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Looking back through the archives, I see where Pool Seal, Vulkem and Dow 790 have been suggested as alternatives to Deck O Seal. I'm having trouble finding a source for any of these in Dallas. Does anyone know anything which would work as well and be readily available. Is Deck O Seal enough...

The deck area around my pool appears to have had a coating material applied to it at some time. It looks like a thin stucco material. In several places this coating is coming off in patches. I would appreciate any advice about how to deal with this. Should I have the entire deck re-covered...

I have a broken impeller on the pump which powers my pool cleaner. It is a Magnatek Century Centurion, Pool and Spa Duty. 3/4 HP, 240v Cat. B668. Any idea where I can find a replacement. Through Google I can find plenty of motors and parts, but no pump parts. Thanks in advance

About a month ago the pump which drives my random pool sweeper began making noises while running. I thought it might be something in the pump or perhaps bad bearings in the motor. The pump motor is a Magnetek Century Centurian. It is 3/4 HP, 230 v and says it is model #L-A01, and "For Pool and...

I have a DE filter and when I cleaned the filter and added new DE, the pressure started out at about 10 psi. After a few months, the pressure slowly climbed up to about 15. I understand this is normal and I was watching to see when it got to level it needed to be backwashed. But when the leaves...

My pool has a model Intermatic T10604R timer box. It appears this set-up is for two speed pumps. I think mine is a one speed pump, as the left hand timer does not have any "on-off" devices on it. My right hand timer has malfunctioned. Being smart like I am, I figured I would swap the...

My pool has two lights, which appear to say American Products (with a non functioning 888 number). They are halogen, 250 watt, 120v. Both of them failed before I bought the house. I took the lights out and found that the ceramic type "socket" for the bulbs have broken. I assume I will have to...

I do not know where to say it, but I had a real problem with algae, and had zero knowledge about pools. The folks on this site provided invaluable help in completely solving my problem. Thanks to everyone who gave me advice. And thanks for having such a great place to find good information.

When I bought this house a few months ago, (First pool), the guy who inspected it said the "mastic joint", was "deck-o-seal", and needed replacement. I can see this joint has cracks in it. What is the procedure for removing the stuff and replacing it. I haven't poked on it yet, but it appears...

On the advice of the folks on this site, I got a Leslie's FAS-DPD test kit. Maybe I'm dense, but the directions in the lid are not easy to understand. Is there somewhere (on this site or otherwise) which tells how to do the tests with a little more detail.

After cleaning my DE filter and replacing the DE, everything seemed to be working fine. But my FC level was at zero and I added a half gallon of bleach. the next day, my pool cleaner strainer was clogged with DE. I cleaned the strainer and immediately the cleaner bag started spitting out clouds...