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Sorry for the delay. Thanks for the feedback!!

We have well water, and hence it's very hard. I'm able to fill our spa from our softened water, which is what I've done the past couple of times. Even then, we still have an iron issue that I plan on addressing. From my understanding, too low of Hardness can cause foaming and damage to the pump...

Thanks, all. I'll confirm the size of the wire - both runs - and either see if it trips, or try to figure the amount of draw. It will be both the heater and circulation. One source said it's 2 motors; another said 3. I hate to ask here, but since I have people responding and still none in my...

Some more info. I now see why I was cautioned against removing the bottom pan: see the attached photo. Lots of insulation seeming to be attached to the pan. Thoughts?

Gotcha; thanks. I need to confirm whether they may have used #6 gauge, despite using 40a breakers. Probably not, though. But if so, then I could swap in a 50amp breaker. If not, keep the 40amp, and see if it trips or not under load. Thanks again.

Thanks. And fwiw, he's not a licensed electrician, though was an assistant for awhile and has been in this business for quite awhile. Unfortunately, my main breaker box has a lot of unlabeled breakers (they added on a second one, which is well-labeled). I do see a pair of 40 amps (grouped as...

I just bought a used Down East Exeter ('03 - '05) that calls for a 50 AMP breaker. The manual says it has 2 pumps, but some spec listing online says 3. It's not the SE version. The prior owners of our house had a spa and it has a 40 AMP GFCI already installed. The pool/hot tub guy who's...

I just bought a spa (hot tub) - Down East Exeter - which is 14 years old. Needs repairs due to mice chewing wires. We had to put it on its side in order to get to my patio, and still have it on its side since there's a ridiculous, incredible urine(?) odor. Supposedly from the mice that lived in...

Wonderful, thanks for that info. I didn't realize the shocking was needed that often due to use.

I opened a 192 gallon spa last week, and started on the 3-step process. I shocked the new fill, then added appropriate amount of sodium bromide to establish a reserve. The shock (bleach) raised the free chlorine appropriately, but the Bromine tabs I'd ordered didn't arrive until today. Since...

Thanks for the feedback. That product, Crystal, looks to be what I was thinking of doing, and now that I think of it, as the skimmer suction can be adjusted with valves at the pump anyway, having the diameter smaller shouldn't matter (or at least shouldn't be prohibitive). No installers listed...

I have a leak in the pipe that goes down from the skimmer - likely where it joins a few inches (2-8 or 10) down, according to the repair guy I had check it out. In the past I've had leaks in the skimmer, and the last time partly down the pipe, and have fixed (or tried) with epoxy and...

Going to go with the Goop for Plumbing. Turns out Shoe Goo is made by the same company, and though they appear to be the same, there are subtle differences. If anyone's interested, per the company: Amazing GOOP® and Craft GOOP® contain a thinner formula for precise, detailed work. Wood &...

Sorry, one more question. Not surprisingly, starting to get algae on the sides. As my water level is below the skimmer line, I can't circulate it. Would pouring a jug around the edge without being able to circulate it do more harm to the fiberglass surface than good. Am I better off just letting...

Thanks for the feedback. Glad to know my stream-of-consciousness updating was being read, anyway :) Just had another thought: Shoe Goo. Similar (same?) as a plumber's glue (though don't know if that's simply an advertising term by the glue company) that cures hard like the epoxy? I always...

I'll continue to humor myself :) I may as well get all my thoughts/questions out here for when someone does pop in. I think that this pipe does vent to the outside, hence the up-and-down variance (after filling, I can even see it doing so in small amounts) due to wind blowing over the vent...

As long as there's still no response, I'll just add... The level in the pipe at the end of the day is now up 1" from that low - temp increase? I filled to top again and will monitor. I've heard that the skimmer often has two lines; mine doesn't appear to, but is it possible that the one that I...

24 hours later, the skimmer pipe level (see photos) is 3.5" below the top. Pool is only a tad, likely simply evaporation. But, as that's a 1" pipe, that's barely any volume of water lost? Any thoughts? Could it be that tiny of a leak that it would only lose a couple of ounces (guessing at that...

Arghh... It looked like to attach pics one puts in the url; I'd uploaded them to screencast. I'll include those in the text body here, just in case. Also, it appears that the last leak is about 1.5" below the top of the opening - very hard to get to. At least that's the level that the water is...

About every year, I've had to repair leaks in the bottom of the skimmer, using epoxy each time. The first time, I noticed that it had also been done before (we're not original owners). Now I was having a harder time detecting a leak, and thought it might be down the pipe a bit, as previously I'd...

I no longer have the link, but I'd found/been pointed to a sheet from a chlorine company showing how quickly it loses its potency. The gist of it, though, was that it loses it quickly! Within a couple of weeks, depending upon storage. Cool (dark may help, but bottles are opaque) is best. So...

Sorry for my ignorance on this... So, do I still need to test for chlorine level, and adjust the output accordingly to get it at the right amount (particularly with a larger cell), at least for a given temperature of water. And from there it will adjust the output up and down for warmer and...

Thanks for the responses. I believe I have a 17k pool, but it's kindney-shaped, so not sure. How accurate does one need to be when figuring gallons? And I imagine with the autopilot you enter in the # of gallons, and it adjusts its output based on that and the water temp? So it does the...

I hope it's okay to simply piggyback on this thread. I was researching and came across it, and the OP said he was planning on using the 42k-rated cell for his 18k pool, but no one asked why, as opposed to the 35k-rated cell. As I have a 17k pool, and 35k is still twice as much, wouldn't the...

Thanks, guys. I dodged a bullet this time. After doing the big repairs in the skimmer (old repairs pulling out so re-doing those), and still finding the water down over an inch overnight, the next morning I tried to go into the pipe again, where it adjoins the skimmer basket, where I couldn't...