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Hello, I am attempting to replace my spa heater myself. I've done research and watched a lot of videos. The new heater came with cables that go from the element to the circuit board and says to replace the copper straps. There is one blue wire and one black wire. It doesn't say which goes...

I noticed this when i was working on my hot tub. I assume this is the hose going to the ozonator (which is in the background of the picture). Looks like there is a piece broken off, part of it in each hose. What does this do and what is the name of the replacement part?

I'm taking on the task of replacing one of my spa pumps myself. I've ordered the new pump and have a question about the wiring. The old one had the white wire in a different place than the way the new pump came to me. Does it matter? How do I know which wires go where? Any chance the beige...

I have an artesian spa - tropic seas waikiki 864l. This is a stock photo I found, but wanted to try to show where the leak is. Neither the circ pump or the two pumps I can access from this side are the culprit. If you're looking at the side with all the equipment, it is on the side to the...

I was deep cleaning my sand filter per the instructions on here. I couldn't get the hose down in there good so I took off the diffuser assembly and wishing I hadn't. Now I can't get that that tube (9/12 in the diagram) put back in place. I can't really see down in there because sand is...

I have a Portfolio Outdoor low voltage 300 w transformer running my deck lights. This worked for many years but t hasn't been working properly in awhile and I'm wanting to get it fixed. When I turn it on, it makes this "thunk" sound over and over again every few seconds. I think it may be the...

Not sure if it was all the crazy cold weather we had and I had even backwashed one other time since the winter storms, but one morning when backwashing, this happened. Not the greatest pic, but the other side of the pipe that comes out of the filter has a triangle chunk broken out of it and is...

Not sure which forum is the correct on to ask this question, so I'll start here. I've noticed this crack in the grout between the brick coping and the tile on my pool. Any tips or tricks for fixing this? Do I need to attempt to remove the old grout or just the loose stuff before reapplying...

Having an issue with my hot tub. It is set to 101 but it's not making it above 88. The jets are working and there is no error message on the display. One weird thing is that the "mode" button doesn't do anything anymore (I thought maybe it had gotten accidentally put in vacation mode or...

I’m having trouble finding wood strips that are the right size. Looks like it needs to about 3/4s inch by 2 inches. Big box store didn’t have any this size. Surely I won’t have to cut them to that size? Any suggestions on where might be a good place to find these?

Let me start off saying I'm not having any problems/symptoms (that I'm aware of). So each one of my skimmers has two holes in the bottom you can see when you remove the skimmer basket. I don't know the correct terminology, but there's a "thing" that can be moved to cover up one (or neither) of...

I must admit I haven't done much research on this like I normally would before coming on here, but my Pool blaster max pool vac has died. When I try to turn it on, i just hear a faint click like it's trying to turn on, but nothing happens. It's only 1.5 years old. Any ideas?

Mornin' folks. Part one of my question is the best way to clean calcium build up off the grout in my pool. I can get it off the tile with a pumice stone and some elbow grease. But its on the grout between the tile and brick lip of the pool and the pumice can't get in there very well. I'm...

Obviously meant PH in the subject but I don't see a way to edit the subject. (Done..) So I keep going on this roller coaster ride with PH and TA. This time of year my water starts to get warm and begin running my waterfall nearly constantly for aeration. I also have a couple of those...

Anybody know where I can buy just the magnetic pill bar for the speedstir? I lost mine and rather not have to buy the whole deal again. Amazon and eBay didn’t have them as far as I can tell.

Looking for a good cocktail to make for my wife this summer. She finds most drinks like margaritas much to sugary. Her go to drink is vodka soda with fresh lime juice. Anyone have any good recipes that are not too sugary?

Do the magnets in the speedstir pill ever lose magnetism or whatever? Mine doesn’t spin like it used to.

I posted something on here at the end of last season asking about a pool heater and got some good advice and the estimates given on here were pretty close. My biggest problem is that the gas line as far as it could possibly be from my pool plumbing. The estimates to run the gas line are way...

I leave my pool open in the winter, covered right now, pump running in cold temps. We’ve had some unseasonably cool temps for a couple days in my area. Went and checked on the pool and noticed that I have nice ice sculpture forming on my multi port. Like I have a leak from it that’s just...

Been considering adding a heater to my pool. I have a lot of shade in my backyard and I feel like it would really extend my pool season. Half way through last August, my temp was down to 78 and too cool for my wife. How much can I expect to spend? How big a deal is installation? Anyone have...

I've always thought the back up valve kicked on too much. Sitting out here drinking coffee and I decided to time it. It goes off every two to three minutes. That can't be normal? Is there a way to change the setting or recalibrate?

I have a custom, irregular shaped pool, a water feature and lots of mature trees around. This will be my second season owning a pool and last season I was cussing most of the time during the months of October and November because of all the leaves. It was a daily chore that ranged from 15...

I've been slowly but surely trying to get my calcium up above the 250 mark. Granted it's not something I've spent a lot of time on, but I've added A LOT this summer. I'll get it up there and then it'll fall back down to 230 or 220. I guess i have a couple questions, 1) any particular reason...

So I bought a fountain off Amazon, hooked it up to one of my return jets as instructed. Very little pressure was being sent through the fountain (just a few inches of water spraying up). In hindsight, I guess I should've just started off closing other returns or maybe moving to a return that's...

I'm trying to construct (or even buy I guess) a cheap fountain to aerate my pool water. I have an old Polaris that I don't use much anymore. Could I take the hose from it and build something? Anybody got any ideas?

Just noticed my pump wasn't running and I think it shut itself off. When I flip it on, in makes a low hum like its trying to come on. It is very hot to the touch. Any ideas on things I can try?

I spray off my filters real good after each use, but what do you guys use to "deep clean" your filters. I'm thinking maybe soak them in bleach or soapy water??

Went on vacation for 3-4 days last week and used some tabs (first time in a long time). When I came back, I was cleaning out the skimmers and doing yard work etc. There was a leftover piece of tab about the size of a then 50 cent piece that I accidentally left on the side of the pool and me/my...

The booster pump for my Polaris is very loud. It's hard to describe, but it's easily 3-4 times louder than my main pump. It doesn't run all the time and I've just been living with it but I think I'm ready to see what is going with. There are not labels or markings that I can tell but it...

Been getting my Polaris tuned up for the pool season. It came with the house I bought last summer and I am unsure of the age. It's at least a few years old. I'm sure it's just me, but it feels like this thing constantly needs tuning and repair for it to work ideally. I was having issues...