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Howdy - We are looking at getting quotes to re-plaster our 18 year old pebble tech type finish. The first bid I got was around what I thought it was going to be in terms of cost. The contractor said they should be able to plaster over the old pebble tech without having to strip it first...

After 10+ years of fighting to keep the palm trees alive from freezes in SE Texas they are all gone. 1st pic was when it looked the best in 2016, 2nd was during the Snowpocolypse and last is what it looks like this past weekend. The big Canary Island date palm may have been the only one to...

Howdy - While cleaning up my yard today from the Snowpocolypse I found that my Fiberstars 6000 series fiber optics engine was chewed up by rats. We have already replaced this once with a new one and repaired it once from rats eating wires before. Does anyone know of a LED fiber engine that...

Hi All - I live about 35 miles outside of Houston and we are supposed to have an extended freeze with maybe an ice storm. If we lose power how long can the pumps be off before the water will start freezing? If that does happen what steps should I take to drain the pumps/system? Remove the...

I bought the wrong pump lid. Does anyone in the Houston area need one of these? I cannot return it now and you are more than welcome to have it. I live in Richmond, Tx and work in Downtown Houston. So if you want it please let me know.

Question for the group. I bought Pentair led pool lights about 8 years ago. The blue bank on the pool lights stopped working after about 9 months. All other lights still work. I was thinking about replacing the pool light to get the blue back since that was my favorite but looking at the...

I just changed out my pool filter for the first time. After the first day when the pump turns off all of the water just freely flows backwards through the system and floods the skimmers to push the lids open. Also one of the two skimmers now seems to be clogged as when i switch the valves...

Howdy All - In the last week I noticed that my main pool pump is not holding prime over night. When I turn on the pump there are a lot of bubbles in the pool until the air is flushed out of the system. The pump catches prime and fills with water within 30 seconds. When the pump is running...

Howdy - I noticed today that my water fall pump is leaking out of the spigot. Can I just replace the spigot if not what in the world is the adapter called because I cannot find it. Thanks

Anyone else in the Houston area notice that their queen palm fronds are snapping? I have 2 that have done this to me now with two fronds on a badly burnt one from winter and 1 on a mature palm. I think they may just be over weight from all of the water we had.

Does anyone have any experience with cold damaged Queen Palms? I have three that were extremely burnt in our 2 day cold winter this year. 2 of the 3 just are looking more and more dead. There is very little green left on them. Is there any hope? I have or had 7 total and 4 of them are...

Hi All - I have a 400K Natural Gas Master Temp heater. Lately I have had issues where it will go through the normal sequence of start up and start heating only to shut back off withing a min or two with service light indicator to come on. If I shut it off and turn it back on it will usually...

Hi All - Last night when I was going to bed I heard the pool pump was still running. I went to the panel and it was showing off. I could change the mode to whatever I wanted but in the off position it would not turn off. I power cycled it from the breaker box but it would still not turn...

I have Polaris EOS Automation and my spa side controller (E22) is now shorting out causing things to turn on and off with out any help. This is a discontinued automation and I can no longer find the replacement item. Does anyone know if there is a generic replacement? It is 4 button / 8...

Hi All - My main pool pump motor (p6ea6g-207l) went out on Christmas Eve. I was just able to replace the motor yesterday and thought all was good. I went out today and noticed a small amount of water under the pump. I dried it off and came back later and another small amount of water...

Howdy - My Pentair master temp 400 has stopped working. When I turn the heater on it turns on and goes through the normal start up 128 then rc=8 and then goes off. I never hear the blower start. Any ideas? Thanks Flippy

Howdy quick question. I am replacing my motor for one of my pumps that went bad. In this schematic it shows item #6 gasket but when pulling apart my old pump it did not have a gasket. Should I purchase a gasket? Does it need it...

I now have two hot tub jet wall fittings that have come loose. They are waterway wall fittings and look like they glue onto a 1 inch pvc pipe in the back. Can I just empty my hot tub and glue these back into place? Any type of special glue I should use? Here is a link to the type of fitting...

Howdy - I need to replace one of my actuators that has failed. I replaced it when I originally moved in but ended up cracking the valve itself. Luckily the warranty company fixed my screw up. However the actuator failed again and needs to be replaced. I already ordered the actuator. So my...

I just noticed that my cleaner pump is not working. I can hear it try to kick on for a few seconds but it never comes on fully. After a few seconds it just stops humming. I disabled it from the automation, but what should I check? Capacitor? Bering? Thanks in advance!

Well I had a horrible day at work only to come home to a non functioning main pump. While taking off the cover to check the power to the pump the bold sheared off. While turning the power back on to check with my meter the pump started working again. I then found out that the power had...

I am having an issue with my Pentair Master Temp 400 pool heater. I am thinking something is wrong with the heat sensor of some sort. The deal is when ever it is at all a little wet outside the heater does not operate normally. The temperature gauge will fluctuate erratically or just think...

Here is a pic of my backyard taken with my new iphone5 with panoramic picture taking. I am kinda of impressed with the clarity.

On week 3 of summer vacation. This is the view I enjoyed tonight. Our pool might not be big, but this is my oasis.

For my 15 years at my job I got a Amazon gift card I used to purchase outdoor lighting for our pool! I really wished I would have added this sooner.

Other threads of what you plan on doing to your backyard this year got me to go back through my old pics from last year. The bottom pic is exactly 1 year 4 days apart from the middle one. We have only been here 15 months and went through a deep freeze and then a 8 month drought in 2011. 2012...

Does anyone know of a good wrought iron fence contractor in the Houston / Richmond Texas area? I need just a little bit of fence repaired. Thanks

My pool is about 6 to 7 years old along with the Polaris 280 cleaner. Within the past few weeks the cleaner is not doing such a good job anymore as it is not moving and climbing walls as it used to when we first bought the house. The bag is ripped and so I know I need a new one already at a...

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone on this board for all of their help on our 1st year of having a pool. It was a trouble free pool all year and summer long! A special thanks to PoolGuyNJ for always answering my questions and helping me find what I need. I hope everyone has a Merry...

Still new at this so please be nice. I have the TF100 test kit and my water is absolutely beautiful. One issue I just ran into in the last week. I noticed this week that all of the sudden I was getting a white ring around the tiles and on the rock waterfall. I haven't run a full test in...