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Hello, My pool repair guy said that the main seal in my old stalwart Hayward Super II 2HP pump needs to be replaced. He wants $110, and I can buy already rebuilt Hayward Super II 2HP pumps for $200, but I'm inclined to go ahead and put that money toward swapping it out for a VSP pump. I do...

Hello Everybody, Losing FC like crazy during daytime hours! Tired of pouring money in the form of liquid chlorine into it, and wondering if anyone can give me some clues about what is going on. I went on vacation, came back to a green pond. Started the SLAMMING process, and eventually got my...

Hey Everybody! Our tap water here comes super soft, I think 40ppm in the last water quality report. I am guessing that is near what it is in my pool. I now have a TF-100 test kit, but just received it and haven't tested CH yet. I know this sounds stupid, but I don't know what kind of pool...

Hello All, I have a good 50% of the bands coming off/already off of my filter cartridges. If it is relevant, I have a Hayward Swimclear C4025 Cartridge Filter with 4 large cartridges. I read on a thread here about someone who was repairing/re-gluing the bands with a hot glue gun while the...

Hello All, I've got a similar suction side leak issue as Dkoucky, but luckily I can isolate mine pretty much to the vacuum. Rather than hijack his thread, I'll start a new one. A little bit about the plumbing (Hopefully my crude drawing makes sense)...

Hi all, Quick timeline, in case it matters. Two months ago I moved into the house. A couple of weeks after moving in, got to work on the pool. Pool store water test showed too many dissolved solids and too much CYA, so drained and refilled. Looked awesome, pool guy came and put starting...

Hi Everybody! I just bought a house in the Phoenix valley and have become a first-time pool owner. Lots of problems already, and I'll post a followup on this thread in a minute, but I already lost two attempts one due to user error and the second by getting auto-logged out for taking too long...