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Got a new vinyl liner put in last Summer. This Summer put in a new robot purchased from a huge pool supply company in Long Island, NY Long story short, the robot has been cutting the liner. This is "only" where the walls of the pool meet at a 90 degree angle with the bottom of the pool. This...

Last Summer we noticed a faint cloud of sand entering the pool as the pump restarted after a backwash & rinse. The problem continued this year, probably worsened. I suspected a broken lateral, so got a new assembly and took apart the filter. I looked up close and felt the undersides of the...

We have the TF-100 test kit and just started using it, have a lab type electric stir magnet too. When testing for FC we got 16 drops until it turned clear, so FC = 8. Then as I was reading about the next test, the magnetic stir was still on, after about a minute I notice it turned back to pink...

Need to replace the oil in an Aquabot pump, and am choosing Mineral Oil over much more expensive Compressor Oil, FR3 or other special purpose oils. Having said that, there is a choice of 100% Mineral Oil which will make me wait a week, or food grade laxative 99% Mineral Oil with 1% Vitamin E as...

I'm redesigning the pool pump layout. Had 1" between the 90 degrees angles of the skimmer, bottom drain Jandy valve and will be upgrading to a one to two foot straight. But I'm wondering if I'll need to empty all of the sand from the sand filter in order to move it to a new location. If I...

We had our 1900's era aluminum coping replaced with pavers, finishing touches tomorrow. We love our mason, but our pool now has a ton of sand and mud in it. The water is grey. Just got the pump running, and we've got a sand filter. Can't see the bottom yet, though earlier on I saw a fair...

We removed our old aluminum curved coping will soon have pavers on top of the metal wall top. This old coping had stainless eyes screwed into the coping. Just learned that our liner installers who were contracted to remove the coping don't install the tie downs for the safety line which...

The prior owner left us with a bunch of chemicals, and I've used granular shock and pucks. We're getting a new liner, new water, and going with SWCG. So I opened up an old tub of CYA, but it looks like sand to me. Is this what CYA is supposed to look like?

Does the SWG turn the Salt Cell On/Off based upon time? Like 30% is 3 seconds on, 7 seconds off? Or perhaps the amount of current is varied. Can you see the cell working when it's on?

Hey Joyful, I'm researching this now and thinking about put an "extra" surge protector either at the intermatic timer which is protected inside the garage, or at the power outlets near the pump. (We already have whole house surge breakers at the first spot in our panel). The HEPD80 is a Type 1...

For an existing installation of a Hayward AquaRite system, are you able to upgrade just the cell for more capacity? In other words, are the dimensions of the plumbing, flow sensor & abilities of the Control Panel the same for W3AQR3, W3AQR9 & W3AQR15?

I'm looking to source my own pipe to install brass anchors into existing pavers (2" thick) over concrete (dont know how thick) I'm assuming I want 3/4" i.d. pipe and 1" o.d., and prep with a 1" core bit, not using hammer drill How deep should the pipe go? What grade of aluminum do I want? Is...

Time to replace the liner, but we're also thinking of upgrading from old school aluminum coping to a brick bullnose, we've got a paver pattern elswhere courtesy of the prior owner. Any suggestions on questions to ask, things to look out for? In particular, we're concerned about the change to...

We've been thinking of converting to a salt pool for a couple of years, and are looking for recommendations for a 28K gallon in ground pool. We'd install it ourselves and have 220V to our pump on a timer, with a bypass switch at the pump. We have 1.5" PVC. We're looking for recommendations on...

Just peeled back the winter cover and was greated with a tear in the corner. Looking for any suggestions as to which repair kit to get, which youTube video shows how to do it best or anything else. We're not too concerned with how it looks, the longest lasting fix is what we're after...

The multi-purpose extension pole used for the leaf net, or brush, or vacuum head - is leaving gray stains on my hands. I'm not sure if it's stainless steel, or a polished aluminum. What's causing it, and is there anything to do stop it?

Does anyone know of a service manual for the Hayward SP2600VSP, or similar model? Alternative, does anyone know if there is a fuse or breaker within the control panel? The pump won't turn on, the power LED Is dark. A possible cause is a lightning strike somewhere near the house, power was...

Hello everybody. Learned a lot from this forum already just reading other posts. Just joined to post a new question about the pool at our new residence. Why would the following PSI readings be shown for our Sand filter setup: 15 PSI on recirculate @ 3000rpm pump speed. 9 PSI on filter @...