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It's the round one with knobs. Hayward SPX3000D

Thanks. I have been pretty careful and this last one lasted for about 4 years but I got a new employee that helps to tend to the pool and ... I will be sure to cover that with them. Still, at $40 a whack and x4, it's exceeding it's value.

Just did the water hose test and it's the stupid Hayward Super Pump II lid. It has a crack in it again. This is the third one in 9 years. I will likely replace that wet end of the pump soon just to get away from these $40 lid replacements. I'll order another one. Thank you to everyone for your...

That is cool as heck!! I will try that pronto! Thanks.

Jim, I get air regardless of the speed of the pump. I clean the filter regularly. I am still trying to find replacement o-rings for the unions in the plumbing but that has proven harder than expected. sill looking.

I would get rid of that unnecessary bend up and back down while you are at it. Cut back on the pipe by the wall, cut back on the pipe in the front of the picture and then reattach with elbow, couplers and pipe. I can't tell if that is a 90 degree angle in the picture though. You could also...

Good suggestion. I just went there and read. I feel like this is more than from the SWG because the pump basket never fills completely with water like it has before. I have decided to replace the o-rings in the Unions. I just recently made changes to the plumbing and had to open those unions...

Homebrewale, did you intend to include a link in your reply? I don't know the technique you are referring to.

If memory serves, air in the system is from a leak in the intake side before the pump. That leaves two skimmers, main drain and all the connecting plumbing before the pump as suspect. I have unions on all three of those lines and I suspect those first. I lubed up the o-rings thoroughly but it...

I just recently remodeled my 1983 vintage pool with spillover spa. Everything is nice and new ...except for the spa jets. I am trying to replace them now but I can't tell what to buy for replacement. I realize I can go find an adjustable spanner wrench to get this off but honestly I am a bit...

Where did you get the stainless steel pole?

We are an IT company and buy a lot of supplies and resale. I also got over three grand back on my Costco check for much the same reason. :-)

A little bragging to inspire some competition for the benefit of TFP!

Is the INYOpools.com discount a one-time coupon or ongoing discount?

Two days ago, Amazon began letting you attach Smile to mobile apps. Yay! That was the only place I wasn't able to make Smile purchases but NO MORE! I am now all Smiles, all the time!

Am I winning?

Also, it was quickly apparent the power washing was not going to make any difference. We acid washed our pool and it is a huge improvement. I would not do that on a 4 year old pool, though. With ours, we did not feel that we had much to lose.

Zach, drain away. I had no problems. Unless you live in some non-Austin like area, I would not worry about floating the pool for a minute.

Has anyone here ever done an acid wash?

Are you certain that all pools have that valve? My pool was built in 1983.

Pat, thank you for looking at my situation for me. Since we are geographically close to each other, I place high value on your take. Matt, thank you for looking into the USGS data, I was searching for that too but had not found it yet. You are very right on digging a 10 ft hole in Central Texas...

My yard is about 30 feet above a bone dry Slaughter Creek which is about 50 feet beyond the swimming pool. Slaughter Creek is all bedrock limestone. Would that tell me the water table? In Texas, we only talk about water table when it comes to drilling a well ...that is usually hundreds of feet.

There is actually another reason for the drain. To get started on this project, I dumped in Clorox 6-1 Shock that I picked up from Costco since bleach has gotten expensive there. I didn't read the ingredients until too late and then saw that it contains copper. I'd rather not have that in my...