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  1. aarogb

    Pool Opening Process Has Plateaued. Help!

    Hi everyone, On my 5th year of getting my pool up and running. Previous 4 years have gone off without any issues... However, this year is giving me a lot of trouble. I started getting my pool ready about a week ago by getting all the leaves out, (didn't use a cover over the winter) and...
  2. aarogb

    I Think My SWG Died. What Do You All Think?

    Hi all, I have an iChlor 15 SWG that is about 5 years old. My wife and I came back after being gone a few days and there was an algae infestation in our pool. I checked the display of the SWG and said "CELL" and the cell LED was flashing green. Now I know by reading the manual that it could...
  3. aarogb

    Repairing Leak in Plumbing - What Am I Doing Wrong?

    Hi, I had my pump strainer basket broke so I replaced it and did the plumbing job myself to repair the plumbing and add in unions so it would be easier to repair in the future. I did a pretty shoddy job, but it lasted through this past summer thanks to Flex Seal (lol, I know) The Flex Seal is...
  4. aarogb

    Is it safe to turn on my pool pump? (Electrical issue)

    Hi all, I was repairing my strainer housing that broke on my Pentair Dynamo pump and I was just about done and I noticed what appeared to be something electrical broke off. See picture. Curious if this would be safe to turn on my pool pump or what this even is? Some kind of ground wire or...
  5. aarogb

    Something Broke off my Pentair Dynamo Pump...

    Hi Everyone, I went out to try and backwash my pool this morning after some heavy rains we've had I couldn't get the water to suck up to backwash... So then I tried filtering and couldn't get anything going there either... I started looking around and I noticed that a small piece that the...
  6. aarogb

    Erosion Around Pump

    Hi all, I am first year pool owner and I have gotten my pool in good working order, but there is another issue that I have noticed that I am trying to take care of. We are starting to have pretty bad erosion around our pool pump and filter base. See attached images. I was curious if anyone...
  7. aarogb

    Can't Get Flow Light to Turn Green (iChlor 15)

    Hi Everyone! I am so glad that I found this forum! I am hoping that you all can help me. My wife and I just bought a house that has a pretty new (installed last year) saltwater pool. We are currently trying to get it ready for the coming summer and we can't get the flow light to turn green...
  8. aarogb

    Hello from Central North Carolina!

    Hi Everyone! My wife and I just bought a house that house a small saltwater pool. We've never dealt with a pool before so I am looking forward to learning as much as possible so we can enjoy it for years to come! Thanks