Recent content by muffin_dad

Thanks all. I patched her up, got a racheting wrench to tighten the drain plug (never taking that off again ever) and 2 new filter panels. Good as new. Maybe a new filter in the next few years but not yet.

Pool is 20 years old, still has the OG filter and I believe it's time for a new one. - Current is a Pentair FNS Plus 60 sq ft, DE filter - Previous owner replaced some brass screws with hardware store wing nuts so those are rusting - Several of the filters have holes in them so I'm ~$100 bucks...

close close up photo from before grass:

best idea so far...

Thanks all - there is nothing fancy about this. Just hooks up to the hose bib, I turn it on manually, pipe on right terminates above a skimmer for the purpose of filling the pool - and it works fine. Pipe on left goes to outdoor kitchen and has been broken a long time. Nothing automated, no...

This pvc connector from the hose bib to the fill line has broken - I'm having trouble sourcing anything similar. Does anyone have any suggestions on where to find something similar or an alternate way to connect this? Thanks.

Does anyone know the secret to removing the round drain sleeves and covers? I had a landscape guy clean some of these out and tie it into some drain lines for the yard, but he didn't get them all. He had a roll of chain link fence wire but unfortunately I didn't see him pull it up. So maybe the...

Thank you, I definitely need some adjustment here. My return is on the side (bottom of kidney you show here).

This is a Polaris TR35P (like a 280), and the feed hose continually gets stuck as shown in the photo. Feed hose floats fine, swivel works well. Everything else is fine and when not tangled it works great. Should I add another swivel in there to facilitate non-kinking of the feed hose?