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Hi! We have a pentair 1HP sand filter pump that is no longer working for our inground pool. It’s old. My husband took the lid off and the motor appears corroded. He can get it to turn on for a few minutes and then it just stops. Is it possible to just replace the motor itself or do we need to...

Hi all!! We have an in ground pool with a sand filter pump. This year after opening we are having a problem with the pump and don’t know where to start looking to correct the issue. Sand was replaced last year. Checked the O ring and there is no visible crack. The pump is having trouble priming...

Hey all! We had planned to open the pool today in Kansas but it is now saying the low for tonight is supposed to be 31. Not 100% sure it will be full enough by tonight to run the pump, we have low water pressure but I cant say for certain. Should we wait until tomorrow or go for it? We dont have...

Hi all!! I have the TF-100 test kit. We are currently in the SLAM process and took it from green to a cloudy blue. All of our numbers are in the correct ranges for the SLAM. My only question is for the dead algea do we vaccum to waste or just vaccum on the filter setting? We are not ready to...

As a new pool owner I think I made my first huge mistake. We shot off tons of fireworks in the backyard and pool became the drop zone for most of them before I couldn't even tell what was happening. One jet is working great, but the other is not doing so well moving the water and the skimmer is...

Howdy everyone! I am so frustrated with myself. I can't seem to pass the slam test no matter what I do. I am starting to think I am not vaccuming correctly or something might be wrong with my pump? I just don't know. Opened the pool a month ago, pool was completely black and neglected. Passed...

Happy Friday! I have a question about pool lights. Our IG pool does not have a light in it at all, not even a hole for one. We have plenty of lighting in our backyard but I would love to have something actually in the pool. Do you all have a floating light preference or some other ideas about...

Is there a need to test for Iron for any reason unless you are having issues with your water that you can see? I looked through pool school and couldn't find what I was looking for. I have seen a few comments about red streaks in the toilet and sink as an indication of iron but we haven't seen...

Good morning! I have a question. We opened the pool 2 weeks ago, we did the SLAM thing for about 6 days. Pool is clear and all of our levels are right where they should be. I am wondering if I didn't finish the slam the way we should have. There is still some dead algea in the deep end on the...

Hi all, After 7 days we have finished the slam process, our pool is completely clear and feels amazing! My first question is how often should we run our pool pump at this pump? Here is our test results also. Any suggestions? FC - 5 ppm CC - 0.5 TC - 5-10 PH - 7.5 CH - 425 TA - 100 CYA - 30 I...

Hello! Got the pump going steady now and ran all of the tests. The pool water seems very clear and can see the bottom but there is a bunch of dark algea everywhere. Here are the results: FC - 0 CC - 0 CH - 400 TA - 120 CYA - 0 I know from reading enough on here that we need to start the SLAM...

Hi! We are trying to get the pump going and haven't done this before. Do we need to remove this blue thing out of the skimmer? It's an inground pool, I will get my signature updated when I know more about the pool.

I just got my tf-100 test kit. Took the cover off the pool but haven't done anything else. I did the cya test so far only and the black dot was visible the entire bottle. What does that mean?

Hi! We are closing on a house next week with an in ground pool. We have never owned a pool before and don't know much about this pool except a few things. We do know it had a new liner put in 3 years ago & that they changed the sand 2 years ago and upgraded the pump. They also have had the house...