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Just out of curiosity, what is the appropriate method of applying lube? Should I remove the o-ring to apply or just apply in place? Is the consensus to really glob it on thick, or should a thin layer be sufficient?

Regarding the lights... Obviously I don't know if yours are the same as mine, but mine have 2 modes (color change, and constant color). To change modes, I just have to flick the switch off for about a second, then turn them back on. If they are turned off for more than about a second, when...

Hello all, I have had this issue for awhile now. My Pentair canister filter leaks where the lid mates with the bottom portion (see circled area in pic). I've tried a new o-ring, lots of lube, a little lube, nothing would seem to get a good seal consistently. I could usually get it to seal...

Hello all! Thanks to this forum, and a nice little test kit, I was able to successfully convert my 'new to me' pool to the BBB last summer. Being in Central Texas, I didn't close the pool for the winter, but I definitely didn't give it the attention it had when it was being used regularly. I...

Ok, I took the light apart and the stuff inside wasn't rust, just scummy water. Cleaned it up and the light actually still works, but the colorwheel motor is toast. I have the part on order and it should be in this week, I hope. So now I have a new question... I know you're supposed to...

Thanks Dave! Anybody ever seen the brownish discoloration in the light lens as described above? Anything (besides rust) that it could be?

I have 2 lights in my pool (Pentair Spectrum Amerilites) that are connected to the same switch. They haven't worked since I bought the house a month or so ago. I finally got around to looking at them yesterday and found a couple things. First, the GFCI switch that it is in my main control...

I thought that might be the case, just couldn't find it anywhere. Thanks! I've been doing a little reading up on the liquidator and it is something I want to do. I want to wait until I get the hang of this first.

I'm about to take my inline chlorinator offline and switch to bleach, but there is one piece of info I can't seem to find. I'm sure it's here, but I'm having no luck. Anyway, I want to try to add around the same time each day and with my schedule, that'll end up being late evenings, probably...

Ok great, that makes a lot of sense. Thanks for all your help Bama!

Haven't figured this out yet. I need to check with the city to see if it's ok to drain to the street. If not, I'll have to locate my sewer clean-out and drain to there. If I can drain to the street, I'll definitely see about getting the sewer charges waived. Thanks for the tip!

Any particular reason you don't want to completely close the return valve?

Awesome! Thanks for all the help. One last plumbing related question and then I'll let this thread die... Another pic posted below for reference. The question is: what is the best way to drain this pool. I have a faucet plumbed into the top of the main pump. Seems this would be the most...

Thanks for all the info. I am familiar with the pool calculator, but hadn't used it much until now. Great tool, installed the iphone version last night. Anyway, my next question... Is it safe to drain the pool this time of year? I've heard stories about plaster cracking and other bad things...

Ok, that makes sense. And I think I figured out the booster pump as well. The pipe that comes out of the ground is the return line, and it is fed from the return side of the main pump, right?

Thanks BR. I am sure that there is water coming out of the returns... and I'm pretty sure that the blue valve is the skimmer. I do know the skimmer is flowing, so I think that's the only one it could be. So how about my assumption about the second drain being for the booster pump suction...

Hi all, new pool owner here. I can't seem to figure out what all of my valves on controlling. Hopefully the pics are posted below. Sorry I can't provide better pics, the lattice around everything makes for tight quarters. Anyway, here's what (I think) I know... (top to bottom). Pressure...

Ok, had time to test CH of fill water and it came out at 210.

Thanks. Yeah, I knew I would have to do a partial drain to take care of the CYA. I'll try to test the fill water this evening and will post results when I have them. We have pretty hard water in central Texas so I suspect the number will be pretty high, but we'll see.

Hello all, I just bought a house with a pool (first time owner) last month and have now been reading the forum for a couple weeks (great place you have here btw). Just got my test kit today and did my first test. Took awhile since I read and reread everything, but I think I got it right...