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My pump has not been fully priming and I've identified the cause... the union (I think that's what it's called at least) going into my pump has cracked: For now, I've unscrewed and greased the connection, then wrapped the whole mess in plastic wrap and duct tape and the pump is now priming...

Hello everyone! I'm excited to be back on the forum in preparation for this swimming season. Really enjoyed TFP as a first time pool owner last year- but I can't say I was perfectly consistent with pool chemistry and adding chlorine- which is why I am trying to convince the wife that converting...

This is on the side of our deck and we have no clue what it is. Best guess is some sort of natural gas line for a previous heater or grill but I haven’t found any similar pictures online. Current plan is to cover it with some sort of plastic so someone doesn’t slice their foot open, but I’d...

I came across a blog post that I hadn't seen posted here that I found very helpful. Robot manufacturos routinely private label their robots so it can be very hard to compare- this guy compiled all the different names in an easy to read format. I thought it could help others - and I'm sure...

Hey guys- After I realized the pool in my recently purchased home only had one not-so-effective skimmer, I decided to take the plunge on the Solar Breeze NX2. It just arrived today and I was pretty impressed after seeing its skimming ability. I did have some questions on how it would operate in...

Hey everyone- My Polaris 360 doesn't seem to be working great - it does get a lot of leaves (I typically empty the bag twice a week) but there is a good amount of fine dust/dirt at the bottom and of course it doesn't clean the walls. The plaster is pitting pretty bad and there is some residual...

Hey everyone! My wife and I bought our first house and despite both of us not wanting to maintain a pool, this house checked off every single other thing we wanted... So now I have a pool! It's a ~16k gallon plaster pool that has quite a bit of scaling and some algae on the steps but using...