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I am rewiring for electrical service to our pool area, upgrading from 120 volts to 240 volts. I am also intending to add a safety switch disconnect (double pole NEMA type 3R) right by the pump/filter equipment. (The previous 120 volt/single speed pump system had no outside disconnect, did not...

Hello everyone, I am rewiring our system from 120 to 240 volts (new Hayward VS pump and chemistry system going in). As far as I can tell, the T101P mechanical timer cannot be used to switch 240 volt circuits. I was wondering about this - although the timer motor needs to see 120 volts, can...

Good morning everyone, I am pumping this pool out. Once empty, I would like to plug and pressure test main drains, and skimmer box outlet. I have no information on the installation of this 6,000 gal pool, but it feels like a fiberglass build. We're on sand here. Is it acceptable practice to...

I recently took on my first deep clean of a Hayward S220T sand filter. (I never got to the point of substantially clear water overflowing the opening - calling it done after about 30 mins of gently moving a hose up/down/around). I also gave the sand a detergent clean, using one of the...

After some recent tweaks, I was doing very well hauling a hidden mountain of organic waste from the bottom of our pool. The bag was coming up fully loaded on most trips, and it required some care to ease it over onto the pool deck for unloading and reseating on the vac unit. On the last trip...

I have other posts in this forum about the task of recovering this abandoned 25,000 gal pool with vinyl liner. I am waiting on some final pieces of pump/filter equipment to arrive, and am tackling the first, heavy duty job - cleaning the pool without the ability to drain it more than say 30%...

This is a well made leaf skimmer with what appear to be replaceable parts. I would like to repair it, but there's no branding anywhere on it. Our local supply store could not identify it. Does anyone know who made this one?

Good morning everyone - I hope you're all enjoying a great weekend. I'm excited, and somewhat anxious about a big pool renovation job I am doing. I previously cut out and donated all of the existing pool equipment at this house, leaving only the 2" plumbing stub-outs above grade. The original...

I need to choose a controller and salt cell for a 25,000 gallon in-ground pool. I am following a discussed practice of seeking out a system that is rated to go to 40,000 gal capacity. I will stick with the Hayward line, despite the non-existent communications from them during the failure of a...

Hello everyone, I have been working on this pool system for over a week. Each time I halt flow, I have a devil of a time re-establishing same, even when just focused on the skimmer line. You can see the various hacks I have implemented, aiming to inject water from a garden hose. It's still a...

I have thought about this enough that I'm almost ready to design a prototype of this concept - what if, at the skimmer end of the pool, you could have a mesh on the surface to catch floating debris before it can enter the skimmer basket? A 2nd layer set at a depth of a few feet below the surface...

I have just ruined the main board on the Aquarite AQR3 here. It's a complicated situation. I had originally installed a new Hayward 700 series variable speed pump - it failed almost immediately. It's sidelined while I attempt to get Hayward's attention - have been waiting for more than a week...

Good afternoon everyone from North Carolina. I have just opened up the Hayward S220-T sand filter here. It was very dirty (limits of backwashing revealed) and I have done a deep (manual) clean, followed by sand cleaner treatment. Service history is unavailable. Two issues : #1 - fill...

Good morning everyone, I am self-appointed 'plant manager' for 2 pools within our extended family. Both are in the midst of pretty significant changes, so I'm glad to be here! # 1 - 25,000 gallons (95,000 liters). All above grade equipment has been cut out and given away. (it was poorly sited...