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I have a Sta-Rite pool pump that is going on 9-10 years old. Today I went to turn my pump on and noticed that it would not keep prime. It would suck and suck and then catch prime, hold it for about 30-45 seconds and lose prime again. This is all it will do now. I tried cleaning out the the...

I'm in the process of replacing my years old pump & sand filter. Presently, my pool is plumbed with 1.5" PVC. The run is fairly long (estimate 30+ feet to the pump & then more on the return). I ordered a 2HP variable speed pump which comes with both 1.5" & 2" adapters. The filter will be...

So I'm thinking about trying one of these Mistcooling Pool Coolers: Amazon.com : Pool Cooler : Automatic Lawn Watering Equipment Accessories : Patio, Lawn Garden My pool has two returns so I assume I should just one of these as I assumed the circulation would be compromised if both my returns...

So I'm pretty sure I know what's happening. I did the ascorbic acid treatment in my pool about a month ago because my steps were yellowed. I followed all the steps, except the part where I add sequestrant. After I started adding chlorine, the water turned a pale green. I assumed it was causing...

I have a leak in one of my underground pipes. It's out in the yard so digging it up to get to it shouldn't be hard. My plumbing is 1.5" PVC. Just wondering if I should call a pool specialist or just a regular plumber for this? I cracked a pipe once a while back and called Roto-Rooter. They did...

Just pulled the trigger on this cleaner. Should be here by Friday. This is my first robot. I've been manually vacuuming the pool since I moved into my home in June 2013. Hopefully this will make cleaning effortless. I'm dreaming of never having to touch that pool hose again. Anybody out there...

I'm looking into buying either a Dolphin Nautilus or the Nautilus Plus. Leaning more toward the Plus right now. Where does everybody store their robots? I have a big shed in the backyard, but I'm just concerned that the heat may damage the unit. I could find a place in the house if need be, but...

So I've been chasing what I think or thought was a suction side leak for several weeks. There is a fair amount of bubbles in my pump lid plexi-glass. I've checked and lubed the lid O-ring, checked the skimmer level, checked the pump drain plugs, and all the exposed PVC joints. My pool doesn't...

So I'm trying to get my pool ready for the season. I've been adding liquid chlorine (10.5%) over the winter since "closing" to keep the water clear. The water started to get a little cloudly last week so I SLAMed it and it's sparkling clear again, but I noticed my FC dropped quick. Low and...

Long story short, I was digging a trench in my backyard and hit the return line for my pool. On the plus side, I know where my return line is buried now. I turned the pump off and closed up my returns as best as possible to stop any further back leaking. It's just 1.5" PVC pipe. It's in the...

I was vacuuming some of the debris out of my pool from the recent storm. When I went to clean out the basket in my pump, I noticed a fair amount of sand in the bottom. I'm worried my sand filter is pumping sand into the pool. How do I check for this? I'm still SLAM-ing so I can't get in the...

I have two questions which seem to be relatively easy so I didn't want to make two different forums posts. 1. What is the effect of changing the eyeball size (bigger or smaller) on the return? The think mine are may be too small (higher pressure flow) as the shallow end return tends to corral...

I bought my house in June of 2013 and we moved in right around July. I had a pool inspection done and the pool guy told me the pool was a 16' x 32' Grecian and was roughly 25,000 gallons. I was told the pool had a new liner, new pump, and new filter sand. There is a pile of sand in my backyard...