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    patching 3/8" hole in 2" PVC pipe

    By mistake to placed the water temperature sensor in the wrong pipe in my pool system. No I need to patch the 3/8" hole in the pressure return pipe. Anyone have any idea beside cutting and putting on a coupling? I was hoping of getting some thing I can use with a pipe clamp.
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    pool light tripping GFCI

    My pool light trips the GFCI on the panel. The switch inside the house is connected to the output of a GFCI receptacle on the pool electrical panel. Does any one know how to figure out what's going wrong? 120V breaker hot -----> |GFCI | --->switch------> pool bulb live 120V neutral...
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    trouble shooting heater

    I've been trying to trouble-shoot my heater. I was able to conclude the ignition module is not producing a spark. I confirmed the automatic gas valve is working properly, putting 24V to the PV and MV, I can get the gas to turn on. Now I dont know if the pilot is working. Does anyone know how to...
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    Service manual for Teledyne Laars XE-ES

    Does anyone know where I can find a manual for Teledyne Laars XE-ES (electronic version. Not the milivolt model)? I've been looking for a while and I can only find the EG models. thanks, Chin
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    In ground pool and spa return

    I have an in-ground pool and spa. I was trying to drain the spa water to the pool by setting the suction valve to spa and the return valve to pool. The spa drained and the pool level rises. However, there's still some water still coming back to the spa. Can the diverter valve completely shut...
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    IG spa heater

    I have a 400K BTU heater but the bottom of it has corrode and cost too much to fix. No I want to heat the spa only. It's attached to the pool with a spill over, about a 7'x7'. What size of heater can I down size it to? 100KBTU ? thanks all for your advice.
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    Replacing pump

    I have an old pool that has a single speed 2HP pentair whisperflo. I'm thinking on replacing that with a variable speed pump that I can run at low speed for 16-20hrs. The old pump burn 2KW. I'm wondering how difficult it is to swap out the pump. I'm handy with electrical and somewhat plumbing. I...