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So our 10-year-old Pentair Superflo VS looks like she's done as the motor started running way louder than usual to the point we turned it off as we were going away for a week. Now that we're back to our green pool and the pump is still noisy we think it's time to upgrade. There is a sticker on...

I acquired a Pentair filter with my house that may have been original to the pool build in the 80s. It is a DE filter that is starting to leak. I'm thinking of changing to sand filter. Is there anything I need to be aware of that might affect that decision? Ideally, I'd like something easier...

I cleaned my filter today and rinsed the grids. I checked the grids and could only see one that might have the tiniest of tears on it, so I replaced it. When I started it back up, I started to put the DE in it and it started coming out into the pool. I took everything apart and we checked it...

Hi there I have a plaster pool that was redone in early 2019 and everything has been OK with it. I just "reopened" meaning fully cleaned my DE filter, vacuumed all the Crud and started prepping for summer swimming. When I started, the first thing I did was get work on the CYA knowing it was an...

Hi again I posted a few days ago as we just started up the pool after getting it plastered last Monday. Per the plaster guy, he told us to start the pump and run it 24 hours a day. We also were told to add acid which we have been doing, keeping it below the recommended numbers. We are brushing...

Hi there I had a question about starting up after pool renovation. We had our plaster poured on Monday, pool filled with water by mid-day Tuesday and we added muriatic acid and started the pump (I guess the pool plasterer mentioned that to my husband). We have been brushing the pool and...