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We had some flooding and my pool overflowed into the garden. A lot of mud ended up in the pool. The water has gone a greeny brown colour. There was already a reasonable amount of chlorine in the water (I had cleaned the filter and added chlorine earlier in the day) and then added a lot more...

I'm trying to calculate if it's cheaper to buy household bleach (sodium hypochlorite) or granular calcium hypochlorite. The bleach is only 3% concentration (I haven't been able to find liquid chlorine in my area). I calculated that 200g of calcium hypochlorite is equivalent to about 375ml of...

Hi! I've googled this and it seems that the chlorine (calcium hypochlorite) is oxidizing the copper in the water, turning it green. The only suggestions I've come across is to use metal remover to remove the copper, but I've added copper sulphate to keep the algae under control (works amazingly...

Short Story Turn on pump without pool cleaner - runs fine Turn on pump with pool cleaner (automatic (HugBug) or manual) - water flow slows down after a few minutes, to less than a quarter Unplug pool cleaner while pump is still running - water flow remains slow Switch off pump for a few seconds...

Hi, I need to replace the elbow joint that joins the pipe from the pool to the pipe underneath the pump housing. I've already dug up and removed the faulty elbow joint. I just need some tips on installing the replacement. Is this right?: 1) Place pipe clamps loosely on each pipe 2) Smear some...

Hi, I'm trying to ascertain if this non-return valve needs to be working. Here's a picture: The plunger(?) managed to bend itself somehow: Do I need to replace this? The pool seems to run fine with the water just passing through.

Hi, I've got an old pool pump that I'm trying to open up. The motor is connected to what looks like a mounting bracket with 4 bolts. The bracket is in turn mounted to the pump housing with another 6 bolts. I've undone all the bolts, and everything is loose (it moves around) but it still won't...