Recent content by funkeruski

Appreciate the tips everyone. The pool guy should be coming sometime this afternoon, so we'll see if he figures it out without bending me over...lol. I had forgotten all about the Caretaker valve screen. I did the re-build on that caretaker a couple of years ago and should have known to check...

So I get a notice a week or so ago from my pool service company that my filter was due for a cleaning. I have a Pentair FNS DE filter. Being somewhat of a DIY'er, I decide I am going to perform this with the help of YouTube. I break open the filter, remove all the grids clean and inspect them...

I've got two lights in my pool. They both stopped working a couple of weeks ago. I had the pool company come out this week, and the guy tells me it's a burned out bulb in one of the lights that is tripping the breaker causing the other one not to work too. He says that the light i have is no...

Came home for work today with my Polaris Pump making a grinding type noise and the Polaris not working. Below is a Youtube video with the sound it is making. Anyone know what the problem might be? The pump motor is not that old. Maybe a little over a year. I successfully replaced my main pump...

Ok, thanks. So I guess it doesn't drain when the pump turns off? Seems like the tabs will just dissolve faster if they continue to sit in water while the pump is off.

Not sure which forum this should go in, so I am going to fire away here. I just replaced my old 300 with a new 300 chlorinator. My understanding is that when the pump turns off, the water is supposed to drain our of the chlorinator. Is this correct? I've noticed on mine that water is...

Thanks for the info. What has become detached is indeed a very thin layer of material. Gonna research spalling now.

The temperature hit 102 in South Texas yesterday, so I took my first dip in the pool. While doing that, I noticed about a three inch in diameter circle where the plaster is chipping off. I guess this is known as plaster delamination. My question is can this be spot repaired or does this...

Here's the label on my current dead pump.

Thanks for the info. Yes, I've thought about the caretaker issue and new I would have to have a certain amount of pressure to make that operate sufficiently. To be honest, I don't have a real problem with debris getting in my pool. I've got the Polaris running on the booster pump about an...

My pool pump is not working, and according to the pool company that services my pool, the motor is dead. My pool is 12,000 gallons. It has a caretaker system, and a Polaris which runs off a booster pump. No water features, etc. The pump that died is a 2hp. Pics of my setup, and the filter are...