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Late last season I was backflushing when suddenly the rate of flow slowed. It slowed to maybe 2/3 of normal flow. Fast forward to opening this season and I tried to figure it out. The lower rate of flow is consistent with all hi-flow valve postions. I checked the hi-flow valve, then the pump...

Good morning, I've never used a solid cover for our pool. I've searched the forums about using a cover when closing the pool for the winter, and I think I've got a good idea of what to do, but thought I'd just get some confirmation since my situation is a little different. In NC we really...

Greetings. Over the past couple of months my family and I have suffered unimaginable family tragedy. I won't bother with details but imagine your worst nightmare. During this time I've neglected the pool and it is now a green swamp. It's so bad I can't see the bottom or more than a foot or so...

Hello everyone, been awhile since I've posted. Every spring I have brown staining on my white fiberglass steps that I remove with vitamin C tablets. I also had staining on my vinyl liner and this year I tried the vitamin C on a small area, and it removed the stain. So I rigged a sock on an...

Awhile ago my Hayward 2hp Super pump kept losing prime. I bought a new set of gaskets and a new impeller (SPX2607C - recommended on this board). Today I decide to replace everything to get a jump on preparing for the season. I decided to remove the internal switch vs. the capacitor so I could...

I have a Hayward Superpump (model SP2615X20) that is at least five years old. The leaves came early this year before I could get the leaf cover on the pool, and the past week or so I've been struggling keeping leaves out of the skimmer. About a week ago, leaves jammed up the top skimmer...

I am looking at alternatives to my very old Pac Fab Sunray light. Most parts for it are obsolete (I hope I finally ordered the correct, or closest fit, gasket). I always thought that I would wait for a new light until we need to replace the liner, since I thought that the water needs to be...

I've been struggling with this for nearly 2 years. My pool light is from circa late 1990s. It consists of an 8-inch light (PacFab) with a halogen bulb (120V !). I understand PacFab is no longer around and was apparently bought up by Purex/Triton... anyway There have been numerous issues with...

So I know this guy who has a salt water pool and he's got a bad algae problem. The pool is heavy green with algae. He is low on salt but I told him to tackle the algae first with bleach and then worry about the SWCG. I'm initiating him into the TFP mindset and I hope he joins up. I brought my...

So I have a free source of water for periodic fills, that being a well next door that I can tap into if needed. Now, last year when the well became available, I topped off the pool one night and the next morning there was fine black material all over the bottom of the pool (manganese?) and the...

My formerly sparkly clean pool is being assaulted by a huge windstorm moving thru the Carolinas. The hairnet is less than 10 hours old and it was slammed full. The pool shot is AFTER I used the leaf rake for 10 minutes.....Nothing to do except crack a beer and wait for the wind to die...

My IC-40 SWCG is just under one year old. Last fall when I put it away it was working perfectly. When I was getting it ready for this year I cleaned it with diluted muriatic acid per the mfg manual. A little scale build up but not much, and I dumped the solution as soon as the scale was gone...

I've been investigating running my main pump at less-than-24-hrs a day with my Pentair IC-40 SWCG. I had assumed that I could just set the Intermatic timer and that the pump and the IC-40 were connected thru the timer. This weekend I got my SWCG ready for the season and hooked it up today. To...

This will be my second pool opening but the first where I actually (mostly) know what I'm doing, thanks to TFP! I did a full test yesterday and was pleasantly surprised at some of my readings. I was curious about how the water reacted to the record-setting amounts of rainfall since September...

I remember seeing a list of what order to get pool chemistry up and running when re-opening, but now I can't find it. I have been maintaining FC thru the winter with bleach. I suppose the next item would be pH, then likely followed by CYA....those are the "big three"... but can anyone list...

Seems alot of folks are looking at (or needing) new pumps this time of year. So here I go I am looking for a replacement for my Hayward 2HP Super Pump. I would like increased energy efficiency and since I don't have any special water features or need for automation, I figured I would look into...

I have an Intellichlor IC-40 SWCG, newly purchased at the beginning of this season. After I got everything dialed in (I had to do a SLAM early in the season) the pool was humming along reading 10ppm FC consistently, SWCG set at 40% output. Since I had consistent readings of 10 (and sometimes...

My sand filter was installed in 2014. I was prepared to replace the sand but after reading here I discovered a cleaning would do basically the same! So I opened the filter yesterday and discovered a) the diffuser and air tube were pushed to the side, not vertical like they are supposed to be...

Bought our house almost a year ago with an in ground pool. First time with a pool. Ever. It was late in the season so we had about a month or less of pool time before the leaves started to fall and the water started to cool. I remember having to keep adding (lots) of salt to the pool to keep...

Had someone tell me that mustard algae is the worst since it survives in air for up to two weeks, while others only survive a couple of hours or so. Any idea on how long algae spores actually live in air (or on equipment/floats, etc)? Is putting the pool brush or leaf rake in the pool just...

Hi, I have noticed with my pool that a bit of sand collects in one of the corners and is picked up by the Polaris cleaner. Looks blackish maybe some white flecks. I've also noticed when I backwash that some brown sand comes out of the discharge, at the very beginning of the backwash. Do these...

Hello all, this is my first season with pool and I'm learning each day (and getting frustrated too!!). This forum is amazing tho! I have an algae problem (I think) that I have been attacking with a Cal-Hypo chlorine shock. See pic. I've been using strips to check FC and total chlorine and...