Recent content by Ignoramus

Yessss!!! Moreover, I am going to fill it only for the inspections. That thing wrecks havoc on o-rings and spider gasket.

Being a newb, like me, you might miss some issues (I totally focused on rust staining not realizing that I also have calcium precipitation that also bubbles when scrubbed with Vit C tablet). Thence my suggestion to get a kit. Pinch-a-Penny kit is similar to Jack's Magic kit, so I'd get...

Awesome tip! Thanks! I got 4 huge oaks, and 2 huge pines right by the pool. My filter *needs* help

Meanwhile, you might want to look into getting stain ID kit. Shipping might take a while.

Good to know! Thanks for the warning! I am obligated to have a feeder for my school pool, and the thought of using cal-hypo in it did cross my mind. I will not entertain it anymore.

Yes, exchange would have been lengthy and the pool had already sat without circulation for 4 days . I decided to turn off the pump: there was a small but solid stream of water gushing from somewhere around drain plug. It was mesmerizing😁 I ended up sanding down entire surface as evenly...

Drain plug seat cracked on front cover of Pentair Challenger High Pressure, so I got new part. New part has a gouge on o-ring interface. Old part has similar markings but not so big. How bad is this? And if bad, how do I fix it: just fine grit sand paper or sand paper followed by acetone? in...

All the pieces above ground seem to be schedule 40. There's not enough pipe length for the line to and from the pool to see what kind it is. Is there another way to check? Assuming in-ground pipes are schedule 40, if I replace all aboveground parts with schedule 80, would that make in-ground...

Also, since I've got attention.of you all, would you please help me with this suspect? I have problem with Jandy Neverlube to select input from skimmers and floor drain. Locking "teeth" on the handle are worn out and it can be turned rather easily when the set screw is tightened. Is it a...