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    Pool Has Leaked Out Since Closing

    I partially drained (below skimmer and return lines) and closed my pool at the end of September/ early October, and I realized yesterday that when I went to pump the water off my cover, that the pool is now basically empty. I first guess is that I have a leak in my floor drain line. I know I did...
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    Repair Pump and Motor Cover or Replace Completely?

    I have a Hayward Power-Flo II pump with a MagneTek 1081 Pool Pump Duty 1.5HP motor and i have noticed that it appears the shaft seal is leaking. This would not seem like a costly repair to me, but I recently discovered that the motor's foot mounts as well as the bottom of the cover has rusted to...
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    Started My Conversion Last Night

    So I finally took the cover off my pool Monday evening. When I closed the pool, I knew I wanted to get away from baq, so I actually didn't use any baq closing chemicals. I just drained the pool down about 50% and put the cover on it. By this point, I had had so many issues with baq that I just...
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    Hello From KY

    Hello TFP! I am new here, and I have a ton of questions. My wife and I purchased a home in May of last year that had an in-ground pool approximately 18000 gallons (major plus for buying or so I thought). The previous owner opened the pool before we moved in, and he had been using baquacil and...