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Late last season I had a significant sooting issue with my Hayward HD300 due to a mouse nest blocking almost the entire blower intake plate. This season I've been less then pleased with the heater performance and as part of the resolution I intended on cleaning the HE. Today I opened it up and...

Fantastic - I had no idea such a thing exists! The one you link is actually an 1 1/2" and not 2", but I've been able to find the size I need. I'd still like to redo the routing some day but am willing to kick that can down the road for a while...

These are all good suggestions. It did not occur to me that if I cut the pvc just prior to exiting the shed that I could slide the old union nut off and new one on. I was thinking I'd need to reconstruct the elbows up to the union. That said, I'm not sure if the nut will be able to slide past...

I got a little overzealous while tightening the slip nut on the salt cell and it ended up cracking all the way around and is now leaking substantially. I have a new Hayward union due to arrive today. It is extremely cramped down there, not just for this repair but also for any sort of...

Heat pumps work by extracting "heat" from the surrounding air. As the ambient air temperature drops that becomes harder and harder to do. Even though you may be able to set it as low as 42, have you checked the manual to see if there are any caveats about doing so? It would not surprise me if...

Thanks for the quick replies! I put in the last two gallons of 10% I had on hand and brushed the walls and slopes as best I could. I'll be heading into town for more. I forgot to mention in my original post that i have the solar cover on the pool and assume it will help retain the HCl and cut...

My power went out early yesterday and is estimated to be out for at least a couple more days. In yesterday's sun there was a noticeable difference in the appearance of the pool by the end of the day, with green algae starting to appear on the walls. I imagine it will only be getting worse. My...

Usually daily in the early part of the season, as I'm dialing in the SWG % for the CYA level. After that about once a week to keep an eye on the pH.

I bought this house last summer and eventually found my way to TFP to guide my pool maintenance, including closing it myself last fall. Today I removed the mesh safety cover and after seeing some of the horror stories posted here I was really nervous about what I would find. Turns out my...