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The Compool (CP3800) automation for my pool spa combo is getting wonky and I'm wondering if there is a quick fix or is it more economical to just replace. The issue is that I can't trust the compool to run the schedule so I am stuck leaving the system in service mode (operated only at the...

I have a Compool CP3800 system and notice that intermittently the timed program settings will get corrupted. For example, I will wake up in the morning and the spa jets will be on. I'll check the indoor control panel and sure enough, the program has changed itself. Worse yet, the panel will show...

When I went out to the morning check on the pool today, to my horror I saw a large rip/gash/puncture in the vinyl liner and I need some advice. I've known for awhile that I was running out of time with the liner so this isn't a complete surprise. Some background...the pool was built in 2002...

A bit of a puzzler...I have an inground with an attached spa. The heater is a Hayward H310S model. I have automation with a Compool 3800 control panel. My Compool panel has separate buttons for Spa mode and Pool mode. In Pool mode, I am able to adjust the temperature and kick the heater on. No...

After firing up the equipment for the first time this season, I noticed that I could no longer restrict the flow of water to my water slide. There is a ball valve on the pipe that leads to the slide which I assume has now failed. Turning the valve has little effect on the flow to the slide. I...

Hi all...let's get right to it I guess! Woke up this morning and the display on my Compool control system (pool/spa) CP3800 was showing the error code ERR1. The manual says the following about this error code: My pool has been closed since the end of October. Last night was the coldest night...

I have an inground pool with a spillover type attached spa. My question is, should I drain the spa completely over the winter? I know I should blow out the lines, but I'm not sure if I should leave water in the spa over the winter. Any other special instructions for closing the spa/pool? I have...

This is my first year as a pool owner. I inherited a pool with the house that as far as I can tell was maintained under contract by a local pool company. I opened up to a filthy pool and a severe ammonia problem this year. Thanks to this forum, I got it under control and it has been CLEAR...

I'm starting to think I don't know how to do the DPD test, although when I get an unusual result, I typically pull another sample from a different part of the pool and it always comes out the same. Anyway, I've been shocking my pool for a week now...I haven't done the best job of it because...

I went out to test the water and immediately noticed the filter pump is not running. Tried turning it back on to no avail. Circuit breaker is not tripped. Spa pump still working fine so I am able to circulate the water to some extent. The pool pump is extremely hot to the touch. When the pb...

Opened my pool last weekend to a green swamp (bought the house this winter so I had no control over the pool closing). I've been shocking the pool ever since, per instructions in pool school. I use the pool calculator and test with a TF100. Ok, all good so far. What is puzzling me is that when...

Just like the headline says....I inherited the pool but apparently not the tool for removing the safety cover. I can't find it anywhere. I will probably go buy a new one, but in the meantime does anyone have any experience taking a typical safety lock cover off a pool without the tool used to...

I'll try to keep this short. I've got the PBs coming next week to open my pool. (I'm a new owner.) I took a walk out to inspect the filter/pump/heater apparatus this morning and found that one of the many pipes had a huge longitudinal crack with displacement. See the pics. The pipe in question...

Ok, I fudged. Not a 'new' pool, but a pool that is new to me anyway. I'm the proud (1 month ago I would have said terrified...thanks TFP for easing my fears!) new owner of a 27750 gallon IG vinyl lined pool. Honestly, I NEVER thought that was something I would say because I have never been a...