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Any Spa Techs in the house? First a little background: I'm a long time TFP member on the pool side, but just now getting back into the Spa world after 20 years without one. I am also a hardcore DIY'er type (see my pool repaint thread) so when my wife found a "Free Hot Tub! Just take it away...

We have lived in our house nearly six years now and I have had a suction side leak since the day we moved in. It has driven me to the brink of insanity. It was minor when we moved in and has gotten worse and worse over the years to the point that this year the pump would even lose prime. I...

Hey All, I spent Sunday changing out 300 pounds of sand in my filter and thought I would pass on some tips I learned along the way. I completely forgot to take pictures, but really there wasn't much to see. This is my filter: Hayward 244S The filter has a date stamp of 1995 on it, and we...

Hey all, Back for another season! If you are on the fence about the BBB method, here is a time lapse of opening my pool this year. Day 1, after taking off the cover: Day 2, literally the next morning after a heavy dose of Wal-Mart Bleach: Day 4, Pump/filter has been running 24/7...

Well, after reading, planning asking a ton of questions here and more reading, we tackled our 25 year old crumbling pool and gave it a face lift. The pictures are REALLY huge on this site for some reason, so instead of posting them I will just point you to The web-page I created chronicling the...

Hey All, I am about to embark on an I/G paint job (cement bottom w/fiberglass walls) and looking at all the different brands of paint. I like the ease & cost savings of the no-prime epoxies such as the Ramuc EP Hi-Build Epoxy but am I risking adhesion failure by not priming? Anybody have a...

Hey all, I have a 20 year old I/G pool that is in need of some TLC, a 15x30 w/deep end. The pool itself seems to be a bit of a hybrid. The bottom and stairs are unpainted cement, but the walls are fiberglass panels. There seems to be a leak somewhere in the top 18 inches of these panels...

Hey All, My wife and I took a weeks vacation recently and my mother-in-law house-sat. We have had a slow leak in the pool and she was instructed to keep an eye on it and fill it if needed. Well, she completely forgot and the skimmer basket and pump ran completely bone dry...most likely for...

Hey all! For the newbies amongst us who might not believe that BBB is really all you need, I thought I would post these before & after pic's of my pool two weeks apart...all thanks to BBB. This pool came with the house we bought and had not been opened in two years. :shock: edit -...

I certainly don't want to rain on anyones parade as those look very slick and well designed. That being said, stir plates are very easy to make for under $15 if you are a handy DIY'r. I am a homebrewer and we use stir plates for yeast propagation. Homebrewers are notoriously cheap and many...

I am so tired of telepoles with these "twist-lock" segments. They never lock hard enough to keep the pole from collapsing (when pushing a vacuum for example) and if you DO manage to get it tight enough, you can never get them un-twisted without getting out pipe wrenches. And forget it if your...

Hey All, I have found what I believe to be improper bonding on the pool at our new house. The subpanel is connected to a ground rod near the pump AND the house main panel (isnt this incorrect?) The pump has two large green ground wire connected on the case...one appears to go to the pump pad...

Hey All, Now that the pool is open and things are looking good at the new house, I need to get a timer for the pump (220v 1.5hp). It has been on 24/7 to clear the pool but very soon I will want to ramp things down. On previous pools I just bought the basic Intermatic Electronic timer (in...

Hi all...first post. Great forum! I just bought a house with an older in-ground pool. It was a foreclosure/eviction so the previous owner stripped the house of everything not tied down, including the pump and filter multi-port valve (he did leave the filter however, too heavy to move I guess)...