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Last year my pump seized over the winter, I managed to free it by turning the spindle by hand and it has been fine all summer. To prevent the same thing from happening, should I fill in the pump with antifreeze solution?

I lowered the water of my fiberglass pool a few inches in order to do some repair on the waterline tiles. Now that the repair is finished I notice a black ring around the waterline. I raised the water, did shocking and heavy duty scrubbing but nothing seems to help. Any suggestions?

My pump seized over the winter. I was able to free it by spinning the impeller. It is working OK now, I have not noticed any increase in noise level or decrease in output. The pump is 4 years old, it is only used in the summer, 6 months per year. I did follow proper winter closing procedure by...

I found several surface chips on the waterline ceramic tile after I removed the winter cover. This is the 2nd winter, the first winter was OK. I did eveyrthing the same closing the pool. The only difference was this time I placed a cover pump on top of the winter cover, so I did not get much ice...

I went to remove my winter cover yesterday. Water is a bit cloudy, I tried to shock the pool, but the FC is rising very slowly. The water temperature is 50, after adding about 5 gallons of chlorine(sodium hypochlorite 10.8 %), the FC is only about 0.5, the pool is about 8500 gallons, I have not...

Has anyone tried the Metaltrap Filter? It is supposed to filter out any metal that is in the water. I having been trying hard to keep metal stains away from my fiberglass pool, by adding sequestering agent only keeps the dissolved metals in the water, the Metaltrap Filter is supposed to remove...

My aquamatic motorized pool cover calls for using a water-based silicone spray for lubricating the sliders which run along the tracks, I am unable to find one that says it is water-based. the closest I could find is Jig-a-loo spray which says it is non oil-based. It seems to wash off quite...

I noticed a drop in the pump pressure on my Sta-rite Max-E-Pro 1 hp, the skimmer and pump baskets are both clean. The pump is 1 year old and I 've never taken it apart to clean the impeller. We do get a lot of pine needles in the pool. Has anyone done this and is there anything I should watch out?

I was adding CYA granules into the pool. I followed the instruction by pouring the granules down the skimmer. Later on, the pool store guy said I should have used a sock instead. I have a cartridge filter and now all the granules are probably lodged at the filter. Will it eventually dissolve? I...

I need to cut out and replace a section of PVC piping foming out from the heater, how long should I wait for the glue to set before I can turn the pump back on?

The water outlet from my Sta-rite heater is leaking, the leak is not from the compression screw-on union but rather from the glue joint where the sleeve(the part that contains the O-ring) joins the PVC pipe. I need to cut the PVC pipe and re-glue a new union coupler, I could only obtain a...

Costco Canada now carries a new robotic pool cleaner called the Kleen Machine, it looks just like the Nitro made by Smartpool, Walmart in the U.S. also has it. It is probably the least expensive pool cleaner that does scrubbing, other cheaper models such as the pool rover uses water jets only...

I have an electronic water filler. The water supply from the solenoid is connected to the return pipe(after the pump), the inexperience PB installed a regular solenoid, not the anti-siphon type. I plan to replace it with an anti-siphon type, for extra protection against back flow from the pool...

I have been getting recurrent iron stain last summer, ascorbic acid treatment works but it can get quite expensive. I have an auto fill system and I suspect the iron is coming from the city tap water. I am thinking to install an inline cartridge filter, I can get filter down to 1 micron, will it...

I am in the process of closing my pool and would like to get rid of the stain. The stain is light brown and along the bottom perimeter of the pool. The stain has been there for a while, I also had iron stain problem which was resolved with ascorbic acid treatment, but the light brown stain is...

Our pool has an electronic water fill device, when the pool level drops, the sensor will open a solenoid valve to let water in. The water is from the backyard water supply that also feeds the sprinkler system, the output from the solenoid valve is connected to the water return right after the...

About 2 weeks ago I noticed the water is getting a little cloudy(but not much), I added 1/2 bottle (500ml) of Salt Water Magic (by Natural Chemistry) which I never used before, I did not notice any improvement after a few days. Then the PB came to install (as part of the pool contract) a Prozone...

I just noticed for the past 2 weeks or so there are 2 very small moist spots on the concrete deck around the pool, the spots are about 1/2 inch in diameter, do not seem to get bigger, they are just slightly moist but not wet, there are no cracks on the concrete, I don't know if there is a leak...

The PB is going to install a Prozone ozonator, just want to make sure he does it right. I know the water is drawing from before the filter and the return is after the heater, but should it be before the SWG or after?

I have a salt water fiberglass pool with a SWG and an automatic cover. We only use the pool for about 4 times a week, about 3 hours each time, otherwise the cover is closed. Here are the numbers: salt: 3200 FC: 2 TA: 100 TH: 250 PH: 7.5 CYA: 20 SWG setting: 20% So far the only problem...

I get metal stains at the same spots in my fiberglass pool every few weeks. When I apply ascorbic acid, the stains disappear completely and the surface looks perfectly white again but when I run my hand over the area I can feel some roughness. What happened was the pool was put in last fall...

My pool LED lights come with a outdoor transformer which is a plug-in type. The electrician cut the plug and connected the wire to the Aqua Logic panel. The inspector said flexible wires cannot be hard wired to the panel and the circuit needs to be GFI protected. The panel has a knock-out for a...

I have a pole light standing less than 10 ft. from the pool. When the electrical inspector came, he said it needs to be GFI protected. A GFI breaker for my type of main panel costs about $200, I was thinking to connect a GFI outlet (which costs about $20) next to the panel, and then connect the...

I have the Poolstar 1000 LED system, one of the lights just burned out, this is a new installation and the lights are hardly used, this is far from the so claimed 100,000 hrs lifespan. I hope I just got a bad bulb. Did anyone have any experience with LED premature failure? It's a hassle to...

When the pool water goes through the pump, is the water itself grounded to the pump's ground connection?

I am at the final phase of a new fiberglass salt water pool construction. I just noticed in the Sta-Rite pool heater owner's manual, it states that it should not be used for salt water pools. My PB has used the same heater for many other salt water pools and obviously has not had any problems...

I am adding a LED light to a waterfall, the transformer is located about 70 ft away, I have an indoor transformer/adaptor that I want to use. is it OK if I install it in a PVC electrical box? Is is OK with the electrical codes?

I need to lower my water to change a LED bulb, the lens is a screw-on type with a gasket, I remember there is a gel I need to apply on the gasket for water-proofing, does anyone know what I should use? Thanks.

I am in the middle of a fiberglass swimming pool project. The concrete coping around the pool needs to be straightened since the foam moulding did not hold well when the concrete was being poured and certain areas have bulged out. My concern is during the concrete cutting process, all the...

From the postings I 've read, the Blue Diamond and Blue Pearl seem to be the most reliable robotic cleaners. I cannot decide on which one to get. The Blue Pearl takes much longer cleaning time than the Blue Diamond, 4 hrs vs. 1 hr. Does that mean the Blue Diamond is going to last 4 times longer...