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That makes so much sense. And you were exactly right about the wedge. The light trim doesn't lay flat against the surface because of it, which bugged me, but it does stay in. We put in the new light bulb with the spring thing to the side and the light is on! I'll add one more note for anyone...

We've had a dark spa light for forever. I think it is hayward sp0590. I put in the bulb that was recommended online, and it fits just fine. the problem is that there is this weird spring thing that looks like it is supposed to go over the bulb, but there is absolutely no way i can pull it...

Pour boiling water on them from a tea kettle. Especially if they are the kind that walk a line, they die immediately. You will need to do it a couple of times, but non-toxic and effective. No kids and no bare feet when you’re doing it, tho! Boric acid works too.

I put in a new seal and impeller and all was good. thanks for the help.

Thanks. I thought the same thing, stupidly didn't do enough research, changed the pump wires to 115v and produced smoke. Turned it off quickly. Have i ruined the motor? I opened the pump up. It was extremely hard to turn the shaft with the impeller on. When i took the impeller off (and the...

I just replaced my old pump motor and all the seals/gaskets. This was a circulation pump for our spa. It was humming and then clicking off. Since it was very old and rusty, I decided to replace the motor. I chose a motor that matched exactly all the old specs on my other motor. I installed...

Ok, thanks.

Reposting for some more help! I have an old Pac-Fab multiport that I inherited when I bought my house. Last year, the mangled gasket caused weeks of undiagnosed problems, because it was essentially letting unfiltered water back into the pool. I replaced it (and had replaced it several times...

Yes, I always do that.

I have an old Pac-Fab multiport that I inherited when I bought my house. Last year, the mangled gasket caused weeks of undiagnosed problems, because it was essentially letting unfiltered water back into the pool. I replaced it (and had replaced it several times before that) and thought...

Final update on perpetually cloudy pool: I replaced the spider gasket on the multiport, put some DE in the filter and added a skimmer sock. We vacuumed to waste for two days and did not use the pool robot. By Thursday, the filter pressure was up by 5. By Friday, the pool was sparkling and...