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Tried using a male end for about 45 minutes with no luck

The wall fitting for the polaris has a burr / cross threaded and I cannot get a new male wall fitting installed into it. I am talking about the fitting that is in the side of the pool. You then install the male fitting inside of it and are able to attach the polaris. the female threads in...

My dad said that the guy said the leak is between the pool and the pump in the PVC, not at the jet. I wish it was at the jet.

Was told that we have black algae in the pool. The recommended treatment was: - Drain the pool fully - 30,000 gallons - use algaecide and scrub every inch of the pools surface - throw away all pool equipment - skimmer, brush, etc. - get new filter grids - essentially empty, scrub and get...

My dad has a leak at his pool that was located with a hearing device. The leak is in the PVC pipe that leads to a jet from the pool pump. We are leaking about 1000 in 2 - 3 days. It was recommended to dig up the flagstone and dig down 3 feet to the pipe. Looking for a magic bullet to fix...

welllllll Crud! Thank you for taking the time to explain that to me.

We bought our house in 2010. This is my first pool, and first pool pump rebuild. The pool pumps just arent pushing that much water. I don't know how old the pool pumps are - i am guessing they are 15 years old or so. I don't want to spend $1500 on a new VS Pump. Where can i find the parts...

Thanks for the thorough response. The pump is within 20' of the pool. The pump is above the pool water level and 1.5" suction pipes.

Yep, my parents have a salt water pool and love it.

I just measured my swimming pool and calculated the pool volume. It is a pretty small swimming pool - 26' long x 14' wide x 33" deep in shallw and 60" deep in deep end. The calculator says i have just over 8,000 gallon pool. What size pool pump do I need for this size pool. I am looking for...

Any cheaper alternatives. The Hayward 2.7HP is $1800 and the Pentair 3HP is $3,000.

Awesome, thank you for your time.