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So I had a little incident involving a ladder falling onto my pool equipment. The result was damaged pvc pipe that is on the pool side of the hayward SWCG. In other words, it runs from the SWCG to all of the pool returns. Unfortunately, the threaded piece that tightens up the pipe to the SWCG...

Hi folks. Need some help here. Over winter, we developed a hair line crack in one of our pipes and ball valve. Wife ordered the replacement valve and wants ME to do the work. I am fine with making pvc connections, but I don't know how to fit it up because there appears to be no wiggle room...

Please see attached photos. I think we have mustard algae, but not sure. We opened this year to clear water. Our CYA has been 60-70 all summer and FC has been between 4 and 7. All other test numbers are in acceptable ranges. Every now and then we get this line of some form of algae. Brush...

Just wondering...is there a formula or rule of thumb for estimating the amount of CYA drop due to rain. (I realize that an actual test is the only way to be sure.) At last check my CYA level was around 65-70 (checking weekly since opening and adding each time to get to 70). We have had about...

Ok folks, I have been putting this off, but (according to wife and kids) I really need to get the light working again. Light worked fine from pool build completion (late 2013) until closing (mid October 2013). It hasn't worked since and trips the breaker every time you attempt to turn it on...

Closing our pool ourselves for first time. All is well except for two questions. 1) Is it recommended to disconnect the SWCG cell and take inside for winter? 2) Is an air-lock on main drain dependable to keep water out of that pipe? My pump is well below (around 18") full-pool water level so...

For closing and covering purposes, I need to remove my handrails. Using a ratchet, I loosened the bolts on the stanchions(?). I also sprayed a generous amount of PB Blast all the way around each one where the handrail goes into the stanchion. However, after several attempts, reapplying PBB...

I'm trying to decide when to close our pool. I understand that waiting until water temp goes below 60 is recommended. However, I think I remember reading somewhere that the SWCG does not work properly below a certain temp. Can anyone help me out with that temp? Thanks, Matt

Hi folks. Our pool construction was completed late in the season last year, so this is our first full season. We have had a couple algae episodes due inexperience and letting FC fall out of ideal range. We are concerned about damaging the vinyl liner by raising FC to shock level and beyond to...

Wife and I have struggled with what we thought was dirt / sand coming out of the returns. We have tried everything, including changing our sand, but I'm finally giving in to the inclination that I have algae, and I think its Mustard. We have SLAMed twice, but we have never gone all the way...

1st Year Pool owner. We live 25 miles from town, so running back and forth to the pool store is not feasible. However, we have done so a few times to get a "professional" read on our water. However, the two different pool stores have different results, as well as different acceptable ranges...