Recent content by CovingtonPoolGuy

I'm new to TFP and had the same question. I live in Louisiana and do not winterize our pool. When we bought our home it was running for 12 hours. With the help of TFP members I was able to determine that 3-4 hours is plenty of time to run the pump during the winter season. I would say you...

The manual vacuum parts came in over the weekend and we were successfully able to vacuum our pool! Hooking up the vacuum wasn't nearly as difficult as I thought it would be. The pool looks great! Thank you again for y'all's help! Aaron

Welcome to TFP! These people are great! I too bought a house in August of 2016 making me a first time pool owner. With the help I got here I was able to take my pool back from the pool company, and am now comfortable with the majority of the processes involved with owing a pool.

Yes, all of the equipment is working properly now. Other than the incorrect timer wiring, I hope not to do anything until I have to. Thank you! I was told by one of the companies that I needed a new filter or at least change the sand in the one I have. I do not know what promped him to...

We have had three people inspect the equipment and all of them wanted to replace something different. Lol. Hard to trust people when they want you to spend $1000 before you even know them. Finally found someone we could trust. Other than a new liner, I think we are ok for a while. Yes, I'm...

Welcome! Great looking pool. I'm new here as well, and have learned quite a bit in the couple weeks since I have been here. Follow the link below and start creating a signature. Provide as much information as you know, and fill in the rest as you learn. Trouble Free Pool

Ok, I figured it out. The new timer is wired incorrectly. The switch to turn control the helper pump now also controls the timer. i can not run the timer without the helper pump being on as well. The picture rotated when I uploaded but it is the "top"switch in this picture. You can clearly...

Thank you for the encouragement selftaught! Glad to know I have neighbors on TFP. Kimkats, yes we are! The home is only 9 years old. Just for starters the previous owners "installed" a new motor on the AC unit to run the fan. They hooked up the coil incorrectly and it burned out in 2 weeks...

Well it was an easy "fix". I read a couple posts here on timers and expected to run through a list of things to check. Turns out they wired it to the power switch for the secondary pump. I can't turn off the secondary pump because it turns off the timer. Lol. Can't make this stuff up.

I think we are getting a little too advanced for where I am with the pool. The pool has been poorly maintained and it has two patches on the floor of the liner. I’m afraid that a robot will remove one or both. For now my goal is to learn what I need to do to maintain the pool and to get...

I'm new to owning a pool and very green. When we bought the house 4 months ago we had a new timer installed and it was working great. I recently took over my pool from the pool company and the pump was running for far too long. I reset the on and off dogs to new times and now the pump does...