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The past couple of days my pump has been running very noisy. I began troubleshooting by removing the clamp/lid, which has always taken a rubber mallet to get on and take off, putting magic lube on the O-Ring. Then I put my hand in the opening to see if the impeller was blocked. Got a few...

For the past month I have been noticing light blue particles sitting on my white steps and in the Dolphin pool cleaner filters. When you touch this substance it flakes and disintegrates. I haven't opened the Pentair filter to look at the cartridges. The Raypak pool heater was fired up about a...

I ordered a complete TFP refill kit, including a Taylor salt test kit this spring, and it came with the Taylor K-1001 Basic kit. I like using the Taylor K-2006 instructions found inside the top of their kit. I also like placing the TFP reagents in the Taylor color-capped bottles. What threw...

Hope this is the right place in the forum to ask for this advice. Our pool is 17 years old, our pool deck is brushed concrete with a stamped concrete border, which you can hardly see because we haven't put glossy sealer on it in a couple years. There are section that are deteriorating. The...

It's time to replace my Loop-Loc cover, well past time. I received a quote from the guy who installed my new liner of $2,000 for a mesh cover from Garrett Liners. It will cost another $200 to ship the old cover to them in order for them to guarantee that it will be an exact replacement so that...

Trying to get chemicals right. Downloaded the new TFP PoolMath app. Trying to subscribe, but my iPhone kept asking if I had gone swimming because it couldn't connect :). Put four gallons of Bleach from Menards into the pool yesterday, installed a new SWG cell and have it as low as it will go...

Opened pool up, and it was a swamp again. I know this was expensive, but I could stand the thought of dealing with all those chemicals trying to get the pool clear, and the liner was all bleached out, so I decided to replace the liner. I get a call from the pool company I use to close the...

Our pool is several years old, and we have never fought algae like we are this year. We even opened the pool a month earlier than normal. Pool pump has been running for a month now 24/7. Pool was green upon opening. Have a Pentair Cartridge Filter and SWG. Went to local pool store and was...

I am sure there are great pool companies here in Cincinnati, but I do know who they are. We have a local Leslie's that can't keep employees, new ones every month or so. Then we have another local company that sells pools, hot tubs, outdoor furniture, etc., that have testing capabilities...

Hired a new company to close the pool last year. I had a heck of a time finding where they placed the drain plug to the heater, but I finally found it. I put teflon tape around the threads and screwed it in. Once the pool was fired up, water started pouring out where the drain plug is...

My pool is 14 years old. Seems like I am at the stage of replacing most of the equipment. 2013 - Replaced Raypak propane heater with a new one. 2014 - After going through three Hayward Super Pumps I replaced with a Pentair 2-speed. Love how quiet it is. 2015 - The Hayward S200 Sand filter...

I know there has been a lot of questions about which pump, but I want to be sure to select the right thing that will last 10 years. IG pool is 13 years old. Still using the same S200 Hayward Sand Filter. Have replaced the sand twice, a lateral here and there, and the valve once. Hayward...

Last year we had a new beautiful liner installed. We received so many compliments, even from the installer who had not seen the liner before. This spring, we had a replacement Raypak 2100 propane digital heater installed. Shortly after the pool was opened, a large stain formed on the bottom...

Pool has been open for about a month. New propane heater installed at the same time. Can't get the heater to fire up, but that is another problem. Have a call into the installer to come back and check it out. Starting to notice that there is sand on the bottom of the pool. Last time I...

Just opened my pool and it looks like my Kreepy Krauly needs to be replaced. I have researched all the great info on this forum, and still can't decide which way to go. Really wanted to keep the purchase under $500, but the Dolphin Dynamic DX5 at $750 has me wondering. On my short list, okay...

Our pool was refilled a week ago after a new liner install. Been to TFP School, purchased a TF-100, and proudly announced I would be taking over testing the pool this year. I must admit, I am not fairing very well. We always opened the pool with five jugs of liquid chlorine, and a bottle of...

A new liner is going to be installed today. Yesterday, after the pool was drained, I noticed that there were several cracks in the steps. They appear as nail pops in new drywall, as if something from the back side was pushing into the steps causing a crack. There at least 20 of these. We are...

New to the forum, but I am addicted already. Great info and support. My 10 year old pool needs some updating, starting with the liner. My existing liner is a Garrett Liner, Crystal Tile / Arctic Ice, 28ML wall & 20ML floor. All except for the very top of the liner is pretty much totally...

Last summer when I went to fire up the propane pool heater, the readout was illegible as I attempted to press the button that scrolls through the functions. I replaced the face plate readout hoping that would solve the issue. But, when I went to fire up the heater, the characters on the...

My electric bills have increased from $150 per month for the first three years after my pool was built to $400 - $500 per month the last two summers. I replaced my two-speed pump three years ago as my original 1 hp two-speed pump kept failing. Being a bargin hunter, I purchased a 1 1/2 hp...

Good evening, Our pool was built 10 years ago. I am really looking forward to advice on several topics from forum moderators and members. I will post my questions in the proper subsections, but here's is an overview of what I am hoping to gain answers / advice: - My electric bills have...