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Hi, I have a warrior SI. I removed the cover today to find a green pool but not nearly as bad as other years. I can see the main drain at 8+ ft. My husband typically removes the return covers because they are hard to reach with a 2ft rock wall but he can't do it until later this week. I'm...

I discovered an easily fixable leak in our heat pump - phew, it was b/c a clamp slipped off so I fixed it, but then I saw the 15+ years of debris on the bottom of the unit and decided to clear it out - but there were roots so I pulled a little here and there and you guessed it, I pulled a set of...

Hi, I have two questions I hope to get help with :) 1. When I divert all the suction from skimmer to main drain, I get consistent bubbling in my returns. When I switch it to 25/75 (skimmer/main), i don't get bubbles. Does this mean air is getting introduced into the plumbing between the main...

Hi, Thanks to the help of many on TFP, we have successfully installed our 2.7 HP Pureline VSP (PL2626/PL2606) with Aux power to the IC40 SWCG - included many f-bombs and other choice words, but all is running fine with no leaks :) The pump runs at a highest speed of 3450, and lowest of 600rpm...

So, we are finished the wiring to replace a hayward superpump with a pureline PL2626. the PL2626 comes with great unions to attach to our exist pipe, but the in-flow pipe has already been extended so we don't have enough room to add the union unless we cut the pipe before the old extension...

Hi, After much debate, we ordered the VSP Pureline PL2626 (salt friendly model) from inyopools to replace our single speed hayward super pump. We decided to DIY the install, but need a little help with the wiring for the Intellichlor IC40 (with Power Center). My current set up has the Hayward...

Hi, I'm replacing a single speed Hayward 2HP Superpump and looking for recommendations for a two speed pump. I'd like to see if we can do it ourselves, so looking for a 2-speed replacement (we have no plans for automation and are happy to go outside to turn on/off pump, waterfall, etc. Please...

Hi, I'm struggling with a few pool equipment issues/questions and deciding what order to tackle them. Most important is that our single speed Hayward 2HP Superpump bit the dust in the early fall right before we closed the pool. We ran it with minimal issues (aside from needing to drop pH...

Hi, About a week before our pool closing, our single speed pool pump has died. It's an old Hayward 2HP Superpump with a 3 yr old motor. It had a leak I fixed with silicone and seemed to be lagging the last few weeks (pressure was lower than it should be) so I knew it was close to replacement...

Hi, We have had our pool for 9 years (it was built in 2000) and 3 years ago, we replaced the motor in our Single Speed Hayward Super Pump after it had died. There was a small leak after, which we tolerated for a few years but this year, decided to finally replace the diffuser gasket. In the...

Hi, this morning was our first clear pool morning this season - it took 3 days to clear due to leaf debris. This is my 8th year opening with the help of TFP and I had no issues until I vacuumed what I thought was small mounds of dead algae from the pool using a handheld pool vacuum. If you...

Hi, We had our gunite pool resurfaced with a dark gray pebble last year, but the waterfall wasn't updated - so the water color is a different from the waterfall to the pool. Someone suggested using cement stain on the waterfall. Has anyone done this before? Is the waterfall made of cement or...

Hi, I know painting a gunite pool is a bad idea :) So, we splurged and replastered with Wet Edge Satin Matrix Midnight Sea last year. But, I am kicking myself for not requesting they replaster the waterfall too. Not sure if that would have been an option anyways, since the pb never mentioned...

Hi, we are 1/4 of the way to having an SWG installed. We had someone helping us last year, but we aren't working with them anymore for various reasons. Can you help me understand what our next steps should be if we were to do it ourselves? It's an Intellichlor SWG. It's been installed into...

Hi, We are having our plaster pool resurfaced with wetedge and the contractors placed the tile earlier today and when I went to check it out, after they left - i had issues with the symmetry. I sent the PB the pictures below and they are coming back tomorrow AM before Wetedge comes to reset the...

Hi, I am having a hard time picking a Wet Edge pool finish. I can barely settle on paint for the walls or where to nail a picture hanger. So picking a finish that will hopefully last 20+ years is torture. I need your encouragement that we're making the right decision:) The main reason I like...

Hi, we decided it's time to resurface our 16 yr old pool - we are the 3rd owners. I don't believe it's ever been resurfaced and is actually in good shape, no cracks but really stained. I tried to acid wash it myself, but that was a bit of an anxiety-ridden disaster :) so I decided to spend the...

Hi, I am trying to shock my pool with the water level about 1 foot under the returns on the deep end of the pool. Is that OK? I can turn on my water flow to intake from the main drain only and return back through the inground cleaners in the deep end. Is that OK? I want to shock the water...

I posted this thread 2 weeks ago under the construction forum and after spending all day yesterday trying to clean my stairs with muriatic acid, I think i'm completely in over my head and posting a new thread in a different forum to get more advice...

We've been the owners of our pool since 2009, but it was built in 2000. Judging from the stains from when we moved it, I don't think it was acid washed or replastered prior to 2009. Today was our pool closing day, so in an attempt to be helpful, I started draining the pool, but then I got...

Hi, Each year, we hire someone to close our pool and them open it ourselves. Last September, we had a new company close our pool. Today, I started putting it back together.. Removed all the return/skimmer plugs, Added Silicone lubricant to all the O rings, added plumbers tape to all the...

Hi, I'm using a new pool service for our pool closing this year. When I've had my pool closed in the past, they drop the water below the returns so that they can blow the air out and then add the stoppers to the returns. The company I used this year didn't drop the water below the returns ...

Hi, there is a 4 inch gap between my rock wall and safety cover thats allows a ridiculous number of leaves to get into the pool. Was wondering if anyone had suggestions on what I could do to close the gap.. its a meyco pool cover with wall anchors. I also posted this thread last year about...

Hi, we don't use our heat pump often, except at the start of the season. I opened the pool late this year (1 week ago)and the temp on our aerotemp heat pump is reading 94 degrees when it's probably closer to 64. Is this something I can fix myself with a new part, or do I need to call a pool...

Every year, I manage to break something new. This year, I hope this is the only thing. I was replacing the pressure gauge and added pvc tape and greased the o rings. I thought i was in good shape and then i screwed the release valve into the top of the DE filter enclosure and it seemed tight...

We don't use our booster pump anymore and a few days ago, i noticed a pool of water inside the reservoir. it drips every few seconds out of that area onto the ground. there's an arrow in the pic below that points to the reservoir I'm referring to. I can't quite tell where the water is coming...

backstory: we rarely turn on our heatpump - only once/season to make sure it still works .. our pool is heated through our solar cover and our waterfall. Sometimes the water that flows off the waterfall is like bath water because the cement (i think) gets so hot from the sun. So, we were...

Hi, so i'm having filter woahs.... after taking apart the grids in my filter, i found several tears. one large and a few small ones. I replaced one grid with a brand new one and the others, i patched by sewing wiith dental floss and using waterweld. after turning on my filter for the first...

inground gunite pool.. this is my 3rd year opening and of course, it's a smelly green swamp my test results FC 0 pH > 8.2 TA 80 CH 190 CYA close to 0 next steps: - bring pH down to 7.8 with muriatic acid - add bleach to bring FC to 10 - bring CH up - what should by goal be again for a gunite...

Hi my favorite pool people - I asked my dear husband to remove the cover and return plugs before he left for a business trip, but only removed the cover.. there's nothing i can do other than fish for leaves right? .. i shouldn't add any chemicals until i first recirculate the water and test...