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    Hot Green Pool

    Pool cover brought the pool temp to over 90F in Las Vegas and I wasn't paying attention to chlorine levels. Take the cover off today and I decided to run the dolphin pool cleaner, sure enough the whole pool turns green. There was plenty of algae (or whatever) on the bottom already, but it just...
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    Tiny little bugs in pool and leaf basket

    I don't know if they're breeding in there or what, but it seems like their preferred choice of residence What the heck are these things and how do I get rid of them? I will try to take a photo later with a half decent camera They appeared a few weeks back with all the pollen
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    Filter leaking?

    Just had a new pump installed but before I did, I cleaned the cartridge and put it back in.... For some reason it didn't feel right going back in, like I had to force it some more and it feels like not quite right when I attempt to reinstall, and now it's leaking Leak is more like a slow drip...
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    will my pipes freeze

    tried getting a pool pump replaced and new pump is faulty (i posted a separate thread about that) here are the upcoming max/min temperatures: Sun 47/26, Mon 50/28, then not below 32F next few days.... are my pipes going to freeze? i am thinking of getting a new pump from amazon which will...
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    need help wiring sp2607x102s hayward dual speed pump

    i have 230v coming out from the electric (2 red, one green) here is a pic of the hayward wiring.jpg - Google Drive installer said he wasn't sure why there aren't 5 terminals... i suppose he is a little confused about the dual-speed toggle switch? any help on what should go where?
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    pool pump noise

    For the past week or so, my pool pump has been making a somewhat loud noise. I cleaned out the pump impeller, didn't really have much stuff in there... I also replaced the capacitor, but that didn't do anything. If you look at the picture of my pool pump, I would say the noise is likely coming...
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    Cloudy after pool party

    Cya 85, FC 10, PH 7.5, TA 100, Calcium Hardness 450 Cleaned the filter and used a robot pool vac the day before
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    two sets of trippers for pool filter

    i would like to run my pool filter at two different intervals during the day and it seems as easy as buying another set of trippers and fitting them to the dial now my question is, will this post a safety hazard? i understand that when you operate the pump manually, you need to (or it's...
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    help me find replacement a cartridge

    Current filter is: Aquapro Systems 62557-001 I see there is a replacement: UNICEL P/N: C-9496 Description: 200 sq.ft. Aquapro Apex, 25.19" OAL 11" diameter 25-3/16" long Top: open w/ step 6" id Bottom: open w/ step 6" id Replacement for: click here Pleat Count: 265 Media...
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    CYA about 200, need help on draining pool

    Hi, my CYA is about 200 based on the black dot test that I did and I want to drain my pool asap. Yes, I got "pool stored" by LPS and bought a bunch of 3" tabs, but I got them at Sam's club because they were much cheaper That was 3 months ago, and I've been testing levels myself I understand I...