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When I close my pool I use these winter plugs with the blow-thru valve in them. I am looking for an adapter, fitting, hose (ect.) that I can screw onto to top of the threaded stem with a seal so I can use these plugs while trying to find a leak in the plumbing. The external threads on the stem...

This year is first time in my backyard, by my pool, that I’ve got a pond with several levels of cascading water up and running. The cascades and water fall are made up of rocks and cement, with a PVC liner for the pond. I don’t have a filter right now just a pump that pumps water from the pond...

As swimming season approaches I was debating delaying opening the pool this year. In the past I’ve followed the advice here about opening as the water temperature approaches 55 degrees before algae starts growing, and that method worked great. But that means an open pool for 2.5-3 months or so...

As the pool season is on the horizon I figured I better pay some attention to my list of things to do before summer get here. I've got a sand filter with a multiport valve, all of which only has three pool seasons on them. Last year I noticed a constant supply of sand in the robotic pool cleaner...

I am purchasing of these cleaners this week but wanted to get some first hand knowledge on the Bluetooth feature. I’ve seen a few rumblings where people have said when you control the cleaner with the app it is painfully slow to respond as wants to turn more one way than the other and not go...

Hi all, I'm looking at purchasing a Pentair Warrior SE, as it seems to be the go to cleaner around here. I've seen posts about is buying the caddy worth it, but I haven't seen anything about the build quality of the caddys, and I've really only seen one or two pictures of it. My question is, is...

We moved into our house three years ago with a swamp for a pool in the backyard. All the pool equipment (pump, filter, heater, ladder rails, etc.) were gone. Through TFP we now have a second year pool that has never gone green on us, so thanks everyone for the help. But now, I'd like to try and...

I’ve got a in floor cleaner system that serves as my pool return. The manifold where the outlet from the filter attaches then distributes the water to 4 pvc pipes that go into the ground and attach to the in floor returns, has a small leak. It’s small enough that it stays damp there but doesn’t...

I’ve got a Taylor K-2006 test kit. While getting the appropriate water sample size isn’t hard, in the past I’ve seen some people comment on here about a measuring device that makes it faster and more consistent. From what I remember it’s a cylinder that has an inner cylinder that allows you to...

I have a Hayward 300lb sand filter with the multi port valve on top. When the installer put it and the pump in last year it looks like everything is hard plumbed in. I didn’t really notice until started sizing up how to do a filter deep clean in preparation for the season. So how can I deep...

First year pool owner here. I have an 18’x36’ in ground, plaster surface that has been painted, chlorine pool, 2 skimmers, 1 main drain, 8 in floor cleaners that double as my returns, with attached spa. I’ve gone through many articles on here about closing but it seems to be a given that you...

So I aerated my pool for the first time last week to raise my pH. I used an old backyard pond pump for 13 hours straight, but when I turned it off there was an excessive amount of dirt in the pool that wasn’t there before. I thought that was odd but maybe the aeration caught extra dirt from the...

Long time lurker, first time poster. I bought a house three years ago with a swamp of a pool (pool built in 1992), that had sat unused for at least 7 years. So after chipping away at it these past three years, I finally got it up and running this year. TFP has been instrumental in helping me...