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Good Morning. I had some concrete repair done on my deck and some of the bolt holes for my railings have some concrete in them. Can anyone help with how to get the concrete out without damaging the threads? Thanks

Hi, i am rebuilding a 3/4 hp Tristar motor and one of the through rods just would not come loose and broke. Does anyone know if I can run the motor with just three rods keeping the motor together? Thanks

Hi, I have to replace my vacuum hose, so I measured a very old one I am using. It measures a little over 42 feet with no stretching of it. Does any one know if this is a 40 foot hose that stretched, or a 45 foot hose because it might stretch to that length? Thanks Chris

Hi, I have a hot tub that is pushing 20 years, that I am contemplating getting rid of. It is a big 7 person tub with an acrylic liner. Is there an economical way to get rid of this myself, or do I just bite the bullet and pay (hundreds?) for someone to remove it. I am thinking of cutting it...

Hi, I had my liner replaced two years ago and now either a trim or an edge of the stair gasket is coming off. I am attaching two pics. Algae and debris are getting in the slotted area, but I could remove it if I brushed it hard. Does anyone know if this is just trim and no problem or if...

Hi, I have to replace the spider gasket on my Pro Grid DE filter. Can I just lower the water level in the filter without losing a bunch of the DE, or should I bite the bullet and backwash first? Thanks for any replies.

I looked through here, but could not find an answer. Has anyone found a replacement or work arobund for a stripped nut sleeve for the band on the old style Hayward DE filters? I would hate to have to buy a new filter because of a $10.00 part. The body and grids are in great shape. Thanks.

I have a flap check valve, about two years old, after my filter, which feeds into a three way actuated valve for my solar heater. (see pic) I believe it has a one pound spring. This year when the pump is off and the actuator is in the off position, the valve leaks a small amount of water out...

Pic attached. Thanks

When closing this year, I have air leaking out of both of the return plugs after blowing out the lines. I tried a new plug, but still have the issue. I use the screw in plugs, and tightened hand tight and when it did not seal I tightened it slowly all the way, but both continued to leak. Do I...

I am replacing some plumbing on my pool, which includes the check valve for my solar panels. I was going to replace my ball check valve with a Jandy check valve, as I read here that they have significantly less resistance. However, Jandy instructions say that the check valve should be used in...

I have to replace two waterway jet internals on my spa - a cluster storm and a polystorm. The jets have a cutout on the side of the back. I have attached a picture of one. Is there a way to tell which direction the cutout should be installed? I have a feeling it has to do with aeration and it...

I was going through my mother's garage and I found two gallons of muriatic acid that my father must have brought home. He died 10 years ago. I don't want to leave it there and I figure a good and easy way to get rid of it is to put some borax in my pool along with the acid. However, I have...

I have a four year old .5 hp Energy Efficient motor for a tristar pump that I used about 1/2 a season available if anyone wants it. (.99 total hp) The pump was too small for my solar panels so I upsized to a 3/4 hp. It has been kept indoors and is in excellent condition. I had to rebuild my...

I have Balboa control and heating on my 6 year old hot tub. It is the system with two sensor going into the heating unit and no other sensors. I recently got the "Sn" code and the spa will not turn on. My owners manual confirms that the spa will be disabled if the Sn code displays. Since it...

I want to put my hot tub to sleep for a couple of months this summer. I looked around, but didn't find a good description of how to blow out the lines. I have two pumps, both accessible, with drain plugs. Do I blow them out from the pumps? Alternatively, can I just go up to 20-30 ppm on the...

I bought several gallons of Clorox that was labeled "Spill-less" in bottles that look just like Clorox. There is nothing on it that says it contains sodium hypochlorate, it says in small print it is a "patented formula," it says "not a disinfectant" and when I put some in a small fountain I...

I am scratching my head on this one. I had a small leak from the bulkhead fitting - not the variflo valve, but from the fitting the valve attaches to. I tried to tighten the bulkhead fitting some more, but the leak increased. I took the fitting out and the o-ring looks brand new. Reinstalled...

I am replacing my 1.5 inch vari-flo valve with a 2 inch valve. The old valve had specialized hayward unions going to the pump and on to the plumbing. Should I purchase a set of Hayward unions for the new vari-flo valve, or would a set of standard 2 inch male to female or male to slip unions...

Hi, I haven't seen this issue addresssed. If it has been, I apologize. This spring I used a vinyl cleaner to clean my scum line and the top of my steps. It was from an auto parts store and it worked great! It worked too well!! I lowered my water to below the first step and scrubed with the...

I have a problem with DE blowing into my pool. I have a 48 foot Hayward filter. I know it happens when the filter is on. I replaced the elements as they were old and I thought this was it. When I replaced the elements, I noticed some small cracks in the manifold. First I used marine epoxy on...

This forum has been great with help on my issues. I am replacing my old pump with a more energy efficient .5 hp TriStar. I have a 1.5 inch hayward multiport valve on my de filter. The new pump has a 2" connection. I have one of those clear curved 1.5 " pipes between the current Superpump...

I have begun looking at replacing my Superpump with something which could give me electricity savings. I saw that my 1.5 hp superpump flow rate curves match almost exactly with a full rated .5 hp whisperflo. I then went to the maximum electricity used in each. The Superpump says its 1.5 hp...

I am not sure if this should be here or in the Chemistry section. Dos anyone know if there is a difference between Pool Perfect and Spa Perfect enzyme treatment, other than the price? I was wondering if I could just by the cheaper pool perfect for the spa. Thanks.

I recently fired up a new hot tub. As with the pool, I am using bleach and muriatic acid to keep numbers in line. (No need to raise ph yet.) I am having trouble going to 0 with combined chlorie. It stays around 0.4 ppm after several shock doses of bleach. Is this normal or do I just have to...

Hi folks, I have a leak in the pump housing gasket of a Superpump. A fine stream is shooting out between the pump strainer housing and the seal plate. I have the Seal Change instructions from Hayward. My question is: Do I have to, or should I change out the seal assembly and the diffuser...

I know I've seen this, but I cannot find it. How much calcium does a given weight of cal hypo add to the pool? I am considering getting some 73% cal hypo to add calcium to the pool while chlorinating to get my calcium readings to readable levels. I can do the math on the % in each pound of...