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My pool has an old Ortega valve between spa and pool. First time I put in new parts (more than 15 years ago) I learned it was considered obsolete at the time. Lately my spa drains down to pool level within 30 min or so of recirculation stopping, so it's not working. I figured it was time to...

My main battle with my pool for 20+ years is maintaining enough suction to keep my skimmer skimming and my Hayward crawler crawling. As the DE filter clogs and the back pressure rises this gets harder and harder. Not enough suction to go around. This year installed new DE filter grids and was...

Howdy, I know there are many previous similar threads. Mine: had 25yr old plaster pool chipped out and remade with micropebble in February. I asked to include "make the light work" and he allocated $100 charge to me for it. I watched the guy test it (while dry) and it worked (though he...

Noticed a funny "eggshell" type crack in my pool floor. I include 2 photos. The pool is 25 years old and I'm in Phoenix. Looking for some advice on 1) what it will take to fix it, and 2) assuming the pool needs to be drained to repair, should it be put off until a cooler time? Thanks in...

Well my 4.8yo $1200 pump is non responsive. See "No Comm" at start-up and in diagnostics. Internet is full of this sort of failure on this model requiring an expensive fix: drive replacement at ~$600. Local pool shop can do the repair or sell me a different brand. 2+ hours on hold with...

My poor suction problem (thread Poor suction) morphed into a clogged pool heater problem. My pool is 20 yo, we haven't used the spa/pool heater for 10 years, and the pool guy took it out of the loop now because "it was full of rust" and by itself adding 20PSI back pressure. My two concerns...

My in-ground pool with DE filter and fairly new variable speed pump has always run with a pretty high back pressure (30PSI) and has had mild green algae problems (brush the walls weekly) for the last couple summers. When suction got a little low (judged by slow crawler) I'd backwash a little...

Hi, Just joined...I have a question I haven't been able to find an answer to elsewhere. I have a 20 yr old pool and a house I'll likely sell within 5yrs. The pool is generally fine...I've replaced the DE filter housing and pump in recent years but the exposed plumbing (multiple pipes, jandys...