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I've been trying to read Pool School articles on my Windows PC, but all links always take be back to Home I get the same behavior in both Edge and Chrome. I have an adblocker and a pop-up blocker installed in Chrome, but not in Edge, which is why I tried Edge. I've even typed the URLs into...

Today I discovered my backwash valve is leaking. I pulled it apart because I saw the white hard water build-up and I assumed it was the O-ring at the top, but it turns out the housing is cracked near the top and disassembling it made it worse. The valve is a Sta-Rite WC212-134P (14936) and it...

I was planning to replace my sand this weekend when I decided to check here and found the thread on deep cleaning sand filter media. I have a Sta-Rite HRPB30 which is a 30-inch diameter filter with 400 lbs of sand. The last time I changed the sand in the filter was 12 years ago and the sand...

My next-door neighbor appears to have an air leak on the suction side of his pump. I found some good info about diagnosing leaks at the pump, not much on diagnosing leaks in the underground pipes or valves. The pump is only 3 weeks old and the old pump also constantly put bubbles in the return...

My nextdoor neighbor's pump housing cracked I from a large tree branch landing on it. It's a Hayward Northstar SP4010NS and it's long discontinued. He'd like to find a direct replacement where he can just attach the existing PVC pipe collars and not do any plumbing work. According to other...

First, I wanted to say thanks because my pool cleaner stopped working two weeks ago and this forum helped me get it working again without even needing to ask a question. I diagnosed the problem as a clogged pipe underground between the cleaner and the pump. I didn't really know a good way to...

Just joined with the hope of getting help and giving it if I can. I live in the Phoenix area and I've owned my pool for 20 years and have developed a routine that keeps it maintained with a relatively small amount of work and expense. It has worked well for me excluding two occasions (will be...