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Hi all Power just went out in SC with temps at 11 going up to 30. Power not estimated back on for 8 hours Cold weather pump was running but now it’s off. I have a bypass valve on my heater and swg. Any thoughts on if i should open that up and drain them both? Thanks and Merry Christmas! Joe

Hi All, Our H250FDN is leaking (heat exchanger) and all pool repairmen are backed up due to pool season starting. My piping is a bit tricky to plumb myself () so I was thinking of dismantling the heat exchanger and putting some of that as seen on tv flex seal stuff on the cracked portion of...

Hi It may be a nice weekend here in SC so I started "opening" my 15k gal in ground, SWG, pool last weekend. I dont do anything to "close" the pool other than clear the leaves as they drop late fall to prevent a big bloom in the spring. My pump runs a few hours a day in the winter in...

Hi guys Bad storm came through and cracked sacrificial anode clear pipe at junction. Any idea how to fix this? Was thinking of a few options 1. heat the pipe take old pipe out and insert anode a bit deeper. However I’m worried about impedeing flow 2. Silicon caulk the pieces together...

Hi All, It's been a while since I posted on TFP. Here in York County, SC (Greater Charlotte NC area) I opened our 15k gal swg pool in late March with 6 big jugs of 10% bleach. After many sunny days, chlorine kept burning off in sun even at max SWG output. Rained for a few weeks so I wanted to...

Has anyone had any experience good/bad with inground pool ladder hinges? I always have to pull my ladder when closing my coverstar cover. They seem very pricy from the limited amount I've found searching the internet. Thanks Joe

Hi, I installed a coverstar safety cover this year and was wondering if I should use it or my mesh winter safety cover this winter for closing my inground pool. Coverstar says that the cover can be used as a winter cover but I'm worried that the winter elements may degrade the vinyl at a...

Hi All, This is my first post to the forum. We just moved to our house in April with a 16x32 vinyl IG pool with an Autopilot LS1000 with RC15, Hayward super pump and sand filter + Aquacal HP. Back in June my CVC (Cell voltage clamp) light started blinking. I tested the salt (2100 ppm) and...