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I have an inground pool and one skimmer doesn’t have as good of flow as the other one. I was going to snake it, but the line underground looks corrugated, not a PVC pipe. I stuck a borescope down there, but couldn’t get it far down the line due to the elbow. For reference, the pool was built...

I’ve been getting about 2 years per spider gasket on a 2” Sta-Rite multi valve. It turns gummy, sticky, and starts falling apart where it comes in contact with the water on the filter setting. I’m assuming this is from the chlorine. I don’t use any other chemicals. I use Pentair branded...

I’m looking for an endoscope that can make the turn inside a standard 1-1/2 elbow. I have one, but the head is too long to make the turn. Does anyone know of a brand & model that can make the turn? I’d like to be able to see inside my lines to track a leak.

Any way to repair this? It’s happening in this corner and to much lesser degree in one more. I can kinda stretch it back into place but it won’t hold. I’ve tried a liner lock product, but it is too thin to get a good lock in the channel.

Does anyone know the size of the o-rings for these? Hayward SP1022C1-1/2" Plug with O-Ring

Looking at the Superflo VS pump specs: 115-volt: WEF 7.3 THP 2.2 230-volt: WEF 6.6 THP 2.2 Does this mean it is more efficient at 120V than 240V? I know I'll get a higher flow rate at high speeds at 240V, so I may go that route anyways. Any reason to go for one voltage over the other...

I have a pool built in 1990 with a stamped concrete apron around the perimeter. It's an inground vinyl lined pool. The concrete has cracked in several places, looks dated, and I believe the skimmers need some underground plumbing work. I would like to tear it up and put down pavers around the...

I get air in pump when the filter reads around 16psi, but when the filter reads around 22psi, the site glass in the pump is free of air. What would cause my suction side leak to stop when the filter is dirty?

I have a problem where when I turn off my pump, the water quickly siphons back to the pool. It sounds like a toilet flushing. I have to pour water in the pump to reprime it. It doesn't happen every time - around 1 out of 3 times. If it doesn't happen, the pump holds prime for a few hours. I...

I have a 30K gallon pool and I'm exploring the T15 cell. I currently run my single speed pump for about 8 hours a day. I like to keep this timing or close to it. Would the T15 cell be large enough for my pool? I know the suggestion here is to size the SWG twice the size of the pool.

Here are some pictures of my setup. I would like to install a SWG in place of my chlorinator. I would probably go with the Hayward T-15. I have very limited pipe runs between the heater outlet and the tees to my three returns. If I am able to un-glue the PVC joints (not enough pipe left...

I currently have a 3" tri-chlor clorinator. My CYA levels have climbed from 0 at opening to 70 now at the end of the season. I'd like to get a liquid chlorine pump. Does anyone have any recommendations on brands or models? Thanks, Steve

The previous owners left some Blue Wave Halt 50 Algaecide and 'Rust and Scale Remover' I put in some cheap algaecide last closing season and it turned my pool returns into foam machines when I started up this season - that lasted several weeks. Just curious if I should either of them before I...

I have a Pentair Superflo 1.5HP pump. I recently cleaned my filter beacuse I wwas getting filter media back it the pool. I found it had a 2" mulitport valve and a 1.5" standpipe inside, which obviously didn't seal. This allowed filter media up into the valve and chewed up the gasket, which I...

I have a 1.5HP single speed SuperFlo pump. Am I able to just purchase a replacement motor to turn it into a two or multi speed pump? Thanks, Steve

Closed my pool clean in November last year with an In the Swim kit. Around March, it had a slight tinge of green and when I opened it in late April, it had a good amount of algae. The floating non-chloine tab floater was completely empty. It also had foam for several weeks after I got it...