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Hi Jim - thanks for your reply. I hadn't thought about the O ring on the pump lid, but it could be dry. I'll look into pool lube for it. I'm not sure where the drain plugs are - I'll have to take a look for them. The water in the skimmer is being sucked in, but not down to the bottom (ie. it's...

Hi all! I'm hoping I can get some advice on my pool, which I'm trying to get open for the summer. I went to start the pump yesterday, and I think I did the right things - primed the pump, put it on filter, got it turned on. It was drawing some water into the filter basket within the pump, but...

I'm new to taking care of our pool too, and it sounds like we are dealing with similar issues. I managed to get our pool clear twice this summer (it got green again while we were on vacation and the person who was supposed to check it didn't.) We have a leaf net that goes over our pool - I need...

Thanks Poolzzz - I'd PMed Joshii about his Hotspot AC reclamation pool heater. I'm not too secretly hoping that this will be the route we go, but there are a lot of potential obstacles (including whether I can find someone to install one).

Our pool heater has bit the dust, and I'm looking at options for how to heat the pool. Our old heater was a natural gas Hayward one, so old that I don't even think the model is relevant (it was 15-20 yrs old). I'm open to looking at different types of heat sources. Context - we bought our...

Just ordered one - they're on sale right now on Amazon.ca for those in Canada.

I grew up swimming in a spring-fed lake that never got above 70 degrees. I've been okay with the pool being unheated this summer (the heater died), but nobody else will join me.

Hi All! I'm very glad to have found TFP - we bought our home 3 years ago. First time home owners and first time pool people. I just took over pool care. It's been a steep learning curve this summer, and a LOT of work. I'm starting to get the hang of things, but have so much still to learn. I...