Recent content by tko

Before complete with mouse who took a swim. There were actually 3 of them. Ugh.

Thank you for all the sage advice. It took so long to get this addressed while the electrician and pool guy pointed fingers at each other. Pump is now replaced and hubby hooked electrical back upsince deadbeat electrician stood us up 3x. Keeping it at 5ppm while circulating the water helped...

It appears to run fine but I'm told that at times, it draws more than 22 amps (anything over 15 is too much is what I'm told), and trips the breaker. The pump is covered by my insurance so I'm just going to have it replaced. If I was paying out of pocket, I'd chase down an alternative solution...

Thank you. Will give that a go tomorrow.

Thank you. I just ordered CYA on eBay, as I'll need 7lbs or more.

Thanks for the info - I have a 1/4 HP sump pump for my hottub. But electrician says all looks good and looks like pump is drawing too much amperage. The pool guy thinks it is because there is no ground wire but electrician says "Nonsense!". My home warranty is taking care of it so they are...

Thank you! So my husband has been doing it right and I told him he was wrong in my best know-it-all voice. It's crow for dinner tonight! Is the portable pump idea worthwhile? It would cost me about $240 to get the pump, connectors, and hose.

Also, is it worth floating some pucks in the pool?

Just opened our pool a couple weeks ago and was vacuuming with intention of balancing when the breaker for the pump started tripping. Electrician replaced breaker, pool guy said pump is ok (2 years old) so another electrician will come to troubleshoot today. I have a grad party for my senior...

Thank you. Yes, I have a main drain, one skimmer, and about 3 returns. I guess it's not so much that they are deep in the water, but the are far enough down that my tiny little arms can't reach in a way to reliable unscrew the eyeballs and get the plug in. I feel like I'd drop them into the...

I thought I saw a thread about the deep return lines but unsuccessful in my search. I am trying to close the pool myself, and, like most newbies, am worried about blowing out the lines properly. I have read that the Rigid 14gal/6hp shop vac will do the job. I'd love to not have to spend $300...