Recent content by austin_puckhead

The particulars of my set-up are in my signature. Nearly all of the equipment is something less than 20 years old, and the pump is dying the death of 1000 cuts 💔. The strainer basket is brittle (a piece broke off recently), the strainer lid was replaced and has cracks, the wet end housing has...

Hi folks, I'm debating replacing my pump or repairing it. The pump is about 15 years old, so I'm a little afraid I'll change out one part, then another two will fail. Any good suggestions are welcome. Current issues: When temperatures drop below 40℉, the motor bearings make a screechy...

Thanks for the info folks. @ajw22 I've updated my signature (finally) with my set up. @JamesW see above. Also, I do have a check valve (not on diagram) on the outbound leg of the heater (before the T) to prevent chlorine from the puck dispenser (further down stream) from backing up into the...

Well, in Austin we lost power in the middle of the night with temps in the single digits, so my freeze protection (running the pumps 24/7) failed. Cracked a ball valve, an actuated valve, a check valve, and some other PVC & fittings (all 2" plumbing). I'm trying to rebuild everything exactly...

Thanks, Tim. Starting 9 months ago, I have spent days reading articles from the Pool School and threads from the forum. Not to overlook anyone else, but Richard's knowledge and diligence was mind blowing. I've been preaching the CYA problem with the pucks to fellow pool owners (and citing...

Splash, My pool is constantly at 90F these days. When I get home today, I'm going to hook my lawn sprinkler up to the spigot coming off the pump, and try to cool that thing down. Yikes.

Tim, Interestingly, (before I owned the house) the pool was SWCG when built, but the saltwater eroded the coping. They replaced the coping and got rid of the SWCG. It's been run on pucks for many years (including the 2 years that I've owned it). I never considered a Stenner pump. Hadn't...

Living in Austin, Tx. Wife, kids, dogs, and a 14k gal plaster in-ground pool. Owned a pool 20 years ago (only for about 2 years), and took care of my father-in-law's pool about 5 years ago. I tried to learn as much about the chemistry as I could, but both pools caused me a great deal of...