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    Air Pillow for Uncovered In-Ground Pool Freeze Protection?

    I'm in OKC and have a (new to me) oddly shaped in-ground pool with a natural rock wall along one side that makes it impractical to cover, so I leave it running during the winter (no heater). The freeze protection works well and I tarp the equipment pad and put a heater underneath when it gets...
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    Easy way to winterize only waterfall?

    I live in Oklahoma City and have a weirdly shaped pool with a long natural rock wall that I can't easily cover or winterize. We don't get many hard freezes here, and when we do, I tarp the equipment pad and leave the pump running and everything has been fine. I also have a waterfall that does...
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    Make Older Pentair Pump Run Continuously?

    I bought a house with a pool that uses old Pentair system: an EasyTouch 8 control panel with a SuperFlo 1.5HP single speed pump. I'm not sure how old the pump is, but the panel has an inspection sticker on it with a date of 2013. Everything works well. There is an extended freeze coming up, and...
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    Skimmer Float Valve Tripped by Leaves

    Hi there, I have a float valve in the bottom of my skimmer, which I put there mostly there to protect against damage from a low water level while I'm away from home during the summer. It's fall, though, and I have lots of trees around my pool, and within a few hours today (thanks to some wind...
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    Help with controlling old Pentair Intellibrite that turns itself off and on?

    I recently bought a house that came with a pool but no information about the equipment. It's all Pentair (EasyTouch control panel, cartridge filter, and pump), and there's a sticker on the panel that says the final inspection was done in October of 2013. The pool has a light that I believe is a...