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Thanks, I may give that a try before I rebuild. The grey is flexible PVC pipe. The "rescue tape" (self-fusing silicone tape) is clear and wrapped around the leaking joint.

I'll acknowledge right off the bat the real solution to this is probably to rebuild the plumbing. That said, I'd love it there was an easier, if not permanent solution to this: Upon starting my pool for the season I discovered a small, but significant leak in one of the joints in a fitting in...

Spring has sprung here in Maine and I'm dealing with the pond of water on top of my solid cover. I've alternated between pumping this off onto my lawn, or lately (because water rates are rising here), redirecting it to under the cover to replenish the water that's been lost during the winter...

Thank you -- I had no idea.

OK, I'm just spitballing here, but maybe someone else has had this idea (or maybe executed it, in which case let me know cuz I'll buy it). I have a solid cover for my 16 x 32 inground. Every year I wrestle with how best to secure this. I've used waterbags, waterblocks and also lumber. All have...

Ah, good point. Will do.

Thanks, will do.

My Hayward pump (20 amp, 220V) is hardwired into a box on the side of the house. I'd like to change that over to a pigtail that I can plug in, because I pull the pump in the fall and disconnecting/reconnecting the wiring is a hassle (and at some point is going to weaken the wires). Is there a...

Ah, good to know. So it is working harder than it should. Thanks for the link to the replacement. Do you know if that's a simple impeller swap, or will I need to replace other parts around it, i.e. the diffuser, etc?

I recently replaced the 10+ year old motor on my Hayward Super II with a new Hayward motor. Since doing this, I've noticed that the thermal switch on the motor has been shutting it down during very hot periods in the afternoon. This hadn't happened with the old motor, but it's been an...

Thank you all -- I appreciate the insight and advice, as always!

My pool used to run consistently on the acidic end of the pH scale -- 7.2 to 7.4. I was using the trichlor hockey pucks for chlorine. I switched to liquid chlorine a little over a year ago to reduce the CYA levels (it worked). However, now the pool runs consistently basic, around 7.8. I...

Normally I don't have to backwash often, but right now the pine trees are dumping pollen by the bucketful and that quickly clogs the filter. I have to backwash at least a couple of times a week during this period. I will try a sock in the skimmer basket -- thanks.

Cost, presumably. I don't know what size cartridge filter I'd need to replace my Hayward S200, but it looks like at least $1,000. That's a lot of backwashing. But maybe I'm wrong on the sizing -- I see a huge range of cartridge filters and I'm not certain what would suitable for my setup.

Water is expensive here (and soon to be more expensive according to our water company). I'd like to find a way to capture the water I use to backwash/rinse my sand filter and reintroduce it to the pool. Afterall, it's already treated. Has anyone here ever done this? I'm thinking of some kind...

The Hayward valve that controls flow from my two skimmers is very stiff. Can this be lubricated without dissasemby? It's probaby due to replacement at some point, but I'd rather put that off until fall if I can.

Thank you very much! And for the correx on the motor number... I need new glasses.

s it OK to have it out in the open, uncovered? Should be it be enclosed /protected in some fashion? It's in a corner of the house and is subject to runoff from a small roof. In the winter I disconnect and bring it inside so it isn't buried under a pile of snow and ice.

Pump setup and label are attached. Lighting on the label isn't all that great -- the model is C48K2N14343. I have thought of replacing the pump with something more efficient, but it's still relatively new (as these things go, perhaps 10 years?) and I'm not sure how many more years we'll be...

I think my start capacitor is beginning to fail -- last time I shut the pump off, it hummed a bit (a second or so) before finally starting. The pump is probably at least 8 years old - -works fine otherwise. Anyway, I'd like to have a spare capacitor on hand, should this fail. Question is, what...

Thanks Chris -- that's good to know. I'll update/refine my signature details. Good point.

Ah, that makes sense -- thanks. I've been advised of the water swap and it's on the list of possibilities. I've been hoping to avoid it because our water rates are high here. Last year my CYA was 180 so I switched to liquid chlorine. This year it's about the 100 I mentioned (I did do the...

Just out of curiosity, but what's the ballpark cost of switching to SWG?

Merged threads - TFP mod I've been wondering... my CYA levels are high (about 100). Despite this my chlorine levels drop about 5 ppm per day. I thought CYA was supposed to stabilize the chlorine?

Thanks Richard -- makes sense.

Both very helpful, thank you. Richard, when you say add it to the return stream, I'm assuming you mean pour the solution in above the return jet? Why not add it to the skimmer? My calcium level here is pretty low, 180ppm at last test.

Years of using the tri-chlor hockey pucks for sanitizer left me with a very high CYA (180+) and a recurring algae issue. Last year I abandoned the pucks and switched to liquid chlorine... without much difference. This year I'm trying calcium hypochlorite... partly because I can get it delivered...