Recent content by Tarheel-n-the-EmpireState

I have had a small stream of water (app. 8 oz/minute) coming from the waste port of my Hayward VARI-FLO XL SP0714T MPV for days. After several unsuccessful attempts to stop the leaking, the small stream finally turned into a gush and that's when I stopped fidgeting with it. I thought a...

I'm assuming it's an older one but I'm not sure (yellow gasket). It doesn't feel brittle and it fits snuggly. A guy at the pool store says that if it's not the gasket (old one glued on), it's the MPV and it needs to be replaced - $79 Pentair after-market. I wanted another opinion before...

First time opening a pool. Water is trickling out of my filter's waste port. Multi-port valve (MPV) is aligned correctly. Pump always turned off before changing settings. When analyzing the spider gasket, I noticed one small section (.25") kept popping out of place and would allow grass /...

Thank you, all. Your advice has been very helpful and timely. I'm actually looking forward to opening my pool now, not dreading it!

Thank you, Smykowski. I plan on following the suggestions you and all the others recommend. It's great to have such a great resource like TFP. About the algae...I thought it may have been pollen but it would start appearing along the walls of the pool and along creases on the floor...

Thanks for the replies. I have read most of the pool school articles but I have not applied the practices yet but I'm looking forward to it. So basically, it's a moot point - accuracy and daily pH/chlorine testing is key and I can't get that with store testing. My pool is in direct sunlight...

Hello...joined today...posting for the first time! I inherited a 27' round, 52" height, 18,550 gallon Esther Williams pool last summer. I'm new to pool ownership so I had a fun crash course last year. But, I'm determined to have a TFP so I'm trying to get off to the right start this year...