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I'll acknowledge right off the bat the real solution to this is probably to rebuild the plumbing. That said, I'd love it there was an easier, if not permanent solution to this: Upon starting my pool for the season I discovered a small, but significant leak in one of the joints in a fitting in...

Spring has sprung here in Maine and I'm dealing with the pond of water on top of my solid cover. I've alternated between pumping this off onto my lawn, or lately (because water rates are rising here), redirecting it to under the cover to replenish the water that's been lost during the winter...

OK, I'm just spitballing here, but maybe someone else has had this idea (or maybe executed it, in which case let me know cuz I'll buy it). I have a solid cover for my 16 x 32 inground. Every year I wrestle with how best to secure this. I've used waterbags, waterblocks and also lumber. All have...

My Hayward pump (20 amp, 220V) is hardwired into a box on the side of the house. I'd like to change that over to a pigtail that I can plug in, because I pull the pump in the fall and disconnecting/reconnecting the wiring is a hassle (and at some point is going to weaken the wires). Is there a...

I recently replaced the 10+ year old motor on my Hayward Super II with a new Hayward motor. Since doing this, I've noticed that the thermal switch on the motor has been shutting it down during very hot periods in the afternoon. This hadn't happened with the old motor, but it's been an...

My pool used to run consistently on the acidic end of the pH scale -- 7.2 to 7.4. I was using the trichlor hockey pucks for chlorine. I switched to liquid chlorine a little over a year ago to reduce the CYA levels (it worked). However, now the pool runs consistently basic, around 7.8. I...

Water is expensive here (and soon to be more expensive according to our water company). I'd like to find a way to capture the water I use to backwash/rinse my sand filter and reintroduce it to the pool. Afterall, it's already treated. Has anyone here ever done this? I'm thinking of some kind...

The Hayward valve that controls flow from my two skimmers is very stiff. Can this be lubricated without dissasemby? It's probaby due to replacement at some point, but I'd rather put that off until fall if I can.

s it OK to have it out in the open, uncovered? Should be it be enclosed /protected in some fashion? It's in a corner of the house and is subject to runoff from a small roof. In the winter I disconnect and bring it inside so it isn't buried under a pile of snow and ice.

I think my start capacitor is beginning to fail -- last time I shut the pump off, it hummed a bit (a second or so) before finally starting. The pump is probably at least 8 years old - -works fine otherwise. Anyway, I'd like to have a spare capacitor on hand, should this fail. Question is, what...

Years of using the tri-chlor hockey pucks for sanitizer left me with a very high CYA (180+) and a recurring algae issue. Last year I abandoned the pucks and switched to liquid chlorine... without much difference. This year I'm trying calcium hypochlorite... partly because I can get it delivered...

As I browse the isles of pool supply places, I see so many different algaecides, at different prices. What's the actual difference? Is there a chart/primer here at TFP I can review? Thanks!

I have a very high CYA level (180) so I am pondering how best to do a partial drain/refill. To minimize the risk to my liner, I'd like to be adding water as I'm removing it... but I don't want to be draining out the fresh water I'm adding. Is is possible to add water at one end of the pool and...

My newly purchased Taylor K-2000 tells me my CYA is ... well, I don't really know because it's off the chart in the comparator tube. Well above the 100 ppm mark. Which makes sense given that my FC has always run very high (today it's 14.5 ppm according to this morning's test) and I've had an...

What's the difference between the Alkalinity Up product sold online (Doheny) or in my local pool store and Baking Soda... other than the price?

This may (probably) has already been posted, but can someone tell me the difference between the TF100 and Taylor K2006 test kits? I need to upgrade from my basic kit and I suspect I'm going to need to SLAM my pool this spring. Many thanks for the advice!

Not a newbie, but I have a problem that has stumped me for several years. I have a 16 x32 inground pool. Two skimmers. 1 hp hayward pump. Hayward S200 sand filter. Ever since buying the house and inheriting the pool, I have been unable to connect my vacuum hose to the skimmer closest to the...