Quick specs: 18k gallon SWG pool. My water seems to have a green/aqua tint to it that I can't cure. Upon opening my pool this year, I did my usual routine: 1. install filters used only for first few days of opening 2. keep CF at 14 until overnight test shows no drop in FC 3. replace...

We've had our pool for about five years now. Each year I've watched our equipment slab slowly sink down on the left side. I've measured it to be about 3/4" - 1" out of level. I don't think much attention was put in to making sure the foundation of that area was well-compressed. It looks...

Hubby was cleaning the pool today and as he was cleaning the skimmer basket out, he somehow managed to drop the thermometer into the skimmer sans basket. Has this happened to anyone? Our piping is 3" so we know there is no immediate threat of it clogging the pipe, but any thoughts on how to...

First post this pool season, so Hi to everyone! We opened up our pool last Sunday to a green swamp. We built the pool last year so this was our first opening. When the pool company came for their 'free' closing that was included in our build package my husband saw that they did nothing to...

Hi Everyone! CYA test as of this afternoon is reading between 20 - 25. We've added nearly 7 lbs of stabilizer at this point and it still will not go up. We did try to add about 4 lbs of it when we were shocking - could this have prevented it from actually being absorbed? We've also washed our...

OK - just finished up with full set of test results after our shocking process has been complete now for the past week. We have what appear to be iron stains (which showed up the 2nd day water was in...but was the least of our worries after our water turned green!)...so wondering how to proceed...

Hi All, Pool was filled with water on Monday, and after dumping the salt in and letting everything run for 48 hours, we now have water that is turning green. We know we need to add CYA, but after testing for the first time, looks like all of our other numbers are low. SWG is at 50% and is...

Hi all...been doing lots of reading on how to get started, but I still have a question on how to operate when we actually fill our pool. Our liner install should be done by Thursday at the latest. Pool builder will treat water at this point I am guessing. Since we have a SWG should we expect...

We broke ground a couple of weeks ago - due to bad weather and hitting a rock in the deep end that had to be sheered off today, we are a bit behind schedule. We are hoping to pick up the pace this week though and have water by the long weekend! Fingers crossed :)...

Hi All, DH and I have finally made the decision to go forward with our IG pool! We signed a contract a few weeks ago, and digging is set to start on 25 April! Thanks for the help with the few questions I've asked and gotten great responses to - it really helped us choose our builder and...

Hi Everyone, We are in the middle of researching building an IG pool to install this season. DH and I will be adding a SWG from the start, but I am having trouble determining what model and size to get. The builder that we are leaning towards offers the Goldline AquaRite AQR. He has asked though...

Hello all, I have recently found this site and have learned so much about pools - thank you! As my first post here, I wanted to run down my price quote from the builder we have selected to install our IG pool. We live in Southern New Hampshire. 16x32 Kidney or Rectangle Wall System with...