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I'm making some changes to my above grade plumbing near the pump. Realizing that if I have to cut sections out too many more times, I'll be short on pipe to attach new couplings and sections to. So, I'm thinking about installing either male/female adapters or unions. This way, if I need to...

I've got a ~12 yr old Hayward Northstar 1.5HP pump (SP4015NS) that's starting to sound really bad. Pretty sure the bearings in the motor are getting ready to go. Trying to decide whether to just replace the motor (AO Smith SN1152 Replacement Motor for Northstar SP4015 - Pool and Spa Supply...

I've got a flowerbed next to my pool (borders the shell). I noticed recently that it was staying most in one corner, so I excavated and found that the (outside of the) shell itself was moist. In trying to diagnose the root cause of this moisture (which I think also may explain a few tiles that...

I recently noticed that when I switch the flow of water from 100% to the in pool returns, to 100% to the waterfalls, the pressure reading on my Hayward DE4820 filter jumps from about 18PSI to almost 28PSI. Attaching a video. Any idea what might cause this? Do you hear that noise before I switch...

Do folks in Austin and surrounding areas actually close their pools? If not, I've read that I'm supposed to keep the pump running when temps get close to freezing. Anything else I should know? Do we need to continue balancing pH and chlorine all winter long or is there some point at which we...

Chemistry from today 10/15/2014 from the Pool shop: FC - .5 ppm CC - .5 ppm pH - 7.6 TA - 120 ppm CH - 700 ppm CYA - 115 ppm Phosphates - 100 ppb water temp in the morning: 72 We're running the pump from 9am to 7pm and the Polaris from Noon to 4pm. We moved in in mid-July and inherited a ton...