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Hi all, i've always used plastic submersible utility pumps to lower the water level for pool closing every year. Those things are cheaply made though, and don't last more than two seasons... and I've gone through many brands over the years. They make more robust cast iron pumps used for sewer or...

Hi all. One of my incandescent pool lights went out and i've purchased some LED replacements off of Amazon. I didn't realize until I received it that I may have purchased the wrong bulbs, as they come in 12v and 120v flavors. From the look of the photos below, is it immediately obvious which I...

Just curious on folks opinion. I have a separation tank (I know I can do without one and just send to waste but I have no where to drain/dump to on my property) that has some damage on the lip of the tank. I wondered if based on the photos, I might get away with applying some waterweld, roughly...

Hi all. I have a DE separation tank that had some cracks and ultimately, has two lip pieces broken off at the top of the plastic tank where the lid connects. As such, there is now no seal on the lid as the tank o-ring doesn’t sit against anything so is useless. I had tried in the past to repair...

Hi all... this have been racking my brain on end. Even hired a pool company, who came and could not figure out. $1k down the drain in a new pump, new filter grids, chemicals, new plumbing ball valves, and labor from a pool company still cannot get the pool season started... The issue is that I...

Hi everyone. Happy start of pool season to those in the Northeast! As I was closing the pool last season, I heard the pump starting to rattle and whine. Figured the pump was going... Before connecting it this season, I removed the impeller on my Hayward Super Pump and checked the bearings etc...

Hi guys. I opened the pool on Memorial Day and it is now 6/3, and my pool is still cloudy to the point where I cannot see the bottom drain at the deep end of the pool. Chemistry is as follows: pH: 7.8 TA: 110 CH: 425 CYA: 45 FC: 5 I have a 48,000 gallon pool and my primary chlorine is liquid...

Hi all. Thanks to everyone for your help year after year. Now in my third year of TFP, I've come to the realization that I may have had one of my plumbing valves set incorrectly... Maybe.... For the past several years, when the multiport valve is set on FILTER, the 3 returns on the bottom of...

Hi all. I've ready many threads here about organic algae/leaf stains, but would like to solicit some thoughts about my approach to solving my issue. -Mainly, with CYA low, i'm leaving my cover on and running the pump 24/7 to deal with this staining to protect chlorine from the sun. don't know if...

Hi all. I had broken the top manifold on my Hayward DE filter last year. My pump has been running for over a week and the pool is still cloudy (opened up to algae bloom). I noticed that whenever I replaced the DE, the filter pressure would increase more than the 25% within an hour or so, but...

Hi all. Thanks again for all the help with the BBB method. My pool is crystal clear and better than ever. I'm going away on vacation for a 6 days, and unfortunately, don't have anyone to help with dispensing chlorine in my manually chlorinated pool. I had a nightmare with CYA last year, so...

Hi all, I posted in another thread from 5 yrs ago and was advised to start a new one. I turned to the BBB method last year, after my CYA levels went through the roof from the "pool store" methods. In any event, I opened the pool this year (despite closing at mustard algae shock level and...

Hi all. First time opening the pool myself, and am having difficulty putting the clamp assembly back on to my DE filter. I have a Hayward DE-6000 unit. The O-ring looks just fine, I have it lubricated, but the top half of the DE filter cover doesn't sit completely flush when the o-ring is in...

Hi all. Need some help figuring out the best way to blow out my main drain. Have already blown out all lines with my leaf blower, but couldn't get the main drain to bubble. I've since read that an air compressor is best, and that about 4 scfm of air volume at ~7psi is necessary to effectively...

Hi everyone! Sorry to start yet another thread on this but I searched and couldn't find an answer... Basically, since switching from pucks to liquid bleach and testing daily with my TF100, my water has been crystal clear and low maintenance. I'm going away for vacation for a week, and there's...

Hi All. Am a recent joiner and am very grateful to all the folks on this board. I purchased my home last year and inherited the results and advice from the prior owner who had been "pool stored". Only until recently, after using trichlor pucks and cal-hypo shock for a year, did I realize that I...