Search results

Hi, Long time since i have needed to post on TFP but looking for advice. Our pool light "dimmed" on us about 2 years ago. We were finally going to replace what we thought was a typical color bulb to only find out, it is a motherboard type light. We called Hayward today and they will not provide...

Thanks but we have our robot in the pool right now. Looking for confirmation on B983 vs B984,

Hi, I am hoping someone can help me quickly. We need to order a new pump motor ASAP. Our old pump is a WFDS-28, 2.0 SF 1.1, THP is 2.2. RPM 3450/1725 I spoke with someone at InYoPol and they told the Century Pump would be the B983 which is 1.5HP with a SF 1.47 = THP is 2.2. RPM 3600/1800...

Hi, We had our pool installed about 6 years ago. We decided at the time to install solar panels which have worked awesome. We figure they have definitely paid for themselves and then some. At the time we built our pool we had oil heating for our home. We have since converted to NG. With...

I tried calling customer service and was on hold for a very long time. Hope someone here can provide me with an answer. Underneath the actuator box, there is a switch than can be moved in 3 positions. Front, middle, back. One of the positions, I forget which one off hand, closes the valve...

No the leak is not cumulative. Our guess now is that it is on the return side and the hole initially lets water out but b/c of the force of the water afterwards the initial start, little gets through. Or the when the hole sits over night with no pressure, it leaks underground. Husband is...

We had a leak over winter, which was solved as it was the niche on the pool light. Now it seems when the pump first turns on, we lose 1/8-1/4 inch of water. We do not seem to lose any additional water throughout the day or overnight, just when the pump is initially turned up. Any ideas as to...

I know you don't have to add CH to a vinyl pool but I like to add something higher than 40. Even the recommended levels on TFP say a CH level of 50 for a vinyl pool with SWG. Mine was at 40 and I just used what I had left in the bucket which should raise it about 100ppm to 140ish. My water...

I came across this post from people who have made their own aerators. I need to lower our TA "badly". It has been at 140 for two weeks and it won't budge. Water is now getting cloudy while CC's are zero. Does anyone still have a picture of Poseidon's home-made aerator. The link for the...

Sorry for the confusion, but there is no CYA left in the tube sock. The sock is empty which means it has all dissolved into the pool (thru the filter). I thought that "pre"dissolving through a sock meant the CYA "crystals" would not be stuck to the filter element...is that not correct? If I...

I understand the reasoning, but if it is dissolved in an actual tube sock, in a skimmer, there is not much difference from your way. The CYA doesn't come out of the sock unless dissolved, goes right from the skimmer, which we have skimmer socks on the baskets too, through the filter back into...

I have an issue with the return pressure once my solar shuts off and it has been driving me crazy for two, possibly three years now. When the solar shuts off, whether manually or automatically because the water temp has reached its setting, the pressure coming from the return jets is extremely...

Our pool has been open for just over a week. We usually like to replace the DE after a week and all the junk is gone in the pool. My question is, I just added more CYA yesterday and I do dissolve it through a sock in the skimmer basket. Typically they say do not back wash your filter for...

We have a winter mesh cover with a fence around it. I know deer can jump the fence if they want to, but we have never seen any inside the fence.

Living here in NY, one would hope when you winterize your pool, you don't have to tend to it until the spring. I guess it is good thing we do tend to the pool a little by siphoning the water out when it is above the skimmer plates and we do throw the robot in once in a while to clean it. DH...

Thanks for all the help and I will keep the info for future use since I found it right under my nose! It was where it was supposed to be in my kit. Just one of those days! :-D

I just realized I can't find my little blue scooper to test my CL. Is there something else I can use? An 1/8 teaspoon? I know I have CL using the basic yellow dye reagent, it is the CC I wanted to test. I plan on placing an order for refills this weekend so I will be sure to add a blue...

We ordered a new solar cover this season. It seems thinner to me than than the last one we had. I am wondering if I was duped by their description. We had a blue 12mil for our first three seasons. I thought we ordered another blue 12mil but from a different company. Now I went back and...

Thanks for the info.

I am going on season 4 with my Autopilot. I was in the Installer Menu this morning to change the power level and just noticed for the first time the "Select Minerals" option. Mine has been on minerals vs salt. I changed it to salt this morning. What is the difference and what should mine be...

I know this is not as big of an issue as some of you here. On Monday I tested and my CC's were .5 . I have never had any CC's in the past two years. I did shock our pool up to 22 on Monday night, but with lack of TF refills and rainy weather I did not get a chance to retest until last night...

Is this discount only good for the purchase of a full kit? I purchased a full kit in 2008. I ordered replacements last year and I thought I received some kind of discount, but when I add the needed replacements for this year, I can't figure out what the promo code is to input. Thx for your help.

We opened our pool today and cannot find our safety cover storage bag. We are very organized people so we think that it is possible the guys who closed the pool in the fall might have accidentally (?) taken it with them. It was a nice bag too! Does anyone know of an online source that we can...

Thank you very much!

So happy I am here to be posting in 2010. That means the time is near and we will be opening our pool this Friday..YEAH! This is only our 2nd year opening the pool, so a few quick questions. I know filter should run for 24hours after opening. Here are my questions 1) since we have a QuadDE...

Thanks everyone. The "punch hole" is only about 1/2"-1" in diameter. It is above the water line so no need to drain the pool at all. The step has a little bit of texture to it plus from what I understand the Aquamend dries an off-white color and the steps are a pure white. What kind of paint...

A friend of mine recently pointed out to me a small "punch-hole" as I like to describe it on the upper corner of our acrylic step. I spoke with someone at the manuf, sent her pictures, she sent it to QA and told me it is not a warranty issue b/c it was done by impact. Most likely it was done...

So from last night to this morning my FC stayed constant at 13ppm. That's a good thing!! I plan on adding a few gallons of chlorine tonight just for the sake of it b/c we are going away for a few days anyway. So, if I did not lose any FC, I now need to figure out if my salt cell is not...

OK...missed your post. I still don't see how the drop and swirl would only get me to 18.5ppm from 13 after adding 240oz of 12.5% bleach though. Something is not adding up correctly and giving me a headache. I am done with shocking to say the least for now. As I mentioned, my water is clear...

I am confused. I guess there is enough CL in there. Like I said, initially I got 37 drops (18.5ppm) and then it turned pink a few more times after letting it sit for a few minutes, so I was up at 50 drops, which would put me at 25ppm....I guess I will have to decide tomorrow morning after...