Recent content by dallasaggie

Well after confirming the proprietary Jandy union nonsense, I had a pool plumber come out and install a new union. $315 later the pool is running again 👍 Thanks everyone!

I love this forum. Thanks for all the advice everyone, I'll look into the split nut union (knowing that it may be futile) and update with my progress. 🙌

My pump has not been fully priming and I've identified the cause... the union (I think that's what it's called at least) going into my pump has cracked: For now, I've unscrewed and greased the connection, then wrapped the whole mess in plastic wrap and duct tape and the pump is now priming...

Thanks Brushman! Saving this for later, because after replacing the grids (found these on Amazon) I have no more DE leak! When I saw how strong the new ones were, I knew the old ones were probably letting DE escape, they were in rough shape comparatively. My Active20 is getting awfully tired of...

Thank you for typing this up! This is a big help as I struggle with a massive DE leak now and just ordered 3rd party grids to hopefully rectify the problem. I think I may disassemble the multiport valve while I have everything apart, I didn't realize there was an O ring in there.

Hello everyone! I'm excited to be back on the forum in preparation for this swimming season. Really enjoyed TFP as a first time pool owner last year- but I can't say I was perfectly consistent with pool chemistry and adding chlorine- which is why I am trying to convince the wife that converting...

I wanted to piggy back on this thread and say that my Active 20 is having major cable tangling issues, and I have to lay it out in the sun nearly every day to have it not tangle. Has anyone had any luck with Maytronics warrantying cables before? I emailed weeks ago and haven't heard anything yet....

Where are you getting your bleach? Is it possible it’s old and not strong enough?

This is on the side of our deck and we have no clue what it is. Best guess is some sort of natural gas line for a previous heater or grill but I haven’t found any similar pictures online. Current plan is to cover it with some sort of plastic so someone doesn’t slice their foot open, but I’d...