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It was plastic wrap inside a box. Looked like there was a small cut in the plastic wrap but no damage to the box itself that I could see, I even wondered whether it was by design because it was very clean and symmetrical, about 5" long. I wondered whether I might have knicked it with my box...

Yeah, that was kind of my logic in buying a cheap cover this year. Just never thought it would be ripped straight out of the box. Can cover patches be applied while the cover is in use on the pool? & I think your idea about Harbor freight is probably a good one. The only thing would be...

I just installed a new winter cover on my 22' x 45' rectangular inground vinyl 30,000 gallon pool. As per usual, I secured the edges of the cover with water tubes. After finishing up, only then did I notice one seam near one edge of the pool had a few very small rips. They were within arms...

Okay, I decided to just bite the bullet and buy a new pump. I ordered the W3SP2610X15 from Amazon. What's the difference between the W3 and the SP2610X15 I currently have? I did a side-by-side comparison on the Hayward website and they seem to be identical.

Hello, pool gurus, Just now opening my pool, it's been unseasonably rainy and cool in the mid-Atlantic this year. Got everything hooked up as per normal, flipped the switch to start the pump and it just hums for a few seconds then cuts off. No water flow. It's not tripping the breaker in the...

Thanks, JamesW, didn't realize that was a thing, I'll do that in the future. The gauges are not too expensive, I ordered a couple on Amazon for about $17/ea.

My Hayward EC65A DE filter's pressure gauge indicator needle has somehow become stuck below the metal pin at 0 psi, so it can't advance and register pressure. This is the 2nd time this has happened in the last few years (1st time I just replaced it with a spare from an old filter I had laying...

Okay, over the past day I've dissolved most of a sock full of CYA into the pool but am not seeing an appreciable increase in my CYA level - it still tests >30. I'm losing chlorine pretty rapidly during the day. Current test numbers: CYA: >30 FC: 2.5 CC: 0 pH: 7.4 TA: 70 CH: 210 What...

After adding a gallon of the 10% chlorine and letting the pump circulate it for a couple hours, FC now tests at 4.5. CC is still at or near zero (adding the R-0003 did not turn the sample pink but there may have been the barest hint of a color change from totally clear, so small as to leave me...

Okay, here are the numbers, tested with a Taylor FAS-DPD kit: At sunset last night: CYA: approx. 25 FC: 1.8 CC: 0.2 Did not test PH, TA, or CH This morning right after sunrise: CYA: approx. 25 FC: 1.0 CC: 0 PH: 7.2 TA: 60 CH: 220 So looks like a passing grade for the OCLT. CYA, FC...

Thanks for the response. Tonight I plan to check my CYA and also do an OCLT - with a real FAS-DPD kit, not just the cheapy strips. And I've got 24 gallons of Pool Essentials liquid chlorine on order from Lowe's, so if needed I'll start SLAMming ASAP. Thanks again, I'll post back with some...

Not sure where to begin... I have an older in-ground pool, vinyl liner (replaced in 2012, currently in good shape, I think). Pool is 45'x22', approximately 25,000 gallons. Filter is a Hayward EC65A DE model. We are located on the East Coast, near Baltimore. Weather has been alternately cool...

Thanks for the advice, Richard. Mine does indeed have the ears. I gently tapped the lid with a 2x4; didn't seem to make any difference. Next time I have the lid off I'll remove the gasket, thoroughly clean the groove and bottom of the lid and reapply silicone to the gasket, and I'll also...

Wasn't happy at all with the performance of my filter last summer (some of the filter cluster fingers were broken, allowing silt and yuck back into the return), so this year bought a new Hayward EC65A and rebuilt all my above ground plumbing. It's tighter than it's ever been since we bought the...