Search results

  1. M

    How to connect compressor

    Knock on wood I've hooked up to that pump drain for 9 years without a problem. I screw in an air line quick disconnect into it.
  2. M

    Concrete deck ground preparation

    They used pea gravel under mine.
  3. M

    Pentair 10 hole sealing ring replacement.

    Thanks James and yes kimkats I need to replace that inside ring sometime. The rest of the parts....light, and the niche itself is in good shape.
  4. M

    Pentair 10 hole sealing ring replacement.

    Question..........don't the screws go through the wall and screw into the niche? If so what keeps the niche from out of alignment? This ring is junk in my setup I guess because of poor quality, everything else looks brand new after 9 years. 12k IG Fiberglass, Pentair Intelliflo, Intellichlor...
  5. M

    Located leak at skimmer (after pressure and dye tests) - Ideas on best repair method?

    Stuff is a live saver. Looks good 12k IG Fiberglass, Pentair Intelliflo, Intellichlor I/C 40, Quad 60 DE filter. TF 100 test kit
  6. M

    Located leak at skimmer (after pressure and dye tests) - Ideas on best repair method?

    It's like play dough. Cures under water and it's all you need. You can make it look a little better with a dry setup but wet works fine too. I used it on my light and skimmer. My skimmer pipe is about broke off and I have it holding there on that skimmer pipe for 8 years now. 12k IG Fiberglass...
  7. M

    Located leak at skimmer (after pressure and dye tests) - Ideas on best repair method?

    Yup that A n B will fix ya right up. 12k IG Fiberglass, Pentair Intelliflo, Intellichlor I/C 40, Quad 60 DE filter. TF 100 test kit
  8. M

    Seasoned pool owner, still learning new tricks

    Curious about how do you filter. I have trees on my south side owned by my neighbor so nothing I can do about it. I switched from sand to de quad this year and has made a difference in how clear my water is. I wish I would've put in a bigger filter but it's doing the job. I have to clean the...
  9. M

    Metal staining- beyond frustrated

    I feel your pain. Similar situation here. I have a fiberglass pool and drained 2/3 out several times without much luck. Can you get jack magic the purple stuff? Is so get it ASAP! It would be nice to get it in there before you slam the pool with chlorine. Anyway my method of using jacks magic...
  10. M

    Can"t find bonding wire!!

    Mine is grounded at the same place as the pump. My copper rod is drove down in the ground by the pump pad with the wires from both hooked to it.
  11. M

    Pentair Rebate Denial

    Makes no sense to me. I could see a battle over who installed as far as the warranty goes but what difference does it make for a rebate!!! Besides that lets say you buy a motor that's a replacement for the original motor meaning plumbing and wiring is already there and all you do is hook it up...
  12. M

    Laminars and variable speed pump issue.

    Well I have to ask did it do that with the old pump? Sometimes I think depending on pump HP you can get weird things happening like that. Reason I say that I know I'm oversized as far as my pump goes and because of that and the way the return water is plumped my deck jets will surge out with...
  13. M

    Leaky pipe fix = broken pipe in pump. Help!!

    My first thought is strong blade. Try to cut it loose. Take a hacksaw blade and carefully cut a slit it it. However you do it doesn't matter and you won't have to cut all the way thru the wall of what's left. Then small hammer and a punch to cause the slit to open up and unscrew it out. You can...
  14. M

    Skimmer door question

    Ive noticed on mine that due to winter cold and summer extreme heat the area where the door is changes. It gets smaller or egg shaped. Like previous mentioned shave off some width from the door and you'll be fine.
  15. M

    Bad for pools

    Pretty frustrating and makes you like to start all over again. This spring I called my local pool store that's sells to all the locals and asked if they had any Taylor K2006 kits and they responded "Never heard of it". ?
  16. M

    Bad for pools

    Pool owner for several years and I am amazed at all the bad products offered and sold that are terrible for pools. Problem is you learn the hard way too. Products that contain phosphates and products to remove them. Algicides that contain metals and products to control metals. Products with...
  17. M

    Easytouch and Pump Priming

    If it's the same you go to your max speed setting and set that to your desired max you want. Then the max priming will not exceed your speed. I wish that priming would work if your bowl level drops for whatever reason as well as start up.
  18. M

    Figuring out the shock process.

    Yes we have made progress but it scares me to not see what I am fighting. Our pool is a one piece fiberglass construction and we have been fighting a metal stain that pops up too. Weird thing is I treat it as metal but shows up no where on the iron and copper testing. But responds to Vitamin C...
  19. M

    Figuring out the shock process.

    I have my SWG shut done for now trying to get a handle on a cloudy pool. Been having issues with the intellichlor holding and or producing chlorine. The pool was starting to clear immediately after I starting shocking. Started this past Friday at 5PM 2 days ago. The pool right now is crystal...
  20. M

    Tea bag/yellow to light brown stain.

    Ak is 80. My phone trying to correct me. Lol
  21. M

    Tea bag/yellow to light brown stain.

    I changed out half of the water. While the level was down we cleaned with vitamin c and bar keepers friend. Filled back up on second day and the pool looks great! I have a c u later in the skimmer. Chlorine is 2. PH at 6.9, 80 on my ask and 60 on my cya. I am planing on keeping my chlorine and...
  22. M

    Should I replace water? stains back after AA

    I hear ya! I myself had the same issues and I tested my tap water and it was clear of metals. I removed half of the water out of my fiberglass pool. I could only do half because my floor started to get spongy. Two days post this process and the pool has recovered. I am going to hold my ph at 7...
  23. M

    Tea bag/yellow to light brown stain.

    I am close to draining my pool I am close to draining my pool. I don't have time to monitor everything. I just discovered the cluster product last night and expect delivery by this weekend. Will report back later my results.
  24. M

    Tea bag/yellow to light brown stain.

    It would be city water. Interesting thing is last night late whole browsing the web I c the culater product 1.0 n 4.0. Claims r it can remove low levels of metals. Have u heard about it? What the heck I'll try it! I vacuumed to waste last night n cleaned my sand filter. Check chemicals tonight...
  25. M

    Tea bag/yellow to light brown stain.

    Made a ton of phone calls today. Is there truth to your water not showing a reading for iron because its stuck to your wall as the stain? Last night I treated with Stain Free and scrubbed with vitamin C. Tonight it is crystal clear and my next action will be to hold down my chlorine, PH on the...
  26. M

    Tea bag/yellow to light brown stain.

    ok thanks. I just have not had this issue since it was installed in 08. Mainly frustrated as to why it didn't show up on the test yesterday and where did this metal issue come from?
  27. M

    Tea bag/yellow to light brown stain.

    So would I use the Metal Free as maintenance to prevent the stain? Otherwise I would have to drain it and refill it?
  28. M

    Tea bag/yellow to light brown stain.

    Hello, this will be my first post. These are my test results: FC 2.4 TC 2.4 PH 7.5 AK 90 CYA 60 Calcium 300 TDS 3300 The water is clear. 12,000 gallons. When opening the pool this spring we had pond water. Throughout the winter sometimes smelled like rotten eggs. The pool is 4' deep all one...