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Hi all. I have a run of just a few feet from my pool pump to the switch that turns it on/off. Currently there is 14 gauge romex from the pump to the switch with just a clamp-style connector at the pump. I believe romex is only for indoor use. I am thinking I should use this wire -...

Looking to install a new pool pump soon and discovered that bonding is a thing that exists. To my knowledge, nothing related to my pool is bonded. It was put in during the early to mid 90s. I purchased the house just a couple of years ago so I've no idea what happened before that. There is no...

Okay, I know I can do that, because the pump I have is wired that way. From the looks of it, the pump here has been wired that way since it was built in the 90s. Everything is very old and in awful shape. I'm actually scared to attach this picture to be honest. However, I guess a better...

Last weekend I ordered a new pool pump, as mine failed shortly after opening my pool for the season. I check their site as to how long standard delivery is, and it says 2-4 days here - Track Order | In The Swim. Okay, that's fine. I order. Of course I expect they may not work on the weekend, so...

Short explanation: This is my first year closing my pool. We have two standard-looking jets that we need to plug for winterizing. We figured, okay, these are 1.5", so we will get these screw-in plugs. http://a.co/d/iAMjFZN Easy enough, right? When we went to unscrew the jets, only the plastic...

Sorry if this isn't allowed, but I figured some folks here could benefit from this end-of-season clearance. This is sold on Woot, which is owned by Amazon. Free shipping if you have Prime. Blue Wave Solar Blanket, In-Ground Pools It has only decent reviews, but almost all of the low reviews are...

My pool is 4' deep at all points, with the water line perhaps 4" below the lip of the pool. There was a ladder at some point with the pool, was but it was discarded before we moved into the home. There are still anchors for a ladder, so that would be easier, and I don't think we could use those...

Yesterday my wife went to the pool store and picked up shock and chlorine tablets. Oh no! I was pretty mad because we had talked before and agreed that bleach is what everyone here said to use, so that's what we should use. But then she asked why we can't just use shock, and I really didn't have...

First time homeowner here, purchasing an old home with an inground pool. I've posted a couple of time for advice already, but I haven't gotten all my equipment in yet and don't want to waste precious days doing the wrong thing. A short summary is that my in ground pool was not winterized and is...

I have just received the Hayward S244T sand filter that I ordered, and it's replacing an old leaking filter that frozen and cracked this winter. The pool was not winterized or closed, and is now a bright green swamp. My question is, do you think it would be reasonable to use the old sand in...

I've posted this a couple of places, but basically a just purchased a home with a 20k gallon in-ground pool. It was unoccupied since September, and the pool was never winterized. The sand filter was destroyed, but the pump and attached plumbing are functional. Now I'm not sure what order to do...

I've been very fortunate with the plumbing so far in my house, as it was a foreclosure that was vacated in September and was never winterized. The plumbing inside survived with only 2 minor leaks in the basement and a destroyed kitchen sink sprayer. The pool has a functioning pump that made it...

I will preface this by saying that I have no pool experience whatsoever, and am only going by what the pool people we hired told my wife. We recently purchased foreclosed home with an inground pool. It is 36x18x4, so approximately 20K gallons. The home was vacated in September, with the pool...