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I have a leak at this valve: short video. I’ve never opened one of these up before and am planning to tackle it tomorrow. When I do, is there a likely culprit I should be on the lookout for?

While the filter was running yesterday with the valves set to bypass the heat pump, a valve was inadvertently kicked open, sending water into the heat pump while the valve to prevent backflow was still closed. This wasn't caught until water started spilling forth from the heater. The pipe and...

I haven't run my Hayward 1.5HP Super Pump for a three days. I had no problems with it this summer. Today, I flipped the switch to turn it on, and I was greeted with a hum for about three seconds and then the humming stopped. I turned off the switch on my fuse box, waited a few seconds and tried...

I'm prepping to hook up plumbing for my new heat pump this weekend, and as I dug out the space around my pipes, I was a little surprised by what I found. Background: The pool was installed before I bought the house. I never really understood the purpose of the 3-way valve's placement, but as...

Hi all, I'm hoping the hive mind can help with the placement of bypass valve(s) in a system for a new heat pump. Here's the tentative design. The heater is the blue box on the renderings, the filter is the cylinder and the pump is the rectangular box. My heat pump's installation guide...

Hi everyone, I'm looking to add a heater to my 12x24, 10,000-gallon pool in Pittsburgh. For my needs, the Pentair online calculator suggests the UltraTemp 70, which a quick search shows would cost me about $2,500 after tax and shipping. Seeing how others in here rely on/recommend the Pentair...

Ever since I moved into my house about 10 years ago, the underwater light in my inground pool has not worked. When I finally had an electrician look at it, he said whoever installed the pool didn't bother to insulate the wiring that they buried. The electrician quoted a price I'd rather not pay...

The liner has pulled away from the wall in a corner of my inground pool. Is this an easy and relatively inexpensive fix, or is this something that would require breaking up/redoing the cement? Also, on a separate note, as you can tell from the photo, I drained the pool (except for a small...

Hi all, I'll be tackling winterizing duties sometime in the next week. My water level is nearly to the point of spilling over, and there's some dirt at the bottom ... So I wondered if it's possible to kill birds with one stone — is there an adapter so I can screw a hose into the drainplug...

I just got my 1.5hp super pump repaired (bearings), and I'm about to hook it back up. I know that people are (and for good reason) reluctant to offer electrical advice for fear of what may happen if things go wrong, but this is a very basic wiring question (my apologies if my terminology is...

Filter was running fine when I turned it on this morning. When I went outside a few minutes ago, it wasn't working — still getting power, but isn't sending water through. Here's the details: It's a self-priming Heyward pump. When I turn it on, it ejects some air bubbles into the pool (as...

Hi all, I bought a house in February and am in the process of getting its inground, 12-x24 pool open in time for Memorial Day weekend. The previous owner didn't live in the house last summer and the pool apparently wasn't winterized well. After sucking up a bunch of leaves, oak helicoptor...