Recent content by Tootles

First, it took some effort but I managed to get the broken piece out and installed the new valve. Filled up the pool, primed the pump and everything is now working 100%. Second, JamesW added photos from a pool at a rental house I lived in. So please ignore those photos. Third, I visited...

Thank you all for your helpful comments. I bought the replacement valve on Amazon. Tuesday I will try to get the broken piece out and put the new valve in. As far as equipment age, the house is 3 1/2 years old, but I only bought it 14 months ago. I was told all the pool equipment was put...

My pool water was down about 6 inches this morning. I discovered one of the filter caps had blown off and water was shooting up into the air and soaking all the pool equipment and surrounding area. Why did this happen? Did my pool service do something wrong at their last visit? Can I easily...

The pool company finally came and took a look at everything. One skimmer needs to be replaced. They said nothing was wrong with the other one. It miraculously started working again! Where I rent my house, all yards are open so anyone can get to the pool equipment. I know the kids next door...

These skimmer problems both occurred at the same time. Not sure if related or a coincidence. The first skimmer, located in the shallow end of the pool, the weir will not stay up. It just lies flat However, it does pull in debris. I tried to get it to stay up but no luck. The second...