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My pump does not start. I see the "Drive Error. Pump has stalled" message on the display. It is a "Hayward" pump. What do I do? What could be wrong? Who should I call to take a look at this and fix it?

So I do have a water heater for my pool. Every time I go to my local pool store, they ask me if I have a water heater. They also ask me if it is in bypass. Then they ask me to increase the hardness of water by adding some Calcium to it. I don't understand what does it mean by "bypass" How do I...

I have a sand filter for my pool. I don't know what the previous owner did not not do. But I have this pool since over 3 years now and I have done nothing related to the sand filter. Is any kind of maintenance required for this? I do backwash and rinse once in a while, but I have no idea why I...

I am so overwhelmed with learning a lot of things. Yesterday night I intended to throw 2LBS of granule chlorine (Calcium Hypochlorite 78%) in my pool that had FC at 0.1. I have no idea what I was thinking but I threw this in both my skimmers (1 lbs in each of them) I messed up. What will...

I am very new to testing kit and almost have zero knowledge about it. I ordered the TF-Pro with smart-stir kit yesterday and it should be arriving in 1-2 days. I would like to learn all about it. Are there any good videos that dumbs it down and shows step by step instructions to use the kit?

Attached are my test results. I want to learn as much as possible to maintain my pool using the TFP method. I would like to know what you think I need to do? Following is what I think. Please let me know your thoughts? 1) Free Chlorine is low at just 0.1ppm. So this tells me I need chlorine...

Hello People I am Jignesh. I live in Monroe Township, NJ. I am a pool owner since like 3 years but new to this forum. Just wanted to introduce myself and say a few things about my journey so far related to learning to maintain my pool. Safety Cover: We did not have a safety cover for last. We...

Based on several recommendations. I have decided to buy the following tester kit from amazon. They are priced at $95 right now. I read somewhere I need more than just this kit since it comes only with very limited supply of something. What is that I need to order? Also please let me know if this...

I bought my house with a pool like 3 years back. We did not have a safety cover. There has been quite a steep learning curve for us to learn everything about pool equipment, water chemistry, opening and closing..etc. etc. This journey has not been easy for us. So while we were still...