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    New Pump Wiring Question

    Hey Y'all, maybe I'm insane, but I don't want to pay someone to wire up my pump if I don't have to. I have the power off, old pump disconnected and the new pump here. It is a Lanchez and has instructions regarding connecting it up with 2 wires. When I disconnected the old pump, there were...
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    Complete Pool Drain, Repair and Filling back up but had Black Algae

    Hi, I had to do some repairs and our pool had been overrun with all kinds of algae including black, prior to draining. The pool is drained and cleaned and repaired, including replacing the pump and the DE Filter screens. I have a fear that black algae is in the pipes and was curious if any of...
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    Hydrostatic Valve?

    Hey y'all we have drained our 20k in ground concrete pool to do some repairs and there are several places where I see this cap. I'm assuming it's a Hydrostatic Valve and if so, I would like to remove the valve so the pool doesn't float while we do patching and cleaning. Can someone confirm and...
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    Help with Pool Staining

    Hi, wasn't sure where to post this, so if I missed the correct area, I apologize. We neglected our pool (bows head in shame) this winter and when we took the cover off, we realized we made a real mess of things. The bottom of the deep end around the drain is stained a really ugly blackish...
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    New to TFP, New to Taking Care of my own pool, need some help please!

    Hello, I'm new to TFP but have read many posts. I just ordered the TF100 kit and did all my readings. I also used a stand alone kit and took those readings as well. I currently am battling algae and murky pool water. It was green a couple weeks ago after our vacation. My neighbor...