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    Blasting limescale off my pool walls - DONE & REPORT POSTED

    Hi guys. I live in AZ with a salt pool and have battles this same issue for years. Tried many solutions. The one i settled on was using a finishing sanding disc attached to a drill. https://www.amazon.com/3M-9415-Medium-Finishing-Sander-9415NA/dp/B00004Z4DJ i lean over the edge and have...
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    Leaking Strainer housing - causing air leak

    I ended up using a plastic epoxy and silicone, did the trick, no more bubbles or sloshing water in the strainer basket. Only question is how long will it hold. Don't want to fork out $200 for the strainer assembly alone, but it could come to that one day.
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    Leaking Strainer housing - causing air leak

    I saw a post where someone recommended plast aid. Anyone have any success with this? Plast-aid multi-purpose repair plastic for your repair solutions.
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    Leaking Strainer housing - causing air leak

    Hi everyone, today I noticed that I had bubbles in my strainer pot and my return lines today. Spent several hour trying to find the suction side air leak. replaced pot lid, o rings, replaced jandy valve o rings, searched for air leak. finally located it on the strainer housing itself, just...
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    Hayward Aqua rite temperature sensor

    HI all. Having a problem with my SWG. I have aqua rite goldline controls rev 1.40. I recently replaced the cell with an aftermarket Chlorinator pro replacement for turbo cell 15. it has worked fine throughout the summer, now I am getting cold reading at my panel and chlorine generation has...
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    Filter Drain plug forced out, partially drained pool, high filter pressure

    Thank you for the replies, As far as I know it was installed correctly, I have installed it many times before. The new plug has been on for about a day now, no leaks, no blow outs, however the pump pressure now is 9PSI, not 28 like it was when the plug blew out. I dont know what caused it to...
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    Filter Drain plug forced out, partially drained pool, high filter pressure

    HI there, i have a 9,000 gal pool. Hayward Super 2 pump, Hayward swimclear C3025 cartridge filter, aqua rite salt cell. My filters are 3 years old, didn't look dirty, but my pump pressure has been around 25-28 PSI within hours of cleaning cartridges, it became clear they needed replaced...
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    Aquarite Not generating - lights not on

    I too, just completed the repair of the circuit board by replacing the Digi-Key Corp. part# 570-1062-ND, current inrush limiter. This was a straightforward replacement, the circuit board is well labelled,a nd removal and installating was easy, this was my 1st soldering repair and it went just...
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    Staining in Pool having trouble please help

    Hi Guys, quick update, since raising my chlorine levels and applying the chlorine puck for an extended period of time on the stains, they seem to have faded somewhat. This must be an indication that they are in fact organic and or dirt stains, with calcium embedded as someone mentioned before.\...
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    Staining in Pool having trouble please help

    Im not sure what to think either, i was hoping there was a way to determine for sure, what type of stain it is, then a plan to remove them.
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    Staining in Pool having trouble please help

    I left the chlorine puck on top of the stain for 4 hrs, and when i removed it there was not much change, the stain seemed a little lighter. Not sure what im supposed to see or how long to leave it, others on these posts have said that the chlorine puck was like "an eraser" on the stain, thats...
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    Staining in Pool having trouble please help

    Also, i hope you guys can see the 3 photos I posted, In the 1st one you can see the scale/ brown stains on the floor and walls pretty well, this is what i want to get rid of, and this is starting to appear in more on the pool floor in the deep end now. When i put the chlorine puck on the stain...
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    Staining in Pool having trouble please help

    Hi again, i appreciate the responses so far, this a great forum, and im relieved to have help from people who really know what they are doing :) I have tried the chlorine puck, and did not really see any difference, how long do I need to leave it on the stain? i left it for about 5 mins...
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    Staining in Pool having trouble please help

    I was thinking my next plan was to add the HTC metal control, the two bottles, then if that didnt work the jacks magic copper control, but im still not sure if its a copper or metal stain, but from what i can tell its not organic, so i assume thats the only other thing it could be... Thanks
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    Staining in Pool having trouble please help

    Hi, Thanks for the quick reply :) These are the results tonight TH = 200 PH = 7.3 FC = 0.5 TA = 130 CYA = 50 The chlorine is low, because i was bringing it down, in anticipation of the AA treatment. However, for a long time , the Ph has been high and the salt level very high, due to the...
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    Staining in Pool having trouble please help

    Hi guys and gals, This is my 1st post on here, I bought my 1st house last year and I have been learning all I can about pool maintainance. I am having a problem with staining in my pool, in the past the PH has been on the high side, prob because i have a SWG. The water is currently balanced...