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For the pool you add the borax to the water. I think it makes the water unpalatable to the yellow jackets and it also alters the surface tension so that they drown when they touch the water surface. We had problems w/ a woodpecker damaging one of our porch roofs and my wife tried alot of...

We've had increasing problems over the past 3 years with yellow jackets/wasps. This year the number swarming was just gruesome! (20 or more at a time). We tried all the traps and fake nests and stuff they're not supposed to like (like smell of spearmint herbs) but nothing seemed to help. I...

Hi and thanks for all the great information on this forum! I have a probably 20 year old Jandy diatomaceous earth filter (Jandy DEL48). It developed an odd small hairline crack above one of the water ports (see attached pictures) at exactly what would be the 12 o'clock position. I've fixed...

Thanks. The mesh on the filter screens almost reminds me of the material used for stockings. I'm going to check at a local fabric store and see what they think and will report back

HI, Thanks as always for a great and informative website. I have a Maytronics Dolphin Cleaner (Oasis) that I've been very happy with. The fine mesh screen filter screens tore this season and so I bought replacements from someone who didn't need theirs on ebay. In looking at the torn ones...

Hi. I have my TFT 1000 test kit and my chemicals are well balanced but I've now developed an unrelated problem. Where the pipes from the multiport valve attach to the DE filter I've developed dripping leaks. I tried retightening them and teflon thread tape but they still leak. Is there...