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Hey folks, After 20+ years of closing my pool for the winter, I finally goofed. I thought for certain I drained the pump but didn't. Sure enough, I went to start it for the season and it hums for a few moments and then trips the breaker. No prior problems with the pump Just want to confirm...

Hey folks, An animal tore a huge hole in my liner at the bottom of the shallow end in my inground Vinyl pool. It definitely needs to be replaced (repair not possible). The water has drained to the bottom of the shallow end (water line is about 3' deep). The deep end is about 8.5'. It's an...

Hey folks, Started opening the pool this year about 3 weeks ago. Went through a bunch of shocking and got it to start looking pretty good. My Ph was low (6.9) at the end so I added 20 lb of Baking Soda and the next morning my pool was green. Turned out I had copper. Had it tested. All my...

Hey folks, I've been highly suspicious if my sand filter that I purchased last season is working properly. At first it seemed to work well but halfway through the season it seemed to stop filtering properly. This season I opened up to a pretty dirty pool. I've been running the filter 24 by 7...

Hey folks, My sand filter has been consistently at 12 psi all season. All of the sudden last week it dropped to 8 psi. I cleaned out the skimmer basket and pump basket and sprayed them with a hose. They're 100% clean, but it's still at 8 psi. I don't think anything could be lodged in the...

Hey folks, At the end of last year I replaced my DE Filter with a sand filter. I have a 24k gallon pool but oversized the filter with a 27" to reduce maintenance. My expectations were that by doing so I'd only have to backwash once every 2 weeks. But to my surprise, I've never once had to...

Hey folks, I just replaced the Motor on my Hayward 1 HP Super Pump almost exactly 2 years ago. It's been great. Nice and quiet. Yesterday I noticed some water leaking from the bottom of the pump though. Today there's a semi-loud whining noise coming from it, that from what I can tell...

I'm piping in the water pipes for my Hayward natural gas heater. The diagrams in the installation manual show the inlet and outlet pipes coming out the side of the heater and doing a 90 degree turn downwards. But, it never actually says that it's necessary for them to point downwards. Is there...

Hey folks, My 7 year old dolphin diagnostic just started giving me some problems. One day it wouldn't start its cleaning cycle after being turned on. Power supply light was on and cord was connected well. Couple of days later the problem just magically fixed itself. Fast forward a month and...

Hey folks, I'm helping a buddy replace his pump. I had planned to wire it the same way as the old...L1 wire of the old goes to L1 of the new. Likewise for L2. But then I noticed the diagram on his old pump had L1 listed as "line" and L2 listed as "neutral", where as on the new pump, L1 is...

A buddy of mine just got a free used pump from his brother. His pump on his inground 20k gallon pool has been giving him troubles, so he wants to switch them out. Only thing is, his existing pump is 3/4 and the new pump is 1.5. Aside from maybe wasting electricity, are there any other...

Hey folks, I know this isn't an electrical forum, but hopefully somebody might be able to give me some insight. Everything was working great, but this week we got some rain and now I'm getting no power outside to my pump at all. Setup: 2 circuit breakers and 2 lines. One goes to my pump...

Hey folks, Do they make a solar cover puller? Something to make it easier for 1 person to put the cover back on? I'm thinking something that looks like a long bar that attaches to the end of your cover and has a string on each end that meets in the center. Please see my crude drawing below...

Hey folks, This may be a silly question, but my pool is close to my property line and fence. I really want to plant a few ornamental trees behind it, but if I do, I'll be going over the pipe for one of the return lines. Are you guys aware of any species of trees that can be planted on top of...

Hey folks, I'm new to Sand Filters. Just got a new 350 lb one, which has been in service 1 week cleaning a very dirty pool. The first time I turned it on the PSI was around 9, give or take 1. The first couple of times I backwashed, it brought the pressure back down to 10 psi. But now when I...

Hey folks, I want to use skimmer socks, but I've got this issue where after a few hours of the skimmer sock being on, the pressure becomes so great that the skimmer basket somehow forces it's way through the plastic ring that holds it up and it drops to the bottom of the skimmer. Anyone else...

Hey folks, I plumbed in my slide so that I wouldn't have to deal with a garden hose anymore. When I turned it on though, I was only getting a trickle of water coming out, despite having great water flow in my pool. I see 2 potential problem points so wanted to see what you guys think is...

Hey folks, Background Opened the pool last week to a big mess. Now it's just milky cloudy water that I'm dealing with. This year I got a brand new oversized sand filter (27" 350 lb). I'm coming from a DE filter and still learning a little about the sand. Problem: While dealing with this...

Hey folks, I had a guy from a local pool store over for a quick quote on an unrelated project. He saw my pipes and first thing he said was: "Those 90 degree elbows you got don't meet code. They're not meant for pools. You should replace them.". Of course he he offered to do it. These are...

Hey folks, I was over at the forums at dslreports and saw this post: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r27227597-Pool-heater-piping-question. where it appears that his pool heater is in his basement. See attached picture. I'm in the process of adding a natural gas heater and had never...

Hey folks, I'm putting in a 400k Natural Gas Heater in MA. Gas company is coming in to replace my meter. I've gotten 2 quotes from plumbers for running the line. Both want around 2k for a 70' line. One though is using a flexible line (I'm guessing PE of some kind?), the other is using rigid...

Hey everyone, I just bought a new top mount filter and I'm getting a heater for the first time so I thought it's time to just replumb everything by my equipment pad since it needs it anyway. I attached a picture of the design I came up with. I have 2 points of concern with it: 1) Too many...

Hey folks, I'm pretty close to pulling the trigger on an automatic pool cover. Heard from a friend of a friend though, that all of his friends that had one have had issues with them. He said they break down often and require expensive repairs. Is that general statement, generally true? Thanks!

Hey folks, Picking up a natural gas heater. Going with a 400k btu most likely. Just trying to pick out a brand/model. It's pretty hard to find reviews on them and they all cost about the same ($1700-$2000). Are any of these highly recommended or conversely not recommended? Looking at the...

Hey folks, I'm trying to find an automatic pool cover (that also acts as a safety cover) for an existing pool installation that could work with my patio. I have a floating paver patio (i.e. they're not cemented in, but rather sit on a bed of sand on top of base). The automatic pool safety...

Hey folks, I'm getting a new Sand Filter (the S310T2 From Hayward). I've never owned a Sand Filter before so quick question. If I install it as soon as it arrives (preffered), in 5 months I will have to move it because I'm moving the location of my pool equipment. Being that this is a 500lb...

Hey folks, I have a mesh safety cover from Loop Loc for my in-ground 18x36 pool. At the end of last season I put in a new stone patio around the pool, but haven't yet re-installed the anchors to attach the cover to the ground. I've got a lot going on right now and don't plan to put the...

Hey folks, I just called Hayward to confirm that if I were to purchase one of their In Ground 400K BTU Natural Gas Heaters, that I would be able to wire the electric to my existing 20 amp line that currently powers my pump and my salt water system. To my surprise though (maybe not to yours), I...

Hey folks, So, I'm finally ready to pull the trigger on the Nitelighter pool light (nl55) for my in-ground pool, and I come to find out, it's sold out nation-wide for the rest of the season. The only retailers that seem to have it are charging about $50 more than I could get it normally, so I...

Hey folks, Had a very green pool opening. Finally got the pool water blue, but now just very cloudy as the filter tries to clean it out. After changing the DE, my filter's pressure builds up and waterflow stops within 4 hours. To be expected of course, but something that seems a little...