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hello - trying to remove my old Pentair pool light fixture (has the 5 star nut) housing with a fish tape ,(old 70's ) the cable seems completely stuck....removed a small nut that is supposed to loosen inside niche...wont budge even when I work it back & forth ....I'll try &the dishwashing fluid...

Very old wall niche Pentair fixture . Was in before I bought my home back in 2005 . I replaced the bulb and (out of market) gasket last year with a typical Chinese LED . Worked great all last summer and blew out upon opening this year. I opened it all up to find a slight amount of water is...

Hello ! ok , so I built up the CYA to respectable 20-30ppm and threw in 3.5 gallons of liquid chlorine from my pool store. Put in 3 floating stabilized pucks ...barely a chlorine level...waited a bit 3 more gallons , still nothing went to work on PH...over 2 weeks I added 10lbs of baking soda...

I have a 20,000 IG pool with cartridge filter . I noticed recently 1 of my return jets has a very weak flow and other 2 lines have bubbles coming out indicating a suction side leak . I have exhausted all above ground troubleshooting. Replaced O rings , pump basket and lid , checked for debris...

Hello ! So I'm replacing my light bulb (standard Pentair Amerlite 500w bulb) w hopefully a coloured LED that makes pool Blue (not green) ....any recommendations? 120V / 500W equivalent R-40 , thanks!

I have been battling trying to find why Im getting bubbles (air) in return lines . I know its a suction side leak of some kind....but today I noticed 1 return jet not even functional .. I have replace all O rings, basket, Pump Pot Lid. Flushed out impeller & skimmer w water bladder Cartridge...

now I'm down to my timer won't trip when starting but does shut off....replaced all the timer trippers....still can't get to come on , must be something bent behind yellow wheel :unsure:

Hello everyone - I have replaced all O rings , water level in pool half way up skimmer , blow out both skimmer line & filter line w water bladder....still have bubbles in return jets & low suction to the point of the Barracuda won't run efficiently...I thought I had a slight air leak in one of...

Hello all , do those adhesive patches really last? I had someone patch mine in the past using patch/glue, seemed good...just looking for recommendations? Thanks!

ok so here are the readings and my method 20K gallon IG with pool cover CL 0 PH - 7.3 CALC - 290 ALK - 70 CYA - 20 I usually start the year by doing 1.5 gallons of muriatic and after 3 hrs start hammering with 4 gallons of liquid bleach ....my problem is the bleach usually gets eaten...

Always open the season by stabilizing....Is there a wait period before it's best to chlorinate? I just added (2) separate 2.5llbs granular stabilizer doses to my 20k pool over 5 hrs ago. Does it matter if I wait to chlorinate? I have a bag of power powder plus /cal hypo and a few gallons of...