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Paramount PCC-2000 automatic built-in In-floor cleaner. We just call it "the pool". Like "the pool" is cleaning itself.

Here's mine! Green to Clean with pictures! my-tfp-success-story-t13198.html

You can do it! That is about what mine looked like when I started. DID NOT DRAIN, treated the water that was there! Read my success story here! my-tfp-success-story-t13198.html

Does your cartridge filter have a plug in the bottom that you can remove? On mine, I remove the plug and turn off the return. The water comes from the pool and exits out the bottom of the filter. None goes back to the pool (or through the filter). It makes a mess around the filter pad, but it...

I was thinking about coating mine with Minwax Polyurethane coating (the type you put on floors). It's a clear coat. It's oil based. I know they use polyurethane coatings over fibreglass, but not sure if this is OK. Anyone want to weigh in on this one?

Follow up question... My new motor is a two speed and 220v. I haven't wired it for low speed yet, I'm waiting for some parts. The L2 is connected. L1 and A switch between High (L1) and Low (A) speed. Can they be energized at the same time? Ie:Can I have A energized, running low speed, and...

Update with Pictures I pulled the motor out of the pump, with intentions of getting the motor rebuilt or fixing it somehow. Then I saw this... After seeing this, I assumed the motor was done. I got online and ordered another 2hp motor from poolpartsonline.com. I upgraded to a 2 speed motor...

My Challenger pump motor burned up on me, so I'm in the process of replacing it. I got a pump seal replacement kit, and I'm trying to figure something out. The seal that has the spring in it... How does it go? I've installed it on the shaft with the shiny black plastic end facing the motor...

Help!! Pentair Challenger pump 2hp. Turn it on, it runs for about 30 seconds, the pressure is a little lower than normal (20psi rather than the usual 30 psi), then it shuts itself off. Breakers are all fine. After a couple of minutes, you can hear an audible click, then the pump will turn on for...

Make that two votes for the Paramount in-floor system!! I run the pump at night, and the pool cleans itself while we sleep.

As a followup... There is a Home Depot in my town, but no Lowes. The nearest Lowes is about 10 miles away. I was on some other business near the Lowes and figured I'd see if they had the timer. Taking the advice here, I stopped at the local post office and got a Lowes coupon first. If Lowes...

I look at those pictures above, and I see that my pool has continured to improve since I shot those "success" pictures. Maybe it's because the camera really can't capture how clean and sparkly it really is... Or maybe it's because the sun is finally out now. When the water is calm, the main...

I think that you and the electrician are on the right track now, but just wanted to throw out a question for you... What happens when everything is running and the power goes out for a minute or two? (long enough for the motors to spin down) When the power comes back on, that would be your worst...

We have one of those. The younger kids like it. (6 yr old and a 5 yr old friend) The novelty for the 10 yr old wore off pretty quickly. It's supposed to be able to be set to hover at different depths, but I could only manage sink slowly or sink fast.

I had no idea what zeo media was (I have a cartridge filter), so I googled it. I found this at http://www.askalanaquestion.com/pool_fi ... oblems.htm Obviously this would be unnecessary in a salt water pool. He pushes a bunch of other stuff on his site that may or may not work (very pool...