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my parents pool has a structural leak. Their pool guy recommended a leak repair company. $350 later they pressure tested all lines and found 2 leaks in the spa return lines and also a leak in a crack. Fixed the spa return lines and ground into the crack with an angle grinder. The crack was...

So my pump motor is going out, my pump is a 2HP Pentair Challenger. The motor is starting to not work well. What I mean by that is that the motor upon start will make a loud whining noise and sometimes simply shut off since I guess it is not turning the impeller. I popped the cap off at the back...

so my parents just purchased a home that their pool needed some work. We are finally down to the light and I ordered a pentair amerlite, thinking doesn't get any more standard than than. But when it came in we soon realized the bottom mounting point is different on the amerlite. The anthony pool...

ok guys so I became a pool owner 3 years ago when we bought our first house. The pool was on its last legs all around. Ancient filter, old pump, decking moving away from pool, coping cracked and loose (flagstone), rusty fence around pool and we have a retaining wall on one side that has sagged...

So this past weekend I woke up to a pool pump running dry. This had happened over a week's time a few days here and there. On monday, I noticed it was making a weird crackling noise. I turned it off to empty the basket thinking something was stuck. Still the noise continued. Ater some research I...

I have an old paragon timer that I cant find the trippers for anywhere. I saw at leslies the intermatic T104 mechanism only for 45 dollars. Can I swap out mechanisms and keep the same box? and if so how hard is the wiring?

I finally got my new de filter installed yesterday. I ran the filter over night and already i could see a difference. My question is the pump (1.5 HP) is working fine until I use my cleaner(Hayward nav) I connect the vacuum hose to my skimmer and it begins vacuuming in the pool. I noticed...

I am planning to install a new de filter as our current filter is broken and I believe is the original 1985 filter when the pool was built. I have worked with pvc before but I am not sure if the pvc supplies from home depot are adequate for pool plumbing. I also am not sure what does what in my...

I am replacing my pool filter and would like to pour a concrete pad for the equipment to sit on. Is there a diy anywhere? do I have to pour around the pvc piping or can I just pour a pad next to the pipes? thanks

I have the opportunity of buying a Pentair FNS 60 SQ FT DE filter for a real good price. My question, is that too big of a filter for my pool? Not really sure how many gallons it is but its a free form 18x36, 3ft shallow, 8ft deep end. I keep getting different numbers, from 15,000 to 22,000...

Hi all, I need to upgrade my pools filter and possibly a new pump. I need help in figuring out what size filter to get. I want to replace my current ancient cartridge filter with a pentair FNS plus DE filter. The previous owner left us a folder with some papers on the pool and even the...