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Hello to all, Have 2 skimmer baskets that do not seem to want to stay level in the skimmer. One side has sunk [1/2"] into the body of the skimmer and it's locked into skimmer recepticle. I also added a tie-strap to the inside at 3 oclock to help remove, which has worked previously for the...

Hello to all, Have a friend that has a Pentair 3HP Intelliflo (see pic) and wants to be able to upgrade pool Equipment to have remote phone access. He has Comcast/Xfinity WiFi, latest Apple phone, but zero automation. Has a SWG, Pentair 3HP VSP. His goal is to be able to operate VSP while...

Hello to all, All the previous orders of hair nets from Amazon worked fine, except my last order. The hairnets in the last order came tightly woven together like a pencil, vs the previous ones that came just Rear the pictures looks like when it's ready to be put on. Has anyone recently...

Hello to all, Have a Maytronics Proteus DX4 and i found a sm piece of plastic in the impeller area. What signaled this was when i tried restarting it and it would go about 1-2 ft and shut down. There was also a fair amt of palm string filiamets wrapped around the impelller shaft too that i...

Hello to all, Have the dreaded Hayward EcoStar filter pump and Siemens DP 20 AMP GFCI "breaker tripping issue". Noticed the pump did not go off for the 6pm start up. Went to panel and and breaker was thrown. Tried resetting it and it will not reset. The breaker has flipped over 2-3 dozen...

Hello to all, Wishing everyone a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving. We were gone over the weekend and our power went out for 8-9 hrs per a report. It killed the hayward remote's battery. It will not take a charge now....looking at resolution options. Matt, if you see this, pls look at...

Hello to all, Hope everyone and your families are all doing well. My Hayward H400FD 400K Heater is not coming on either via the inside remote or at the pool panel. If I press either icon/button, respectively, nothing happens. It's like the on/off switches are not functioning. They do not...

Hello to all, Went away for 3-4 days and family did not add bleach on a regular basis, and the pH was in the 8.2 range. Read where algae as a whole thrives in more basic 8.2+ waters. So, I added enough bleach to the tune of 25-28ppm and lowered pH to 7.2. Then vigorously brushed every sqin...

Hello to all, We had astronomical water rate increases and a recent water bill of $1,088. We use water for both pool and landscaping. I just bought 5 new water drain covers (see pic) and wanted to block the bottom 80% so when it rains, it will still have some room to drain, but will retain...

In almost 9 yrs, anytime I saw bubbles in my filter basket window, it was due to the top not being torqued all the way tight. Well, I turned it all the way left that I could, and still saw small bubbles. Pulled the top off, removed the gasket and applied some silicone grease. Put back...

Hello to all, Not sure if this is just a local issue [Houston/Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery counties] or more widespread, but was trying to discern if any of you in these areas have experienced weaker or less effective Muriatic Acid? My TA is always in the 50-60 range. It seems like in the...

Hello to All, I use the puck feeder only to add CYA as needed and a break from periodically pour CL. I called CMP technical support but they didn’t even know their product. The dial that determines the flow rate (CW fully open, CCW, Closed) is dripping when it’s moved CW to dispense. If i...

Our temps are going to be even more off the chart next week, but it's already crazy now. However, I heard Las Vegas is going to be 117-118 next week. We will get to 106-7 next week, but our humidity starts at 85-90%. The heat index was 120 degrees at 103 with 78% humidity... Marty, what type...

Anyone else in TX that has been impacted by the heat and winds of the high pressure cell experiencing rapid water level drops? Filled the pool up to the drain line and w/in 2 days, looks like it has dropped an inch+. Haven't done the bucket test yet. Our pools longer length runs N-S w...

Hello to all, Hope everyone and your families are all doing well. I've always kept a stash of 3" pucks for the sole purpose of CYA addition, and the added plus of not having to add CL for a short period of time, esp if I am traveling. Like everything else, what used to be $145 for 50lbs is...

Hello to all, Our pool is Chlorine based and I keep the CL level btw 3-5PPM. In some places around / above the water line, a dark (mold or mildew) color has formed on both the travertine tile and in the grout. Pics enclosed I have used wet & forget and it did not do much. After the W&F stayed...

Hello to all, Anyone from Austin, San Antonio and Houston areas had extremely high evaporation rates over the last 4-5 days? W the winds picking up and becoming much hotter, has your pool water be evaporating much faster? We filled pool to drain line and w in 2 days, it has really dropped...

Has anyone else been having trouble receiving maytronics warranty replacement parts? our power supply croaked and I placed a warranty replacement order and nothing, not even a peep on when it's going to arrive. in the meantime, I am spending a boat load of time hand doing everything. I also...

Hello and Merry CHRISTmas to all the great TFP forum members It's supposed to be in the 16-18 range as the lowest w multiple nights in low to mid/high 20's, but the coldest day temp is 34 [as of now]. My pool system has frost protection that cuts on around 34 degrees...therefore, I see frost...

Hello to all, Again, hope everyone and their families had a great thanksgiving. This may not apply to all, but those that have pool water drains located near the water-line, this has helped me from having to add fill water. I put a piece of gorilla tape over the lower 3/4 portion of the...

Hello to all, Just wishing all my fellow forum members & your families a blessed Thanksgiving! Here’s a fine Tx sunset from Colorado County Tx !

Our pool was installed in late 2014 and brought on-line late Jan 2015. We had the autofill feature installed. however, being the first pool, I did not question the auto fill. It's a very, very basic set-up w probably less than $20 in parts. Even when I push the float down as far as it will...

Hello to all, Here's my materials list w a few questions: Note: SWG & flow switch will both be well under 15' to install in to ProLogic PL-8 controller SWG - SwimPure Plus Salt System - Replacement Cell up to 40,000 Gallon – (T-CELL-15-SWP) 2 2" Unions - do the Unions come w the collars that...

Hello to all. The temps in Tx are stifling, so much that 94 degree pool water is not very refreshing. Has anyone ever put some type of dark material over entire pool so UV/sun cannot directly heat water? If ambient air is 100-103 during days & 82-84 at night, would those temps still...

Hello to all. Enclosed are some pics of the e-pad to determine where I can install a new SWG & flow switch. Trying to find the optimal place and produce a materials list. Main Materials SWG - we have 14-15K IG pool, so the 40K would be appropriate, yes? What would be the best make/model for...

Hello to all, Finding reasonably priced bleach is becoming a PITA on steroids. Before I would install a SWG, would like to hear from those w the following: -I have over 1700sqft of tumbled travertine that is not sealed -8 stainless steel doors, cabinets and gas grill top -two 8'x 5' windows w...

Hello & Happy Father's Day to all, My youngest daughter really thought hard for a Father's Day gift and was very thoughtful. She knows pools are A LOT of maintenance. Therefore, she told me she ordered me, but has not arrived, a wifi-based pool water chemical testing system. I was told that...

Hello to all, Trying to ascertain what uses up CL/Bleach the fastest, or what comb of conditions? Our nbors have a lot of mexican fan palms and they are dropping these tiny flowers by the 1000's. I am using hairnets so almost 100% of the debris is in the skimmer. Does this type of debris...

Hello to all, In the process of evaluating the merits of VSP's that can be operated by our automation software and those that cannot. For those of you that have the Hayward TriStar 2.7 HP VSP, how has the performance and reliability been for your pump? How long have you had it? Would you...

Happy Mother’s Day to all the ladies of TFP! Hope you have a great day. Best, tstex