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First, let me say I love this forum as it has gotten my pool sparkling clean using the BBB method. Well that was until I started experiencing problems with my hayward de 4820 filter and a possibly clogged main drain. My setup includes a caretaker 99 system, skimmer, and two main drains, and the...

So my Hayward Super II Pump is leaking from a hole near the motor end of the pump or where the motor mounts to #13 in the figure. Its hard to tell since its on the bottom. I replaced the housing gasket #5 and that didn't fix it. The impeller ring (#7) is sloppy and there isn't a gasket, just a...

I have this (http://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker-NPS1018-Cordless-Electric/dp/B000NJQ73M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1273179089&sr=8-1) on the way to help fight my black algae problem. Not sure if anyone has one but I'll be sure to post how well it works (if at all). I'm just to lazy to...

My Hayward SP59HSL light has taken a dive. The white insulator around where the halogen light plugs in is deteriorated to the point it no longer holds the bulb in. I have only been able to find this particular light at a couple of online vendors but was wondering if there were other Hayward...

I created a very simple ss to track pool conditions based on the recommended levels in pool school. It also color codes the cells in your out of range based on whether you have an algae problem or not. I used 50 ppm cause I am currently battling black algae again. The charts tab also plots your...

I have an old Hayward 1.5HP Superpump, 2" plumbing, and a Hayward 4820 DE filter with a cartaker system with 1.5"? plumbing. My baseline pressure with clean filters and new DE is around 28 psi. This seems awful high compared to most recommendations on this fantastic forum. Does this pressure...

Slowly but surely its coming together.

First off let me tell you this site is fantastic! This is one of the few forums where people get good consistent answers. I bought my house with this pool about 3 years ago and at the time the pool was about 4 years old. The previous owner hired some lame company to do his chemicals and they...