Recent content by ChrisL

Hi, i am rebuilding a 3/4 hp Tristar motor and one of the through rods just would not come loose and broke. Does anyone know if I can run the motor with just three rods keeping the motor together? Thanks

I am getting a shorter one as there is a good bit of slack - I measure 27 feet from the skimmer to the furthest point of the pool (plus 3 feet for depth). I have a 35.5 x 16.5 Grecian shape. I was considering whether to go with 30 or 35 feet. If the thirty was really only 28 feet long and...

Hi, I have to replace my vacuum hose, so I measured a very old one I am using. It measures a little over 42 feet with no stretching of it. Does any one know if this is a 40 foot hose that stretched, or a 45 foot hose because it might stretch to that length? Thanks Chris

Thanks all for the suggestions. We don't have a dump. Maybe I will offer it up, but it is on its last legs and I am not sure I want to push it off on someone who may not be aware of the problems.

I recently lost both flow and pressure at the same time. The issue was pine needles blocking the impeller. If the pressure is up, the issue is probably a clogged/full filter from algae or something else. This could be gradual as stuff in the water starts accumulating on the filter media. Even...

Hi, I have a hot tub that is pushing 20 years, that I am contemplating getting rid of. It is a big 7 person tub with an acrylic liner. Is there an economical way to get rid of this myself, or do I just bite the bullet and pay (hundreds?) for someone to remove it. I am thinking of cutting it...

Thanks, it is definitely not a liner piece as it is white and my liner is dark. It sounds like it is no big deal though and I can jut trim it off. Chris

Hi, I had my liner replaced two years ago and now either a trim or an edge of the stair gasket is coming off. I am attaching two pics. Algae and debris are getting in the slotted area, but I could remove it if I brushed it hard. Does anyone know if this is just trim and no problem or if...

Hi, I have to replace the spider gasket on my Pro Grid DE filter. Can I just lower the water level in the filter without losing a bunch of the DE, or should I bite the bullet and backwash first? Thanks for any replies.

I use bleach for my spa.

Stabilizer is cyanuric acid. It is added to pools and some chlorine types have it, primarily to prevent the breakdown of chlorine by sunlight. Many chlorine granules sold for spas are sodium di chlor...... (I don't know the spelling exactly) but you will see that cyanuric acid is part of the...

Thank you!

Sure. It's a Hayward Pro Grid 4820. About 8 years ago, Hayward changed the band that kept the two halves of the filter housing together on all of the Pro Grid filters. They almost immediately stopped making replacements for the old band, o-ring and screw assembly. There was a notice here about...