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We have had our pool for 10 years now and things are getting old and worn. Background Information: 1. There is a leak and I currently have a Sep 13 appointment with American Leak Detection. 2. The pool leaks below the skimmer level and I turned the skimmer line off so that only the main drain...

I just replaced my salt cell and replaced the Tri-Sensor O-ring at the same time due to a leak. I did not replace the Tri-Sensor because I have not gotten any bad readings on it. I made sure to use the appropriate lubricant purchased from INYO Pools. Got my system running again and the...

My pool was installed in 2013 and we still have our original Autopilot RC 35/22 cell. I have inspected it and did not see a reason to clean it. The Tri-sensor is leaking, so I have ordered a new o-ring for it and will inspect it soon. I am beginning to get low Amp warnings on the Autopilot...

Our pool pump malfunctioned last year and over the winter stopped working. Summary is a green pool now. I purchased CYA and lots of liquid bleach (switching from regular 6% bleach to 12.5% bleach during the pandemic) and most recently using Calcium Hypochlorite shock from a different pool...

Our Hayward pump has randomly turned off due to the breaker tripping. We currently have a leak from the effluent on the pump and will be replacing the influent and effluent pvc fittings with cmp. In the meantime, I have had several suggestions on the breaker. One is to replace the capacitor...

My pool turned green overnight.:confused: When I went to start the pump in preparation for testing, the Autopilot was off. I checked the breaker, reset it, and started it up. I set up the Polaris to clean and then realized that the pump had stopped again. I had to reset the breaker again and...

Our pool liner was installed in January 2013. We had a major leak in our pool over the summer and had it repaired. The leak was under the bottom step where it attaches to the liner. The company now recommends replacing the liner because the repair may not last. They do not recommend stretching...

I am having visitors tomorrow and want to use the pool. We have been fighting algae over the summer and various issues have slowed our SLAM process along with being guilty of inconsistent sampling and bleach additions. I have been working on the pool this week, vacuum, brushing, and adjusting...

Hi all, This is my first post to Trouble Free but I've been following and using advice for several years. I am in the process of preparing our pool for the summer and it is in a sad way right now. As soon as the weather turned briefly warm, it turned green. We added bleach and vacuumed the...