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I have a piece of flex hose on my pump that is so tight we cannot remove it. Yes we have loosened the hose clamp. I want to add a quick release union to make it easier to bring in for the winter, and for any future repair needs. Any suggestions short of cutting it off? Johanna

I need to replace my old Doughboy sand filter. It holds 130 lbs of sand. Trying to figure out whether I should stick with sand, which I am familiar with, or try DE which I understand filters a bit better. It seems most of the sand filters I find on line use more sand than mine, 150 lbs seems...

All, I believe I have had a slow leak for a while, but it has gotten worse in the past few weeks. There does not appear to be a leak in the plumbing. I have checked several times and there is no water around any of the hoses or the pump and filter. The only thing I can think of is a small...

I am in the market for a new solar cover. I have a 16x32 above ground oval. In looking at the prices for covers a rectangular cover is $20.00 less than oval, in the same size. In my experience with the oval covers they just have rounded edges and still have to be cut to fit. Any reason not...

I just opened my pool this weekend and went to start the pump today and it is not working. It does make an electrical hum, so I figure it is seized or has some other issue. It was in my basement this winter and I did have a serious flood (11 inches on Christmas Day!), but did get the water out...

We had about 12" of snow this past weekend. Way above what we normally get around here. When the power came back on we put the pump on to start pumping out what water we could. There is a thin layer of ice on the top of the cover with slushy water underneath. I, foolishly, tried to break...

I'd been a bit slack in my testing and apparantly let me chlorine get a bit low. The pool clouded up some, and I assume it was an algae infestation that couldn't take entire control. I My CYA is around 40, so I used a shock level of 16. I have been doing the overnight test for about one...

I have a 25 year old Doughboy, 16x32. The metal rim needs to be repainted, there are lots of worn spots where the metal is showing through. Anybody every done this before? I was thinking outdoor spraypaint would be the way to go. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Johanna

I opened my pool on Saturday and started the conversion process Saturday evening. By Monday evening my water was looking great. I tested my water this morning and had the following results: FC - 19 ppm CC - 4.5 ppm Ph - 7.5 TA - 130 CH - 220 CYA - 0 Although the water is beautiful...

I was nosying around the GLB pool and spa site, and saw a product called Xchange. It is to be used to convert from biguanide to chlorine. According to the site, you can continue to use the pool during the conversion. The basic instructions are: 1. Dilute in a water-filled pail. Use 32 oz...