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Hi, I currently have a very old 2HP pump, connected into my Easy Touch panel. The 2HP is dedicated to a fountain going into the pool. At the full 2HP, the water flow is very heavy and I'd like to be able to change how much water is getting pushed into the fountain. My thought was to get a new...

Just started to dial in our "new" pool in the new house. Have an extensive renovation scheduled for July/August that will include resurfacing with Pebble Sheen, new tiles along coping, autofill, new Pentair EasyTouch 4 controller, build of a Cabo shelf, etc. Pool Details: -See picture that...

I've got a Polaris PB4-60 pump, dedicated to run my Polaris pool cleaner (see attached picture). I've had the pump for about 2 years now and noticed that a couple of days this last week, it was running dry! ---I don't think it was doing this in the winter months (pool is open and pumps run all...

Hi all, I'm just starting down the road of evaluating the purchase of a SWG. Before I do that I wanted to ask a few questions. I am currently eyeing a CircuPool RJ20 (rated for 20k gallons). Most of my questions are pumping and equipment related, but I can shift over a few of the SWG specific...

Long story short, my neighbor has an extremely noisy pump, looks like a nice Pentair variable speed version. Very loud and high pitched wine that is always heard when the pump runs. It is driving me nuts! It is in Sacramento's colder season (lows in the 30s, highs in the 50s), but IIRC I could...

Sort of a dumb question, but want to make sure I'm diagnosing correctly before I start taking stuff apart or buying parts. Just noticed the Polaris 280 isn't moving around as normal the last few days and it seems the wheels are not turning? Is it correct that if it is in operation, gears should...

Can someone help me identify where/how I should replace these? I've got about 6 total in the pool and 2 of them always seem to get flipped/pushed out of alignment and spraying in some direction that I didn't intend. Not quite sure if I can find or buy just the center/circular pivot part in the...

With the winter season coming in Northern CA we will finally start to get some rain and the water level will stay a bit higher with less evaporation. I have noticed that my pool overflow drain (1inch PVC pipe hole about 5 inches down from the top concrete edge of the pool) sits pretty high up...

New pool owner almost 1 year in and a full summer swimming season in the books, thanks for the all the advice, has been crystal clear all summer. Even got a new VS pump installed myself that has been a game changer. My alkalinity has consistently been around 70 so over a couple of weeks (got a...

Just added CYA (via sock in skimmer method 3PM yesterday). I squeezed it every few hours to get it to dissolve faster and it was pretty much gone by this morning. I've since removed the sock and the pump is still running. I noticed the surface is covered in little white flakes, which I assume...

I'm pretty sure these are the original filters from when the pool was built in 2003. They seem to be working fine, I've had crystal clear water all summer sticking to TFP methodology. The pictures were after I cleaned them. Filter pressure at 2.5PSI after cleaning and usually takes a couple...

I've running a Polaris 280 cleaner and just got a new booster pump for it (PB4-60 Zodiac). Running my main pump at 2k RPM during the daily Polaris cycle. Just noticed this for the first time, but there is a intermittent high pitched whining noise (pressurized air) at the connection of the...

Unfortunately after just adding a new VS pump to my system, my booster pump is now leaking water at the head and making some low level screeching noises (happened about 2-3 weeks after new primary pump went in). At this point I'm shopping for a new pump. The booster pump is 11 years old. Is...

Just got a new variable speed pump and installing tomorrow. It is a Sta-Rite IntelliPro (P6E6VS4H-209L). My water chemistry is in good shape and I'm looking for suggestions on an initial setup/cycles for the summer season, for example: Cycle 1: 6AM - 7AM: 2500 RPM Cycle 2: 7AM - 5PM: 1000...

My current pump is making tons of noise and is probably on the verge of failure and since it sits so close to the pool I figure a quieter one will be much more enjoyable while swimming or sitting outside. Per my signature I've currently got two identical 1HP Sta-Rite Max-E-Glas II pumps (one...

We're 4 months into pool ownership and all is well on the chemistry side of things, crystal clear for the moment thanks to TFP. We're about to start using the pool for daily swimming and I'm a bit annoyed at the sound level of the main pump. I don't always remember it being this loud, but I do...

Wondering if those with experience can share best practices for optimizing the skimmer action? For example, I found a pool checklist thing near my pool when I moved in and when discussing the topic of aligning the jets said, "You should never see ripples in the water!" making the case for...

I just got a Taylor SpeedStir last week and have been enjoying it so far. I’m currently using the Taylor included vial and stir bar that came with the SpeedStir itself to do my daily chlorine testing. I know the TF-100 kit specifically has a vial for only chlorine and I’m curious if I should...

Hi All, new pool owner here, have been learning a lot and I think I've got my chemistry pretty dialed in, but have a couple of detailed questions. See below results from my latest test (I'm using the TF-100). 1. Should I raise the calcium to 300? Or should I wait for it to potentially dip...

New to the pool thing, attempting to roughly determine my pump flow rate and related turnover rate for the pool to help in determining how long I should run my pump each day. I'm running a Sta-Rite Max-E-Glas II pump (1HP) on a 14,000 gallon pool. I found the below chart, but not sure what...

I searched around and couldn't find much commentary on this piece of equipment, it is an Aqua Doc by Aqua Nova that supposedly does a bunch of things that improve the condition of the pool water through some very strong magnets, the links below are two old PDF ads about the version I have in...

Since I started getting familiar with the new pool I am noticing that air seems to be getting into the system when the pump is off. Normally whenever the pump turns on, the jets in the pool push staight water and there are no air bubbles. Whenever I clean the pump filter baskets, or clean the...

When trying to add an attachment to a post, it gives me an "upload error" in the attachments popup window that says I have exceeded my quota of space? Says I have something like 400kb max allowable and I've exceeded my quota by 183kb. The picture I am trying to post is only 25kb. I also went...

What is that little hole/access port (see picture in post #3 below) ? Mine has a screw off top with a gasket that has turned to dust and the hole is filled with dirty water. The hole is about 1 ft in the concrete from the edge of the pool, directly above my pool vaccum port and pool light niche.

I pulled my current light out of the niche over the weekend as it wasn't working and I figured I had a burned out bulb. Turns out it is a Fiberstars Jazz Light that was discontinued by the manufacturer some time ago. The problem with the Jazz Light is I'm having trouble finding any replacement...

Hi All, here are my results. I did my best to estimate pool volume at 14,324 gallons. The water is pretty crystal clear at the moment and I stuck 4-5 pucks in the chlorinator about 2 weeks ago (water was clear before I did that) and have been running the pump about 3 hours a day. Not...

I'm new to pools and the previous owner left quite a bit to tune up around the pool and house. There is a switch to turn the pool light on, and another switch that activates the color changing feature of the pool light (two labeled switches on the wall). Other switches around the wall do work...

Hi all, I'm about to start using the pool chemical calculator, and need to determine total volume. My pool is extremely irregular in shape and I want get somewhat specific as to total volume (see picture below). I found the below site's strategy useful to use graph paper and draw the pool to...

Hi all, still new to this pool thing (2nd post). See below pictures. The pump in the picture is my aux pump that runs a Polaris Vacuum cleaner. I'm wondering what I should do about this hose/pump connection as it was developing a slow leak and after moving the pump around a bit yesterday as I...

Hi all, new member and new pool owner. Just reading through Pool School and all of the other content here so thanks for all of the useful information. My current problem is that when I first bought the home/pool the home/pool inspector noticed that the filter pressure gauge was reading zero...