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Hey guys, I have a Jandy pump that has started making a very loud squealing noise when I turn it on. I was going to replace just the motor but my strainer basket has a lid on it that is insanely difficult to remove. It's a clear lid with 4 notches on top and nothing to grip on! I thought I...

So this house we've been in for a year is now seeing the worst rain we've ever had since we moved in. I live in Magnolia, TX (77355) so you can see we're getting a LOT of rain. We have finally landscaped the pool area, but today water from my neighbors yard is flowing down across my yard and...

I have a spillover spa that slowed to barely a trickle yesterday and my Polaris 360 wouldn't move at all. I took apart the Pentair filter and cleaned all 4 cartridges today and the flow greatly increased but my Polaris still isn't working correctly. During the summer, the Polaris had good...

Hey guys, I'm back with another question, this time my pool heater! It's getting cooler and we're starting to think about heating the pool and using the spa more often. When I turn on the spa, the jets blow hot water, then it cools off, then hot water again and this cycle continues. Is this...

Hey guys, I'm using a local pool company with my home warranty to try to keep my system primed. Unfortunately the local pool repair company is having problems and the guy looked at it today for 5 minutes and said he doesn't have parts. Didn't write anything down or take a picture or anything...

Hey guys, need some expert opinion here! I have a Jandy Neverlube valve that diverts water flow to a dedicated line for a Polaris 360. I also have an Aqualink RS with several available AUX buttons. How would I go about installing an automated switch onto the current Neverlube valve and...

I got my Polaris 360 yesterday and attempted to install it via the Universal Wall Adapter that comes with the system. I'm having issues because the previous owners may or may not have used the dedicated return line to the pool for a pool cleaner in the past. I have no way of knowing. There...

Hi guys, Again I need help. I have been doing more research on the site and I am finding my pool is probably closer to 15,000 gallons than 17,000. The chemical checks give me better results using the 15k gallon. I have been looking at other people's setup and it seems like my filter and pump...

Hi guys, I have the Aqualink RS pad mounted on my wall in the house. The instruction book says that under the heating section there's a "maintain" setting but when I actually navigate to the menu it isn't there! Has this feature been removed from the menu in some of the models? As far as I...

Hi everyone! My test kit got here yesterday and I took a full set of readings: FC - 12.5 pH - 7.4 TA - 120 CH - 360 CYA - 60 I tried doing the CC test, but after I turned the sample clear I added reagent to make it pink again. All I got was a light pink after 5 drops, is that pink enough...

After reading around here I have realized that my pool's skimmers don't have flaps. Is that ok? I'll post pictures tonight.

Hi everyone, I'm about to get a Polaris 360 because my pool doesn't have the booster pump required for the 180. I was wondering if I should just go ahead and install the booster pump in order to have the 180 or is the 360 going to do just as good of a job? Thanks, Tom

My name is Tom and I just bought a house with a pool 3 weeks ago. I've been working hard at learning the ins and outs of pool care but I am running into a snag. The pool is clear right now, and I just added acid to bring the PH down to 7.5. Here's the problem: My first trip to Leslie's Pool...

Hi everyone, I've been reading TFP for a few weeks now but I just decided to register. Thanks for the wealth of information here! I just bought a house with a pool and this site really helped me out a lot in the last 3 weeks of trying to figure everything out. Edit: I wanted to add that I...