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I am looking to install a heat pump for my exterior salt pool (90m3) and was looking at the Hayward Sumheat Fi, which are the latest models. Does anyone have any experience of these? I am particularly interested in knowing about noise, speed of heating water and electrical consumption. They are...

We have a salt water in-ground pool. most of our pool is surrounded by paving, but we have a retractable electric submerged cover at one end that is covered by a wooden deck - approx 1Mx 6M (3ft x 20ft) - in panels to allow access. the wood decking needs replacing so wondered what wood would...

Hi Team, have finally managed to get to my pool - long story - but the incumbent pump for the Polaris has died. I quick check initially showed that fused had tripped, but further work has confirmed that pump is dead. Power is reaching it, but nothing going on. It's a DAB Jectcom SP 102 M...

Our outdoor SWG pool is looking somewhat tired. It currently has a liner installed, which is beginning to pull away from the edges and it looks like we may have to bite the bullet and have this replaced in the coming months. It's approx 12 yrs old, so assume this is to be expected. Question...

Hi all, it's that time of year again... I have 80-90 cubic metres of water in my pool and currently run a Hayward Max Flo XL VS pump 1.5HP (approx 8yrs old), with a 50mm inlet/outlet. This is attached to a sand filter which has a spec of 5000 litres - 12,000 litres per hr at a max flow rate...

Hi team, have an outdoor pool. It's currently the beginning of April in south west France and the nights are still very cool. I have cleaned up the pool, so got rid of all the debris, winter cover etc but have not got into shocking or adding the salt for this year, nor running the filter, as...

Ok, my fault.... opened up the pool this year and time for the trusted method of SLAMing the pool. Having done this for several years now with perfect results, I know how much liquid Chlorine I need to put in the pool....So down to the local pool store to purchase my 2 x 20L containers of...

Having just opened up the pool for the summer, I noted a black speckling at the water line and above the water line. The pool has been SLAMed and is all clear and I have tried to shift the mark with a magic sponge, which in the past worked...Like magic....but this year I cannot shift the marks...

I am having problems with low flow alarm on my chlorinator. The pump is a vari speed and am having to run it at near full speed to stop the low flow alarm kicking in on Chlorinator. I have full return flow going into chlorinator, I have back washed sand filter, checked all filter baskets ( all...

Hi there, wondered if anyone could recommend what additional heating system would be the best way of getting a couple of extra months of swimming out of our pool? We have a 90K Litre (24K USG) SWG pool, which during the months of July/Aug can maintain a temperature of 27-28C (82F) purely from...

Hi all, can anyone tell me if this is normal? I have an Autopilot Digital providing Chlorine for the pool. For some time now, I have been getting bubbles coming out of one of the return nozzles in the pool. i thought at first that there must be an air leak somewhere in the piping, but various...

Hi Peeps, help please!! OK SW pool, had a low PH (7.00) with no visible chlorine this morning - lots of thunderstorms in the last few days. Tested CC chlorine and none present so...sadly I had to do this by remote as the pool is looked after by caretaker and I got her to add 1.5Kg of Hypocal...

Hi Peeps, I have a Hayward Maxflo II VS pump - couple of years old - and wondered what is the most efficient way to run the pump. Is it better to run it 24hrs per day at a slow speed (assuming that the flow is enough for SWG) or an average 10hrs/day or more during the day at a higher speed...

Hi everyone! it's that time of year again when the excitement builds as the weather begins to get warmer...and the pool needs to be put back into action. This year I feel I need to change the sand in the sand filter, as it's been in there 6 years possibly 7, can't quite remember. I changed...

Not being a fluid engineer, thought I would ask here; I have 1.5" piping and have just installed both a new chlorinator and VS Pump. The max speed for the pump is 3000rpm and the minimum is 600rpm. To a point I want to use the slowest speed that I can with the pump, subject to keeping the pool...

Hi peeps, looking through this lovely forum was trying to find what might be staining my pool liner at the water surface and what i might use to best remove this. The stain is "dirty" brownish - the liner is cream in colour, so "dirt" quite obvious. My guess is that this is organic in nature...

Having done lots of research, and having gone out and purchased what I thought was a Hayward Max Flo VS pump - in France through Hayward France - to go in our French home - I have today been trying to programme it. It turns out that for some reason, the european version, although looking...

Just arrived at our house - which some of you may already know is rented out most of the time - to find a clear pool but with FC at 15-16ppm I left the pool open in the sun all day today - 5 kids been in and out most of the day - temperature of pool is 28C, temp in the shade is about 35C, so...

Ok, so having put in for a new VS pump, I wanted to get some idea of how best to run this. I'm sure that there was a thread somewhere of for how best to run a VS pool pump during any given 24hrs, but cannot find it... my thinking is to run it as slow as possible within the perimeters of...

Pool stores that is.... Around where I am there seems to be an over population of pool store numpties. I certainly don't want to be un-kind and everyone has to start somewhere, but I feel like screaming "Trouble Free pool Forum" each time I am confronted by an assistant who tells me something...

OK, I am going to eat my own arm shortly. simple question; can someone please give me a suggestion for replacing my pool pump, considering these perimeters: In ground pool 90 cubic Meters Salt Pump house is within 10 ft of the pool - about 2ft above water level of pool Gets used for 3 months...

Hi All, I have a SWG pool with a hard "roller" electric cover. To open I turn a key once (clockwise) and release and cover opens by itself until stop point set in the programme. To close, I have to hold the key in the anticlock direction until the cover is closed or until the programmed stop...

Hello peeps, it's that time of year again where I have to start thinking about my pool this summer...or at least dreaming about it. Last summer I spent a great deal of time and money keeping the pool chlorinated as I believe that not only is the system currently installed way too low spec, but...

Hi all, I have a SWG which was installed when the pool was constructed - about 5 years ago - and not sure that it is actually doing anything or working properly. 1) To keep the pool at approx 3-4ppm of FC I need to add approx 4-6 tablets of slow release chlorine in the baskets each week. If I...

Hi there, we have an outside SWG pool which has been used all summer without too many issues. We are now no longer at the house and the pool has been unattended for 3 weeks although pumps etc have all been left running. The "pool man" popped around yesterday to inform me that as the weather...

Just pondering....; Which is the best colour liner for putting the sun's heat into an outside pool? I have two thoughts; Black absorbs the most light and sun - does this mean that the water does not get hot because the liner has absorbed it? Cream coloured - does this reflect the heat back...

Quick question; I have the Taylor K2006 kit which I bought from a company in Spain at vast expense. Does anyone on this forum know of a UK based alternative? Or somewhere in Europe where the Taylor kit (2006) doesn't cost €140 Euros? Finally....why the heck don't Taylor sell their kits in...

I am in the throes of deciding how to heat my pool during the cooler months of May and October. Obviously looking at heat pumps, but wondered if any one could shed some light on whether I can put a heat pump inside under cover. I have a barn in which the main pool machinery is and wondered if I...

Hello all, wondered if anyone to could help me? As of this morning my SWG pool has the following chemical balance (using a Taylor K2006 kit) FC - 1ppm CC - 0.5 or less pH - 7.4 TA - 90ppm CH - 125ppm CYA - 60ppm Salt - 4300 CC - this test shows just a hint of pink in the tube doing 10ml...

Ok, so here I am, thought I'd say hello. Not sure how many other Brits there are on here, but just wanted to say that of all the forums that I have scanned this has to be the best one by far. I've learnt so much from reading the posts and have gone as far as importing a Taylor K2006 kit - as...