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I have a Jandy 3-way valve that diverts water from a dedicated vacuum port and the skimmer on the suction side. This is the only way I've been able to control the amount of suction going to the vacuum. If I want more suction to the vacuum, I get less suction from the skimmer (and visa versa)...

My old pump that came with the house appears dead. It is a Hayward Super II 2HP pump (SP3020EEAZ). So, I'm looking for recommendations on whether to try replacing the motor or get a new pump. I've been running this pump for 2 hours a day (even during summer), so was thinking I'd never get my...

Hey all! When I returned from vacay, I found the circuit breaker flipped to the pool pump. When I reset the breaker and turned on the pump, it just makes a loud "hum", but nothing else happens (no water suction, etc.). The pump is a very old Hayward Superpump ii 2.0 HP single speed pump that...

When my pool pump starts (at 7:00am), there are lots of bubbles gushing out of the returns for about a minute before settling down. After the pump turns off (even hours later), you can hear a "glug, glug, glug" coming from the pool filter. It sounds like there is water being emptied from a hole...

I have a situation that just started occurring this week... When I turn the pool pump on (after being off overnight), lots of air bubbles start shooting out the returns for almost a minute before things quiet back down. So, somehow air is getting into the system. But, this has not been the case...

Hey everyone! I'm coming up on my 3rd season of pool ownership and owe most of its success to this forum. I've read most of the threads about storing pool chemicals (http://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/21866-Where-do-you-store-your-pool-chemicals-(liquid-and-powder)), but I'm not sure I've...

So, I've read lots of posts where people are trying to scare birds away from their pools using fake owls and snakes, etc. In my case, the in-ground, attached spa is like the water cooler at work. The lowest part of the spa (where water flows over into the pool), is where the birds hang out...

I have a Hayward Aquanaut 200 automatic pool cleaner. I have a large leaf canister attached to the hose, too. As the cleaner makes its rounds, eventually, the hose floats too close to the skimmer. The skimmer draws in the hose and keeps it there until the pump is turned off. There are 2...

I am currently 3 hrs and 23 mins into draining my pool for the first time. The pool has only been in operation for 1 year since it was resurfaced (pebble finish). I used a pool service for the first year (so many puck has been used for chlorine). The pool has an attached spa, but it has never...

So here are my current pool water readings: FC: 3.5 CC: 0 TC: 3.5 pH: 7.6 TA: 100 CYA: 150 CH: 750 (a pool store read 750, while I get 450 with my Taylor 2006 kit??) My pool was resurfaced (pebble) exactly 1 year ago and filled. It has only been "shocked" once when the pool was first filled...

I may be in need of a new pool pump soon, as my current one is very old. To summarize, I've calculated it costs $255.09 / year to operate my current, single-speed 2HP pump. A service guy recommended a Pentair Intelliflo iF2 Variable Speed pump (model 011009 - 2HP Max). After a rebate from my...

I've read about the recommended approach to adding MA on this forum... pouring it slowing in the deep end over a return jet with the pump running. My question is regarding the direction of the pool jet. My jets are currently pointed down. When I pour MA over it, I can't really see where the...

So, I'm moving towards the TFP methodology and learning lots on the forum. However, I am still using trichlor tabs for chlorine at the moment (trust me... you don't want to know why). I was reading the Recommended Levels page in Pool School just now and noticed this statement regarding TA...

Hello. I moved to a home having a newly resurfaced (pebble) pool and knew absolutely zero about pools and pool maintenance a few months ago. A pool service shocked the pool using granular trichlor, which sat on the pool service for a few days (even though I was told initially it would dissolve...