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Yep, saw that. Looks great!

I'm ok with any costs, provided the bag/filter/cartridge is easy to clean!! I had a smart pool nitro, and it worked great, and held a ton of leaves, the floppy bag was a pain to clean! I was going to buy the Polaris 9350 strictly because of the big top loading basket, but the local dealer...

It looks like there are pleated filters around the side of the basket. If so, do they need replacing periodically?

Oh man, I almost bought that one exactly for that reason!! Now I've got to go research that one!

I think I have my robot choice narrowed down to the Maytronics M400 or the Polaris 9450. I was at the local store last night, and the big, single filter basket in the 9350 is making me want to buy it no matter what. The guy at the store that actually works on all these things said the...

Ah yes! That's the video I found! Thanks. I don't want to take it apart rt now due to freezing temps. I'll have to order the diverted of it's broken...

I don't know if the sequence of events is important, but here is what happened: For the first time since having VS pump installed we had a freeze. Since our old freeze protection unit was not bypassed, the low flow of the pump is causing the heater blower to kick on and it cannot be turned...

I've got a Hayward Super II with a 2HP motor. Both were in place when buying house 7 years ago; no idea how old they are. The pump is leaking from somewhere underneath it, and occasionally from the top, between the pump housing and motor. I've replaced the ceramic seal as well as the ribbon...

I will try to get that done. I heated it this morning, it clouded up, but after running for about 20 minutes cleared up considerably. You can still see little particles in it, but much much better after letting it run?

For some reason when I heat up our raised, attached spa, the water becomes cloudy. It remains clear if I run it without the heater. Does this make any sense? If I look carefully, it looks like tiny white particles floating around, which I assume is DE?? I picture the inside of a heater...

well Crud. Dont know how I missed this the other day but theres about a 2 sq in hole blown in the top of the manifold. Dont know how that happens but problem solved.

Thanks, I'll definitely do that. I'll have to get the kit though as I only have strips and the usual cheap-o test kits. according to them, the chlorine has been holding steady for at least a week. The stabilizer is really low though, even though I added some at the beginning of this mess.

I thought of something else I should have mentioned. Weve had the pool 7 years and I've always run the pump daily even in winter. It is such an incredible beating to do so when the leaves drop in the fall, wind blows junk into the pool, and the trees start budding, that this year I came up...

I did all that last time I had it apart but will definitely check to make sure it did t get hung up or torn when reassembling it.

Guess that would have helped! I could have sworn I entered all that stuff a long time ago- sorry about that! It's a 60ft Hayward DE. I just started pulling it apart. I figured I'd at least have to look at the grids again so here goes again. They appear to be seated well, so once I get the...

I replaced all my grids and now several months later I'm getting DE all over the place. I may have screwed up by not replacing them all at once, as I tried to guess which ones were leaking since I couldn't find any holes and only replaced 5. When it still didn't seem to be filtering very well...

Good news. Replaced diffuser, pump seal, and the impeller, as the "nose" of it had been worn kinda thin and was a little out I round. Runs perfect now, quiet, and no more bubbles in the pump! Thanks for all the suggestions, I will definitely be smarter when I do have to replace it.

It seems to spin perfectly. I figured I'd replace the ring just in case. I replaced the seal a year or so ago but since it's apart it probably wouldn't hurt to replace it again as well??

Took the motor off today and found a few things. First, several passages in the impeller were PACKED with junk. With the motor off, I ran it and it sounded fine. No noise or anything. No excessive play in the shaft either. I realize it could still be bad under a load, but I think the noise...

Very helpful, than you very much. The water feature jets will already go over the pool, but the spa jets are pretty weak now that you mention it. Plus this super II has been run dry SOOOO many times that I wonder if it's shot anyway- even if I were to replace whatever internals are replaceable.

sorry, missed a question in a previous post. The only cleaner I've got is a smart pool robotic. I probably just need to vacuum more often as there is a dedicated vacuum port, but its smaller than the other piping, and very difficult to get proper suction with. If I open the valve all the way...

Wow. Again I am amazed at the quality and speed of the replies on this board. Just to be clear, the .15/kwh was the pool stores example. I'm at 7.4 for the next year at least. I guess I'm still a little confused re the 2 speed motors. I'll read up tonight, but when would I run it low speed...

suction and return lines are 2.5" The main drain was filled with concrete when we bought the house so I'm assuming it leaked and was abandoned. I looked at an intelliflow pump today that supposedly would cut run costs from $300/mo at .15/kwh and 10-12 hours per day to $150?? That sounds way...

I am a research freak and would REALLY like to avoid my typical pattern of days of reading and analyzing since I was coming home from work this morning and could hear my pump from about 250' away. Hopefully you will bear with me, as I have several questions after reading all the posts I could...

SUCCESS!! I squirted some Wire pulling lube down the conduit in the j box and pushed up and down on the last inch or so of the outer insulation on the light cable. I didnt attach any li e to it yet, as i wasnt ready to attempt pulling it yet. While swimming later i barely touched it (light...

I didnt have any trouble with the thickness of the new one, it was just trying to manipulate all the pieces. The new housing that im hoping i can use if i ever get this cord unstuck is SOOO much easier!! It just has a snap ring in front of the lens, and an O-ring behind it.

Any suggestions for a good way to secure a tape to the other end when i pull it through the niche if the twisting idea works? I'm afraid the 25 year old conduit may not be intact, and a fish tape might not go back through it.

Thats kind of what I'm thinking. I just took pics and tried to post but its been so long since I did it I can't remember how! I have been searching all over the site and cant find instructions either. Another thought, does anyone ever have a cable junction under a diving board pedestal that...

Just wanted to ask this question again, as I'm wondering if it might be my problem on losing water. As mentioned before, when the pool was drained, water was coming out of what appears to be a joint between the front edge of the niche. I cant tell though if thats actually a joint or just an...

continued Hayward pool light problems I'm replying to my own old post so you'll know the history of this thing. I ignored it and went without a light for a while, but when I saw a pool guy at a neighbors house, I asked him about it and he looked at it for me. He found that I had the gasket in...