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Wanted to know if I should be worried about a gap between the coping and the concrete apron around the pool. A lot of water ends up going between the two. Is this going to be a problem or should I put something like caulking I between the two

Went to start up my pool for the season and my pump was just making a faint humming sounds. After a few seconds of that, the breaker went off in the house. I have been wanting to get a new pump, so maybe this is my chance! I have a Hayward Super Pump 1 HP 115V/230V. I have a Hayward Pro Serier...

I am having trouble getting my pH back up here. I just finished shocking my pool. I have a CYA of 30, TA of 120 (last check about 1 week ago). My FC is at 6 tonight. 2 nights ago I added three pounds of soda ash because my pH was at about 7. It appeared to stay at 7 when I checked the next day...

All, I have been struggling with an air leak in my system for the last two years. I can not find the air leak above ground. I know it must be underground. I have 1.5 inch pipes and from everything I have learned on here, I believe that my pump is oversized. I am not sure if I can just get a 3/4...

I am having trouble getting all the dead algae out of my pool. I have done everything as far as shocking. My pool went from green to blue in one day. My only problem is my pool has zero visability. How long will it take to filter out all the algae. I have a sand filter. I have been adding filter...

Does anyone have any experience hard wiring a time in for their pumps? I would really like to automate the process of turning the pump on and off each day.

I am thinking about fixing the concrete around my pool. Currently, it has sagged in a few areas and is an inch or so away from the lip of the pool as well. It looks like the pools last owner just put concrete patch between the old concrete and the lip of the pool to prevent water from getting in...

I have noticed that the pressure in my sand filter will go up 8-10 PSI, only to drop about 5 PSI lower if I turn the filter off and then restart it again later. Has anyone else noticed this with their sand filter?

Does anyone have any advice on pool chlorinators. My little floating deal with chlorine tabs just does not do the trick. I was thinking about an offline chlorinator by Hayward. Due to my setup, I can't use an inline. I just don't want to invest in something that others have found to not work well.

I am wondering if I need to do a partial drain on my pool opening or not. I had a cover on that allowed sunlight and water through over the winter. I took the cover off today and it is a total swamp. I can barely see 3 to 4 feet down. Should I just get my pH right and then start shocking the...

Last year I ran my filter 24/7 for weeks at a time without the pressure going up at all. I would always get worried, add some DE to the sand filter, and within 8-12 hours, the pressure would be up by 10-15 psi. Is there something that would be causing the filter to not work correctly? I did all...

Is there any problem with going under or over the design flow rate on sand filters? If it is ok to go under or over this flow rate, how high over or how far under can one go?

I am planning on buying a new pump here in a few days and I am not sure which to get. I currently have 1HP Hayward Superpump. I would like to get either a 3/4 horsepower or 1/2 horsepower. Will either of be inadequate? I have an estimatedd 47' of head, ~20,000 gallon pool, and a Hayward Sand...

Does anyone have experience with different types of solar covers? I see many different ad's for these. Different colors, thicknesses, etc. Is there any difference in what color you get or what thickness? Does anyone know about how much warmer one of these can get your pool?

Can someone help me to calculate the amount of head I have for my pool. I have looked all around the internet and am still confused as to how to figure this out. I am not even sure at this point what variables to take into account. Thanks in advance

I had constant problems last year with my pool. I always had air in my skimmer basket just before the pump and the sand filter did not work unless I added DE to it. I am convinced that I just have the wrong set up. I have a 20,000 gallon pool with two returns (one is 30 feet from the pump, the...

Question: I am in Ohio. In ground pool. Do most people just drain below the skimmer but keep the water above the other returns? I was at the pool store and they said they just blow out the lines that are below the water level and cap them. They said they don't add antifreeze to these lines (one...

Was wondering about differences between the covers that let water filter through and the tarps that do not let any water through. I have both. I thought it would be better with the mesh cover as they say it can old an elephant and water melts and goes through, but I didn't know if it would let...

Anyone out there with a variable speed pump? I was thinking of getting one but was not sure of the advantages/disadvantages

I am trying to figure out if I have everything correct with my pump and filter. I have a sand filter. 300 lbs of sand. Flow rate is 60gpm. To my best estimate, I have about 20,000 gallons of water in my inground vinyl lined pool. I have two intakes (skimmer and then another intake on the side of...

I am thinking about redoing the underground pipes in my outdoor pool. I have been having a small suction side air leak. My pool was built in 1960, so it is getting up there in years. The liner was redone in 2006 along with a new filter and pool light. The electric to the pool was redone in...

Has anyone put in one of these LED lights instead of the normal 400W bulb. I wonder if they produce enough light for the pool. I also saw they do all sorts of different colors. I have a blue vinyl liner so I am not sure if the colors other than blue would look ok or if those lights are only...

Ok, so I think I have troubleshot an airleak in my system. I have checked everything above ground and have a feeling the leak must be somewhere below. Is there a way to find out where the leak is without digging up all the pipes? If I must dig up the pipes, what should I replace the old stuff...

When is it not safe to swim in a pool? What chlorine level is too high to swim in?

Has anyone used zeosand or the ecosmart (recycled glass) in their sand filters. I have been thinking of switching if it means I don't have to keep using sand aid in my sand filter all the time

Current water numbers. Chlorine 5+, pH 7.5, CYA 50, TA 130. I have not been able to find a test kit that goes above 5 on Chlorine. Problem #2 – my sand filter is not filtering. I had a small algae problem in the beginning of the season and got it taken care of, but now I have this very fine...