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So I just had to order a new safety cover after 12 seasons. It would have lasted longer, but my mountain pond pool has concrete coping that is very rough. My current two Golden Retrievers have found that running entire length of yard AND on pool cover is a fun way to get rid of the zoomies...

Is there two capacitors on a Hayward dual speed pump (SPX1607Z2MS)? Mine won't start and without tearing back cover off, I wasn't sure if there was one inside, along with the one on top hump. Does anyone have the size/part#s of them? I looked online and not getting much information. Thanks!

I have a 9 year old Pentair Mastertemp 400HD. It has been very reliable, with the exception of a past thermister replacement and this past spring I had to replace the manifold due to a crack. It has been running since the manifold for two months no issues. Now, when I call for heat from my...

I have had a protruding bubble of water on the side of my liner in the shallow end. Today, to test for a leak anywhere, I used dye around skimmer, inlet and steps with nothing found. I decided to pull the bead away from track where the bubble was to capture some of the water. I wanted to...

We just noticed a large wrinkle in the shallow end of our pool. First time in 12 years, 5 of which with this liner. It is a vinyl inground pool, with hard-packed sides and concrete horizontal surfaces. No apparent bubbles or leaks. Any advice? I did make some progress today moving from a...

I had a thermal regulator go in my Mastertemp 400 heater. I ordered a non-OEM replacement, and I tested it prior to installation. I read it is supposed to open at 130F. I tried at that temp with no luck, none at 140F, more 150F. Above 150F it began to open and seemed to open fully at...

Just checking in with those long-time SWG users - Who has the oldest TCell15 that is still working? I installed mine beginning of 2012 season, and it is still working. I run my pump at 100% for 12 hours, salt generation at 30% in my 20,000 in-ground vinyl pool. I think oversizing the cell and...

I have a typical SP2600 setup with a 1hp 2 speed pump. Pool was installed in 2012, so going on 10 years this season. Since then, I have replaced the pump one, then rebuilt that replacement twice due to sever bearing noise. Here we go again. Is what I am experiencing normal? Should I abandon...

Our LED light use to allow cycling of colors by turning off, then back on. Of late it is stuck on the cycling colors and cannot change. Is this in the light itself, or is there a relay in the control panel that can be changed out?

I have a Mastertemp 400HD that will not light. When attempted it cycles a couple times, with fan going, slight smell of gas, a click and nothing. It finally stops and shuts down. I removed the cover and found no LED lights lit to indicate what safety component that was failing. The LEDs are...

Hello. I have a Hayward S244T sand filter. Installed for nine years with no issue. Two years ago I started noticing sand in the bottom of my pool (shallow and deep end) on vinyl liner. I did some reading and replaced the spider gasket. I let it run for several weeks and still same. I then...

So this is our 5th Golden and for some reason this puppy prefers to relieve herself on our blue GLI mesh safety cover. Sometimes we can get her on the grass, but she seems to prefer the mesh. Anyone else ever deal with this? She has once or twice also taken a dump. Any tips, and am I going to...

Last year my WaterTech Blue Diamond died after 7 years. Instead of putting the $$ into it, I ordered an S300i. It got great reviews and loved the basked vs the bag I was use to . After a few weeks, I had to return due to it not cleaning the curved areas. It would be bands of clean, dirty...

I have had my MasterTemp 400 for about 7 years. Has worked flawlessly until yesterday. Normally the LED readout is pool temp, but now it is jumping all over the place from 70's to 100, changing every few seconds. Last evening it started shutting down, then pausing for a bit, a few clicks...

To address sand in my pool, last week I installed a lateral and new sand. The installer said the the pipe connecting to the multiport was cracked at bottom. Sand and new were installed and let run for a week to allow all to settle and cleaned all up. Over the weekend I noticed I am still...

I just installed a new lateral, sand and new pump. Upgraded from Hayward 2speed 1HP to a 1.5HP. When I run it, the start up is noisy, but then is okay while on high. And when I run it on low, it is loud. Any insight? I would think if bearings that it would be loud on high and low? Links...

Hello. I am on year 7 with my vinyl inground pool that is approximately 20,000 gallons. I have been dealing with pump issues as well as filter getting sand into pool. As I have been looking at parts like laterals, etc... I bumped into some info that makes me thing I do not have proper setup...

Hello, First super pump lasted me 6 years. Replaced with new and it only lasted 1.5 years. Apparently there were changes in QC since we installed our pool. Opened two weeks ago and all was running well. As of yesterday, the pump is making very load noises, possibly bearings? Not pumping at...

I just had my 7 year old Water Tech Blue Diamond pool robot break down this year (my fault). The cord and the power supply/circuit board were fried. My fault for leaving outside all summer last year and UV causing leaks. Over it's 7 years of use, it didn't cost me anything to maintain. All...

Looking for some experienced input on what the best concrete sealer is for salt water pools. I have concrete coping that hangs into the pool and I have weekly concrete sediment that requires cleaning on the liner. Please note that this is the seventh year and it was never sealed. I just power...

I did a great deal of reading up on this forum and other places before ordering an S300i. I ordered and received by May 1st. I opened my pool, removed leaves and let the S300i loose. I ran it for no less than 5 cycles, cleaning after each time and still ended up with what you see in the...

Hello, I have a vary typical setup on my inground - Hayward Vari-flo XL valve and a S244T sand filter. All has been great for past 7 seasons. This open is a bit challenging. All came up good, backwashed, rinsed and put back in operation. Woke up this morning and noticed a drop from mid...

I am finishing up my 6th season with my SWG Vinyl inground pool. Traditional galvanized walls, with a 1/4" foam barrier and GLI 28mil Destination Series liner. The liner faded on the sides significantly and was replaced under warranty. I am now having it installed. Pool drained today and old...

Hello, I have a friend that is looking to put a pool in at the end of this season. They are looking at doing a Gunite pool. I had always heard that gunite was risky in Central PA due to our winters. Can I please get some input from the experts on the forum? Appreciate your help! Ted

Silly question - has anyone found a way to save at least part of your in-ground pools water? Are there bladder tanks available for rent, or other means to store until new liner is put in place? Having a couple trucks sit for a day and a half seems unlikely. I have a 20k gallon pool and would...

Hello, I am coming up on year 5 of pool use. My Salt Cell is showing no signs of fault, but I want to be prepared. A few questions: If replacing with OEM Hayward T-Cell-15, where is the recommended site for best price? If replacing with Generic, what do most people have greatest success...

I am going into year 5 with our pool. Just before close this Fall, the motor bearings became very noisy. So I at least need to do a rebuild, but have some questions: This is a Hayward SP2607X102S (dual speed). I can rebuild at approximately $150 + new gaskets/seals for a total of about $175...

Looking to see if any had some recommendations on concrete sealer. Prefer solvent based and something that will not much modify my brushed concrete. Going on my third year of no sealer. Looking to slow the process of my salt water pool working at the cantilever coping. Any tips, product...

The Winter in PA this year was brutal and nearly killed my large yucca plants. I was meaning to dig them out and replace, but didn't get to it. They began to recover in the center of the plant, so I tried something.... I pulled all from the bottom (mostly dead) up to the upper part and ended...

My neighbor recently got a Pentair Intelli SWG added to their pool. She is struggling with low flow. The pool store that she uses (working on breaking her habit of that) has her backwashing her DE filter frequently, replaced fingers, etc. I stopped over today to take a look. While I am no...