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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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

HELP PLEASE!! I added 12.5% sodium hypo tonight to shock and I am trying to test the CL level RIGHT now. However, after I reach about 30 drops, the water turns clear, then if the water sits an extra 30 seconds, it turns pink again. Is this normal? Do I continue to add drops and count them...

As mentioned in a previous post, I was questioning the CL output of my Autopilot. We purposely bought an oversized unit so the cell would not have to work as hard and we would get some extra life out of it. Since I changed the power cell to level 3 on Saturday, my CL is still not increasing as...

In the AP SWG instruction manual its says to enter the installer menu to hold down the "select" button for 13 seconds. I vaguely remember this last year when we were having issues, but it is not working. It does not switch to the the Installer Menu. I need to change the cell power from 2 to...

Here are my numbers for this am. FC.....4.0 CC....0.0 TC....4.0 pH....7.5 TA....85-90 CH.....180 (approx) CYA....60 Salt.....4200 (a bit higher than we typically like, but oh well) When I input these number into TPC, it comes up with corrosive -.49. Everything in the pool has been really...

I have been using the liquid stabilizer since installing our pool last year, but with all of this rain we have received here, I am going through it and adding it every week. The liquid is getting too costly for me. Here are my questions regarding the granular stabilizer 1) I read in a TFP...

Tested the water yesterday and everything was fine except my CH which came in at 380. I know up to 400 is ok, but still higher than what I usually have it at and the water is definitely cloudy. First time I have encountered any "issue" since having our pool installed last spring. My water has...

We have beige/tan pavers around our pool. Now we need to do the landscape this year. I want some type of stone, but not river stone/rock unless they are not the gray ones that I can only find here in NY. Most all the riverstone seems to be gray with a few reddish stones. I do not think this...

First off, I did a search on TFP and see that foamy water can be related to low CH or contaminants in the water. Neither of these apply to our pool though. My observation of foamy water is that when someone kicks or when I am mixing in the chems with my pool brush and skimming the top of the...

I know there is air in the pipes thus what makes the water circulate. My question is though is there such a thing as "too much air" in the pipes. When I first turn the pump on each day, the returns blow "hard" for a few minutes then they return to "normal", but I don't remember the returns...

This is our first spring opening our pool that was installed last summer. The water looks very clear! Very happy with that. Yes, there is dirt on the floor and some worms and other little debris, but I will vacuum that later today. We have a SWG, but not using it right now since we do not...

Our pool is not scheduled for opening until 5/5. This weekend, as well as most places in the US, will be receiving record heat this weekend. We added 2-3 gallons of bleach last weekend to the pool since the CL level was "0". Brought the CL level to about 5-6. Will this prevent any possible...

We will finally be having our pool closed within the next week. Going to confirm exact date tomorrow with delivery date of safety cover. I am going to balance the water though, he will clean/store equipment, blow out lines, add anti-freeze and put cover on. Since the water temp is 55 degrees...

We are having a tough time getting in touch with the guy who ordered our pool safety cover, so our pool remains open for now. Besides cleaning the leaves and debris out periodically, what else should we be doing. We still have not winterized the water, although it was balanced fairly well last...

Hello, As we are waiting for our safety cover to arrive so we can close our pool, I am doing slight maintenance on the pool to avoid any algae from growing b/f we close up in 1-2 weeks. The pool temperarture is around 62-64 during the day. The FC was around 3.0 the other day and dropping...