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Hello all I am getting ready to open my pool. Today I disconnected my pump so that I could lub the O-rings. I can not get the O-rings to stay in their grooves during reassembly. The suction side one mostly stays in place, the one on the discharge will not stay in the groove. Any suggestions...

All - So we have had our pool for about a year now. We used it last year for a few months before we closed it, and it has been open since late April. We have never had any algae issues and our chemicals have stayed balanced. I test everything myself using a Taylor kit. When I opened it this...

Does anyone keep a spare single speed pump, for use if your main pump fails? Idea would be to just keep the water moving. I know it costs, but it would seem to save a lot of problems and keep the pool swimmable Thanks - Craig

Good morning. I opened my pool by myself the first time yesterday (construction finished mid summer last year). Followed my checklist and everything went well, including the preliminary startup ( then shutdown until chem levels are good) of my new heater (Summit XL140). I noticed some...

I am new to TFP and just tried to upload my first picture and got a message that the file was to large. Can someone please let me know how to reduce the file size. Thanks

All - Our PB started up our pump, SWG and filter yesterday and everything seems to be running fine. Our pump is a Pentair SuperFlo VST and I have programmed the speeds so that it runs for 4 hours (beginning at 8:00 am at 2500 rpm then slows down to 1200 rpm for the rest of the day (20 hours)...

First time pool owners! After a 10 month wait the construction starts on our pool next week. They actually delivered the pool today (10,000 gal fiberglass). We had originally decided to not use any coping (correct term?) on the top of the pool. The concrete will come to the fiberglass like...

Hello everyone. Our pool installation is scheduled to begin in about 2 weeks and we cannot wait as it has been on order for 8 months. Our PB talked me into a fixed speed pump when we signed our contract, he said that VS pumps were unreliable and unproven. I joined TPF about a week ago and...

Our pool build begins later this month after a 9 month wait. I am so, so glad that I found TFP. I have a BS in Chemistry and a MS in Chemical Engineering and I am still learning a great deal reading all of the articles and posts I hope to be able to help others in the future, but for now I am...