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On Friday evening while we were enjoying the spa the blower motor died. This is the second occurrence of the motor dying. It's death, is unfortunately, rather predictable. We use the spa and the blower for less than 30 minutes (as required by the vendor) so that the blower can cool down. In...

The pool builder was nice enough to install a gpm sensor on the return line to the pool for the returns on the side of the pool. However, they put it after the return for the spa, the lines to the spa jets and after both of the returns for the venturi skimmers (venturi skimmers push water, they...

We just finished building our pool in April and had two venturi skimmers by A&A installed. Before getting started, I will say that I am very pleased with the skimmers, even at speeds as slow as 25 GPM, these skimmers continue to pull a large volume of water, keeping the pools surface clean...

I'm considering options for having chlorine added to the pool by a Stenner pump. I am avoiding the pucks due to the CYA they add to the pool. However, I am thinking that by using a Stenner pump we can add chlorine to the pool throughout the day and just fill up the 30 gallon container...

Moderator comment: This post was separated out from this thread: Liquid Chlorine Feeder Options I realize that this post is over 6 six years old. Are you still using the liquidator? I've read that you should always add chlorine after the heater and it seems that the way the liquidator is...

Before I ask my question, I realize that a lot of people are in favor of the Taylor (and other) test kits. Given that I'm color blind and was struggling to identify if pH was in range or not I went ahead and ordered the water spin. All measurements seem very accurate when comparing to the test...

To start off with, thanks very much for the guidance that has been provided on this web forum. I've learned a lot that has helped me to better understand how to manage a swimming pool. I'd appreciate help in understanding the following: I am having difficulty maintaining the pH, our pool was...

We are putting a new pool in and I've been watching the construction process very carefully. All of the pipes that are underground and around the equipment pad use primer and glue. Today a worker was out putting in the spa fittings and pool fittings. I asked him why he wasn't using primer but...