Recent content by jmcnyc

I have my water tested at a reliable pool store. They have a great reputation and I trust their results. When I opened the pool a month ago I had them test the water. They found high nitrates, which I corrected by draining. They also found high phosphates. I have gone through three bottles...

Will do - thanks tstex.

Is it possible to replace the pump motor with a non-Hayward unit and still use the existing pump components? Can anyone recommend a replacement motor for this model Hayward c48k2n143b1?

@tstex. You would think. I left a message sent and email and also got someone on this thread from Hayward who has not responded. The only response I got was from the email I sent and it was basically a “good luck, you on your own” response. See below: Hi James ... That looks like a motor...

Called and emailed into Hayward. Got the above response and PM’ed. No response from anyone. Going to move on the plan B and ditch Hayward. Can’t believe they stick by a product that fails after 3 seasons. Based on my research on the site much better options exists vs Hayward. The real...

Thanks. I have a message into Hayward. Are they good to respond? I think they need to make this right. 3 seasons and a motor dies. I am sure they don’t want this reputation.

I replaced my pump with a Hayward c48k2n143b1 three seasons ago. This year when I started it up I found it was jammed. I was able to unjam it and it was noisy. The bearings were going. I let it run about 4 hours and it just died. Won’t turn on at all. Question. Three seasons seems...

Thanks everyone. I have family coming this weekend in 3 days. . Can I still slam or should I hold off and let them enjoy a cloudy pool?

So I have been struggling with my pool all summer. It is not clear and is turning green. I run the filter constantly and have been fracking it ever week. I ordered the TF-100 and want to start enjoying my pool So let's go. Here are my results. FC 29 CC 1 TC 31 CH 150 TA 120 CYA 65 I...

Thanks for the advice - I will begin to Slam. I did a water test this AM - here are my results: Total Chlorine: 4.9 Free Chlorine: 4.7 pH: 7.4 Total Alk: 50 Calcium Hardness: 50 Stabilizer: 30 I ran the filter overnight and when I backwashed I didnt see any green in the spyglass. I...

Thanks Poilin. I have studied pool school. Just want to see if someone sees something obvious that I am missing.

I have an in ground 25,000 gallon vynyl pool. In the beginning of the season it was clear and clean. I have a Hayward sand filter. I changed the internals of the sand filter this year and replaced the sand. After I did this the pool was great. I went on vacation and came back and the pool...

Thanks - will do and will report back. Any idea of a local source for AA? I want to get the pool cleaned up for the weekend and would like to find someplace close by. I am in NJ - so any local chain stores or suggestions for a source? The mail order sources charge way to much for overnight...

I did use AA that I bought from Leslie's and it didnt have an impact. I used 2LBs - the chlorine was high - maybe I try again with lower chlorine and a cheaper non-Leslies AA.

So how does iron get in the pool? I water has not been refilled - and I tested for iron and none is in the pool.