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Hi. I've moved into a new home and are getting a pretty good understanding of how things work. I have a pool company that does weekly cleaning and also can help repair any issues. I'm pretty handy but I wanted to run a plumbing size issue with you guys. From my pic, a 2.5" PVC pipe was used...

Hi, this website has been invaluable, and we have been managing our pool successfully for almost a year. The water is crystal clear, and we want to upgrade to a SWG to save time and money. We bought this home last year, and the pool is original to the 1987 construction. My PVC plumbing has been...

My heater is leaking due to age/rust and needs replacement but I'm not sure it's a good idea to replace it without addressing other potential problems with my system. I don't know if these things are issues so I'm hoping someone with experience can give me some advice. It's important to me to...

One of the unions at one end of the intellichlor is cracked and leaking badly. I received a new one, however I am unsure of the glue/epoxy that is needed to bond this resin fitting to the section of pvc pipe.

Folks, since the pool is 95% complete [totally usable]; and much of my automation is on back-order; I'm trying to wrap up a few items: My 6x MicroBrites are mounted and working fine. However, the mounting is not ideal; as my PB was used to Hayward products and didn't plan properly to install...

Hello! First time pool owner that gets a lot information reading the TFP forums. First time posting as well. We had some strong winds yesterday and I noticed once I got home, the pool skimmers baskets were clogged with leaves and other debris as the pumps were running on a timer. I could...

Hello, my pool was built in 1967 and I have a unidentified pipe in the deck. It's located about 1.5 feet from the skimmer and the pool edge. It is flexible, about 2" with another flexible 3/4" pipe inside. There was a grey fitting that was pipe clamped with a white removable cap flush with the...

Hi Everyone, We have a 3/4" PVC pipe running from our pool skimmer to the lawn, which serves as an overflow for heavy rains, too much water in the pool, etc. (see attached photos). Typically a pop-up emitter attaches to the PVC a few feet from the patio and disperses excess water, but emitters...

Texas pool owner here. I have been reaching out to all contractors nearby but all have 4-6 weeks waiting period. Not a handyman man but finally made up my mind to fix the plumbing on my own. The ball valve on the right burst during the storm and needs to be replaced. Now I have all the parts...

What material should I use to backfill under and around new PVC pool lines? I was thinking sand for under and first 2-4" over lines, then dirt. Please advise. If you recommend sand, what coarseness? Thank you!

Hi, I am moving my pool pump and filter about 15 feet, so I am starting to plan for extending my plumbing. While doing so, I came up with a couple mystery pipes: One (marked "A" in the picture) is 1.5" and always seems to have a little water in it, usually above ground/pool level. Today, the...

A couple of years ago my PVC conduit running to the deep end light must have frozen and cracked creating a slow leak. I "fixed" it by putting a small layer of epoxy around the area where the wires came out of of the cove. This was fine until last year when I needed to replace the light fixture...

I've received a lot of useful help from this forum and want to give back a bit. My pool pH keeps dropping weekly and I need to raise pH without touching my already high TA so as a quick fix I've been adding Borax. I reached the 60ppm threshold and needed to start aerating. I looked at the "SPA...

My pool is about 11 feet from the equipment pad and instead of using long flexible hose, my installer said I could purchase PVC pipe. He said I could buy PVC pipe and bury it only 4" or so under the ground. Does that sound correct? I like the idea of burying the PVC pipe so the pool and...

Hi Everyone! After hiring a leak detection service, we decided to use this quarantine time to replace some of the old black poly piping and remodel our 50yr old fiberglass pool (bid was $60K to do it all so we are doing it ourselves). Note we purchased the home about a year and a half ago so we...

Hello all... well, I just began the process of re-plumbing my pad. I'm updating all my equipment, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to change the pad plumbing from 1.5" to 2.0". The plumbing had been re-done years ago when the previous owner relocated all the equipment from the...

I am about to redo all of my above ground plumbing but I cannot figure out what these two lines go to. They both are only connected to themselves and one has no valve on it while the one in the second picture has a valve where they connect. Please help.

Two summers ago, my pool began showing signs of a leak. My pool company did a dive test prior to close and patched a few holes in the liner I thought the issue was fixed but last summer, my pool continued to show signs of a leak. When I opened the pool in late June, the water level was VERY low...

I found this forum through some Google searching around and read alot of posts on here already. I have a Coleman Vista 2 18' x 48" 6000 gallon AGP in the garage for next year so I'm going to start doing the planning now and get it done over the winter so it's ready to set up next summer. My...

I purchased a new pump and the fittings were different than the old one (Game/Intex vs 1.5 inch). I used the following parts to connect pump to filter: 1.5 inch pvc pipe (10 feet) 1 pvc elbow 2 pvc 1.5 inch MPT 1 flex pvc coupling Teflon tape Pipe cement It was sort of an emergency job and...