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When the pump turns on there is a LOT of air in the system blowing bubbles into the pool for a few seconds and it's loud. It primes ok and runs fine while the pump is on. After the pump turns off I can hear air going into the filter housing. If I open the pump basket lid, the water sits there -...

I've had a SWG for 20 years and had it replaced last year with a new wall unit - same as before - Hayward Aquarite 900. I had my pool replastered over the winter and new water added and was told not to add salt until spring (just use liquid chlorine until it's warmer.) Now I've added salt and...

Does anyone know if solar panels "SunStar" with a 12-year warranty compared to "Sunup" panels with a 10-year warranty are substantially different? I got 2 quotes with the 2 different panels and I don't know which to choose or how to compare them. Both quotes are from reputable companies that...

I live in Sacramento, CA and it's very hot in the summer and never snows here and I'm considering getting a solar heater to keep my pool water warmer during swimming months. I wonder if anyone has any advice for me - such as, does the water flowing through the pvc on the roof make noise inside...

My Maytronics dolphin premier robotic vacuum gets stuck on my 2 drain covers whether the pump is on or off. My vacuum has just been refurbished so it's working great. I tried maindrainclipon and for my drain covers I had to buy 2 for each cover, plus the install tool for $72 total. Those did not...

My Dolphin Premier gets stuck on the drain covers. I took the vacuum to the pool store and they refurbished it, and now it's working better and moving faster and not sticking on the covers as much, but I'm afraid when it gets stuck on the drain covers that causes wear/tear/damage to the vacuum...

If a pool owner has a major renovation having structural cracks repaired and new diamondbrite plaster, tile, deck, etc., then a few months later long structural cracks appear again, what can I do? We think the cause of the structure damage is the drought. Any advice? We've contacted the plaster...

I was quoted $2130 plus labor of about $400 to replace my existing Aqua Rite panel and salt cell with the Aqua Rite AQR940. (Over $2500 total, and that's for a replacement not a new install.) Compared to an AQR15 at about $1800 plus about $400 labor, a savings of $300. What would I get for the...

My SWG has a digital display that shows the level of salt, and I always go by that because if it goes low my system doesn't generate chlorine! If it gets down to about 2600 I add a 40 lb bag of salt. I had my water tested at Leslie's and they told me I had WAY more salt than my digital readout...

We had an auto fill installed when we had our pool replastered 4 months ago, and whenever there is no additional water added to the pool (like rain or the hose) the auto fill is on all the time. It is the type with a white floater like a toilet. We can hear it "hissing" and we can see and feel...

When a gunite pool is being replastered and the concrete deck is replaced at the same time, who is normally responsible for the installation of bonding of the pool rebar with copper wires and clamps at the 4 corners? The replaster contractor or the concrete contractor? That specific item is not...

We are replastering the gunite pool and have a choice between a regular plaster or Diamond Brite. The regular plaster has a 2 year warranty and the Diamond Brite a 10 year warranty and the cost is $1650 more than the regular plaster. We haven't seen the Diamond Brite in person yet. We like plain...

We are scheduled to have our plaster removed and replaced in our inground, gunite pool in 2 months, but existing plaster has many long hairline cracks and we're losing 1/2-1" water a day. It's POSSIBLE that it's just evaporation!! I've done dye tests on every crack I can reach and see no leaks...

We're getting bids on replastering and there are cracks in the plaster that might be structural issues. Each company who has given a bid has different opinions and ways to repair the possible structure cracks, costing different amounts, and none of them include any warranty on the crack repair...

We are getting bids for having our inground gunite pool replastered and we have several long cracks in the plaster. Last summer we had a leak company determine that one crack below the skimmer basket was leaking. We patched all the cracks at the time with A+B putty and the leaking stopped. The...

Last year we had a few hairline plaster cracks and we used putty to fill them ourselves without draining the pool. We don't know if any of the cracks in the deep areas of the pool were leaking pool water but we determined with dye one near the surface was leaking. After puttying the leak...

The bottom of my 17-year-old inground gunite/white plaster pool has 2 round plastic drain covers, each with 2 screws holding them in. This winter for the first time ever, one of them came unscrewed - I assume from the pool vacuum, which often pauses on top of them when it's on. One screw was...

When we turn on the Dolphin Maytronics vacuum it runs for a few seconds then the GFCI trips and it turns off. Also when we press the power button on the power source not all lights come on like they used to. This started after it rained. This vacuum is about 3.5 years old and the power supply is...

My filter housing is leaking very slowly from the top where the pressure is released. Any tips on how I can stop it?

The Dolphin Maytronics vacuum works fine until it tries to go across the pool, when it loses power and stops. We discovered that the problem is inside the 360 degree plastic cylinder where the cord is near the unit under water. Something inside the cylinder stops making contact, then it loses...

Considering getting a new deck with cantilever edge, all exposed aggregate. The concrete company told me if I have exposed aggregate on the edge, concrete will get into the pool water. Has anyone had experience with this and if so, how difficult is it and what is the method for removing concrete...

I'm trying to find a company to repair the leaks in this solar pool heating system on the roof, but one solar company I called told me it's a "mat" style - which they don't repair. I'm attaching a photo of the system. Does anyone know if this IS a mat style and if so, can leaks be repaired, and...

My relative has a pool like mine - inground with white plaster - and it had a leak we could not locate so a leak detector company was hired. After checking the entire pool inside and out and performing pressure tests on all plumbing, they determined the leak is from hairline cracks in the...

I'm having a leak at the skimmer (I have another thread going about that) and a pool maintenance person suggested hiring a leak detection company to find and repair the leak. He told me they might want to replace the entire skimmer, including digging up the concrete and replacing all the skimmer...

My water level has been lowering from 1/2 - 1" a day and the water stops lowering at the bottom of the skimmer where it's had leaks/repairs in years past. I leave the pump off for 1-2 days and wait until the water stops getting lower to know where the leak is. I removed all the old putty from...

I've spent days trying to remove calcium buildup from my tile. I used up 2 pumice stones. I tried a mixture of muriatic acid and water in a spray bottle, which seemed to help a little (very little) but also looked like it was eating the grout away too. I went to a Leslie's pool supply and they...

I noticed my chlorine level is low so I looked at the panel on my Aqua Rite Salt Water Chlorine Generator and the power was off, which I have never seen. I turned the breaker off and on again, and the power came back on - for a few seconds, then turned off again. I tried it a 2nd time and the...

There is a gap between the bottom of my concrete deck and the top of the pool tiles on the sides of the pool. A concrete repair person told me it should be filled with a product from the hardware store, and he told me he doesn't do that sort of work. From what I've researched on the subject I'm...

My built-in pool fountain on/off switch stopped working - it wouldn't turn off, so I replaced it but now the fountain won't turn on at all. The old switch says 20A 208/250VAC double pole switch, and it has 5 wires coming out of it - 2 load, 2 line and 1 ground. The hardware store didn't have the...

My hayward filter pressure gauge reads about 1 or 2 - very low. The equipment and pump all look like they're at the normal pressure and the Hayward Navigator moves normally around the pool. When I open the valve on the top of the filter housing to let water come out, it doesn't shoot out with a...