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Is there something like a water-proof Amphenol-style connector for 12/2 wires to a pump? Presently my pumps are hardwired through grey flex conduit. Every spring they're locked up and I have to remove the motors to get them started. I would like to put a tail with a weather-proof plug on each...

This thread says to use Dow 290 silicone caulk. This thread says to use Sikaflex 1A polyurethane caulk. Which is more correct? Or what are the characteristics that one wants in a sealant that's going to be applied right above the waterline of a salt pool? In my case, I want to seal a gap...

I had a Rocky's Eazy Roller 3A solar cover reel for a few years and found its screw-in anchors to be tedious, and its height above my deck to be lower than ideal. I found a convenient and inexpensive solution to both problems: $60 got four 5" total-locking polyolefin swivel casters with 2 3/4"...

When I open my pool, and when my automated cleaners break, I fall back on vacuuming using a 1.5" hose through a skimmer port. Which quickly clogs my pump's little prefilter. Is there a hand-vacuuming filter, roughly as coarse as the one my pump, I can put between the vacuum hose and the...

When I bought a Polaris 280 five years ago it came with a Polaris Halcyon Pump. When that wouldn't start last year I replaced it with a PB4-60 pump, which was very noisy out of the box. Putting it on bushings must have allowed it to last until this year, but last week it vibrated one of the...

The 2" threaded joint leaving my Hayward SuperPump is leaking badly (suddenly, after 4 years). All PVC is glued from there to filter. The only way I can see to fix it is to cut the PVC, so I can take out the threaded fitting, check for cracks, clean, lube, and reseat. Is it acceptable to use...

Interested in the actual chemistry, especially because at least PhosFree claims it "is formulated from lanthanum compounds."

I have a Hayward Aqua-Rite with a T-15 cell in a 25,000 gallon pool. It has worked great for 3 years. This year I opened it up and it was giving me the CIL-failure, but after replacing the part the controller is indicating everything in order. The cell is perfectly clean and clear and I've...

I can understand how too little salt could be a problem, but how can too much salt interfere with the operation of a SWG? I have a Hayward Aqua-Rite and its manual seems very emphatic that it not be run with "high salt."

Just opened my pool and discovered one of the skimmer tabs that the weir snaps onto is gone. How can I repair this?

Until this year I always pumped my in-ground down 1.5' below the tiles, put on a mesh cover, and left it until opening, at which point the winter thaw and spring rain typically have it full. This spring I replastered with SunStone and the contractor says I shouldn't leave any plaster above...

SE Pennsylvania, 25kgal in-ground salt pool with mesh cover: I'm starting to get the catalogs with winterizing chemical specials. Most of them don't even say what is in the kits. Others say they include non-chlorine shock and "other chemicals to prevent algae, and control stain and scale." I...

We've had a few weeks of heavy rain, blown debris, and humidity that have kept our solar cover both on the pool and puddled with rainwater. Of course the top has grown plenty of green algae, but our SWG pool has so far kept whatever leaks in from taking hold. But even after spraying off the...

I had a single little tile pop off at a skimmer entrance just above the regular water line. In-ground pool, tile is 2 years old. Leslie's said that regardless I should use their Patch-It to re-adhere it. Is that still the best practice?

I have an old DE filter and a 1-year-old multiport valve. I just inspected and installed all the grids. Initial pressure was 10psi. Added DE and it's now 15psi. But a lot of stuff is getting past the filter: Every time I add CYA to a skimmer flakes come out the returns. I think it's also...

Are there any good electronic pool chemistry monitors that cover the full spectrum of properties necessary to maintain water quality? My heater can report reliably on water temperature. My salt generator reports salt levels. A few devices (Chemtrol and the poorly-rated ePOOL) measure pH and...

I just got a new 16mil clear solar blanket. Now a friend with a solar cover says that I need to get a cover for the blanket when it's rolled up for extended periods to keep it from deteriorating under its own trapper heat. Is that true? If so, any recommendations?

Is there a detachable deck-mounted reel for 24'-wide solar blankets that's worth buying? I could only find one and it has plastic mounting brackets that are prone to break. I'd really like something that a person could crank with just one hand to roll up the blanket. Nothing that will snap...