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I've noticed a few times now that my Pentair Superflo VS will quit operating during freezing temperatures. There's no external freeze protector type of hardware and the pump is wired directly to the equipment pad subpanel (no automation center, etc.). During previous freezes, I've only noticed...

Hi, I'm looking at the best way to winterize my SJ35 while keeping the pump running through the winter. The manufacturer suggested I purchase their winter cap for $70 (with shipping), which seems like a ton for a simple plastic cap. Has anyone else come up with a more affordable method for...

I re-plumbed my pad this spring due to some construction that required the pad to move, and plumbed in a bypass for my heater, which it hadn't had before. Now that the temps are dropping, I'm using the bypass for the first time and am trying to winterize the heater (Aquacal). The instructions...

The power supply for my Nautilus Plus got burned up (plugged in and there was a pop followed by smoke pouring out of it). Maytronics confirmed it was out of warranty and pointed me to the replacement part 9995672 for $300, but the old one I have is actually 9995670 which sells for $200. It looks...

We just redid our pool deck and replaced an old poured concrete deck with a combination of concrete pavers and artificial turf. I noticed today that I'm getting a very small shock when touching the water after walking on the artificial turf that I don't get when on the pavers. A few other...

Had to drain and re-fill pool so I'm starting from scratch on the salt. Looking to get to ~3500. Tested with my K-1766 test kit (which I've had for a few years now) and confirmed a 0 reading before adding any salt. PoolMath said I'd need to add about 380lb for my 13k gallon pool. I added 240lb...

Pool has been out of commission for over a year due to a construction project. Tried to keep it covered with tarps but eventually the reality of the construction work won out and the pool was left exposed to construction debris, mud, concrete dust, etc. Finally got the equipment hooked back up...

Looking at doing a heater bypass using a 3-way Jandy valve on my Aquacal T-135 heat pump. The inlet is a foot or so higher than the outlet, so my thought would be to run the bypass line directly between the two, but the shortest route would be a roughly 45 degree angle on that line. Can the...

I have an old Hayward S-220T sand filter that I was trying to thoroughly clean during an equipment move and the center pipe broke off where it enters the lateral assembly. I was able to chip out the remaining pieces from inside the lateral assembly and it seems to fit a 1-1/2" schedule 40 PVC...

Re-plumbing my pad and bought a bunch of Jandy 4724 valves to try for the first time. I'd been under the impression that 1-1/2" would go on the inside and 2" on the outside, but while the 1-1/2" fits snugly inside, the 2" looks like maybe you have to use a coupler for it since it's a very...

Our equipment pad is moving about 20' from where it had previously been and I'm replacing an old load center in the process. Previously there was a separately run 50a line from the main breaker for our heat pump, but all the original wiring (and heat pump line) were torn out during a renovation...

Our pool has been out of commission all season with no equipment attached due to a renovation project, so excuse the algae infested water! As part of the renovation, we're replacing the pool deck. I took the opportunity with the old pool deck removed to pressure test the lines and make sure...

Trying to figure out the best way forward with my skimmer after pulling up our old pool deck during a renovation. We had a (very old) poured concrete pool deck. The contractor ripped all that out, and in the process, the top part(s?) of the skimmer, which were encased in that concrete, came...

We're replacing the pool deck on a pool that predates our moving in to the house 7 years ago. (The equipment has been disconnected all season during a larger house expansion/renovation, which is why the water isn't clear.) From what we understand, the previous owners re-surfaced the pool, but I...

Our pool sits near (and under) quite a few large oak trees. About 10 days ago a tropical storm came through, so I placed a leaf net over the pool to make the post-storm cleanup a bit easier. It took a few days for me to remove the net, which was thickly covered with leaves and twigs, and plenty...

I've had an IC40 installed for about 4 years now and has worked great. Today I noticed the red flow light was on, and stayed on after I cleaned out all the baskets, did a roughly 90 second backwash, and unplugged/replugged the SWG. Next I did an acid clean of the IC40 (which already looked...

I've been reading threads trying to learn what I can but at this point feel like I just need to ask specifically about my situation. I have a pump motor that appears to be going bad. This morning when I walked outside I heard a loud hum type noise coming from the pump, then after about 10...

Hi, This is my first year with a pool and I've learned a ton using this site so thank you first off. Now that temperatures in Atlanta are finally starting to hit the freezing mark overnight, I read everything I could and went through the full pool closing process as best I could figure it out...