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I need to install an auto-filler to provide makeup water from evaporation while I’m out of town. There are a few out there, does one work better than the other? I’m speaking of the type that hook to a water hose and hang over the side of the pool, not installed similar to a skimmer. Thanks!

I have a spa on the back porch that’s old and probably not worth salvaging. Thinking about removing it and replacing with an outdoor kitchen. There’s 220V service and a water line under the tub that can be used for the kitchen. I can’t think of anything I’d need 220 for unless it was a local...

My current pump housing has a crack in it from the cover to halfway up the top outlet. Didn’t find it until I changed out the motor and turned it on.😑 JB-Weld is curing now. I had only intended to limp through this season with it and replace it next, hence the motor swap. Pool is 10k FG, 1.5”...

I have a hot tub that hasn’t been ran in years. The original home owners said it only needed the heater replaced. I found out the pump was no longer working after I changed the heater and it has sat since then. I filled it a couple years ago to see if it leaked. It did. From around the light...

I’m going to switch to SWG this season and would like to get some input on the Autopilot Chlorsync CS30. My pool is 10K gallons. Also in the running is the Circupool RJ-30 Plus, more expensive but longer warranty, a bit more output. RJ30 doesn’t have WiFi controller available like the CS30...

I can’t find it and my TFP coffee mug has disappeared. Thanks!

I have a 10,000 gallon fiberglass pool that’s been sitting for over two years. I plan to use it this summer but I have a lot of work to get there. We have been living out of state for a while now but plan to make use of the residence this summer and will be moving back the following summer...

My main pump motor began making noise a couple months ago. After I got back from my last hitch offshore, it was tripping the breaker after trying to start for 5 or so seconds. I could still spin the shaft by hand, but could feel a rumble like a bearing had gone. There was no moisture to suggest...

I changed the sand in my Purex Triton filter late yesterday, and with the new back pressure I got a new leak. The back pressure is about 7-10 pounds higher than previously, at 24psi now. The leak is coming from the seam in the black piece, shoots about 6' high, leaks for about an inch around...

I have Purex Triton Minimax 350 heater which wasn't used much last season. I noticed it was slow to heat last season, the few times we used it. Now it won't get past 94* even after a couple hours run time. My thoughts are to check and clean the jets to make sure they are burning correctly, and I...

Rebuilding the pumps today, don't have any home repair type clear silicone caulk. Can I use a small bead of Blue RTV sealant (automotive gasketmaker) to seal the PS-1000 seal to the seal plate? It says it is a silicone gasket maker. Thanks, Shell

I am replacing the motors and rebuilding the pumps for my pool, and would like to see what you guys suggest for better options before I just order identical components. My main pump runs my spillover spa, large sand filter and 2 aquagenie skimmers, it is a WhisperFlo WFE-12 with a square flange...

I'm replacing my motors and rebuilding the pumps for both my water features(WFE4) and main pump(WFE12 w/AO Smith B2844). I'd like to have a bit more flow on my water features, 3-24" wide sheer descent falls and 2 sprays on the tanning ledge. Since the diffusers and housings are the same on the...

I installed a new spider about 3 weeks ago. It was for a 2" sidemount Triton SM 20-3 backflush valve. There were 2 to pick from at the LPS. I chose the one that had the larger diameter center hole, which matched my old gasket. I cleaned all the mating surfaces super slick. I used ptfe lube to...

Wanting to give my pool a facelift. A complete replaster plus tile and coping is not feasable right now so I'm thinking about changing out the coping and having new Kooldeck sprayed. I may DIY the coping stone. My coping is definitely in need of replacement. A few corner pieces have gone awol...

My main problem is a slight trickle out of the exhaust when running, which I believe allows suction to pull air in after the pump turns off as the filter drains down to pool level. The nylon(?) washer under the handle is shot, and handle does not seem to want to allow the spring to pull it down...

I have a 1 hp WhisperFlo pump on my water features( 2 sprays, 3x18" falls), powered by a 1 hp AO Smith motor. It is a switchless. When I turn it on, there is an extremely loud buzz, then it trips the breaker within a couple seconds. It was so loud, I figured the motor was locked up, but after...

My main pool pump is no longer responding to my CP3600 control console. Does not respond to the spa remote either. The only way I can turn it off is the breaker. Hoping I can replace the faulty part, not the entire pump. I have verified the programming on the CP3600, and it will still control my...

I'm trying to diagnose why my pool lights don't work. They haven't worked in the year that I've owned the pool. I have a Compool CP 3600 control panel indoors with a spa side remote. When I activate the lights from either location, the outside panel confirms with it's indicator light that it has...

Added a solar powered LED spotlight it from Lowes to my landscaping project today. I'm surprised at how well a $30 kit lights up the palm trees. I remember trying out some ground light kits last year and I returned them because I was so disappointed. Looks like things are working better this...

My pH is constantly on the rise. Not sure exactly what the trend is due to the fact that I work away from home for 30 days at a stretch. I just know that it is beyond 7.8 when I get back. IIRC from the last time I was in, it wasn't unusual to see it raised by .4-.5 in a 2-3 day period. I'll...

I need to get set up with a propane supplier so that I can make use of my spa. Can I get some tips on what kind of deal to shoot for? I think there are several options when purchasing, ranging from prepays to buyuing tanks vs. renting, etc? What do you guys do?

I have recently recieved and will be installing the 8 gal. Liquidator, and I am looking for more info on the pH Adjustor. Isn't it designed to be used as a companion to the Liquidator? I have a gunite pool with a couple sprays and sheer descent waterfalls that keep it well aeriated. My pH tends...

Link... I have an American Products 500W fixture in my pool w/burnt bulb. Thinking of replacing it with one of these. Wondering how it compares to the colorlogics, etc. Trying to figure out if it will be bright enough for my 35x15 pool. The niche is centered along the 35' length so the light...

I have a smaller fixture in my spillover spa, and a normal size fixture in my pool. Neither work. I removed the fixture from the niche in my spa, and there was no slack to allow me to get it the surface. :? Nor was there a waterproof type connector on the back of it that would allow me to...

A big concern of mine right now is how my backpressure gauge on my sand filter will now jump to 30psi after a few minutes of operation following a backflush. I'm backflushing daily while I work thru a shock cycle to rid myself of an algae bloom, and it just consists of a 3-5 minute flush...

Here's a few pics of the plaster around my new-to-me pool. The surface (as far as I can reach, water's about 60*) is smooth, no rough edges on the transitions between colors. The pool is about 8 years old. I'm thinking colored plaster?

Specifically, their "Sock It", shock-n-swim formula vs. their "Chlorinating Granules" product. Both list 47.6 Calcium Hypochlorite as their active ingedient. Both say Available Chlorine 45%. Neither specifically list the other 52.4% of their ingredients. Both also say they "Will not cause...

At least I think that's the question I want to ask... Here's the situation: Yesterday, zero chlorine in the pool, water slightly greening. I have been using the 60 algeacide for about a week now, did the original startup dose and followed up with maintainence doses. (Water still foams around...

Buying a house with a 7x7 spa draining into a 26K gunite IG w/faded blk plaster. Trio of sheer descent waterfalls, 2 sprays on the tanning ledge. Compool 3600, Purex Triton Minimax Plus 350, Sand Filter, 2 skimmers, but no bottom drain?(At least I can see the botom of it.) Currently on chlorine...