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Well, I've been pretty happy with my Pureline SWG until this week...it has just started shutting down on Low Salt (after running for a few minutes once switched on and presumably generating chlorine, based on the appearance of bubbles at the pool jets prior to shutdown). I checked salt levels...

All indications are that our pool equipment (and other exterior plumbing) survived the January 2024 winter freeze without damage. I left the main pump running in freeze protect mode and drained the separate water feature pump + made sure that no valves were fully-closed. I'm in the Houston area...

We will be travelling during the holiday season for a little over a week. I've been away from the pool for longer before, but never during the peak of "leaf drop and potential freeze" season. My pool stays open all year long as is typical for the Houston area. My neighbor and I take turns...

Just picked up a Dolphin Nautilus 99996323 pool robot at a price that was too good to pass up ($0). The previous owner purchased it new ~5 years ago and mentioned replacing the motor last year. I have a Polaris 280 pressure side cleaner that has performed very nicely in our pool since I...

I've been a small-time landlord (1-2 properties) for most of the past decade, and it's generally been a positive experience. We're considering purchasing an additional single-family rental property within the next 6-12 months. In the areas where we're looking (Spring Branch, Westchase, and the...

I've recently noticed that my Calimar 3hp VSP occasionally shuts down on undervoltage, throwing an E-08 error - but only under the following very specific conditions: High speed (set at 3450 rpm) is selected while running the spa, with air blower on High speed is selected immediately after...

As you may know, the DOE will be prohibiting the sale of many types of incandescent bulbs from July 2023 onward: https://www.natlawreview.com/article/us-department-energy-finalizes-rules-to-impose-stringent-efficiency-standard-most As I understand it, these rules apply to "General Service...

Thought I'd pose these question to the TFP community - not pool-related, but at least they're plumbing-related :D. When we bought our house, my wife begrudgingly agreed to forgo a kitchen-sink-side "instant-hot" drinking water faucet in favor of a reverse osmosis system/faucet, which I...

I'm considering installing a SWG on my pool and did some digging around the pool equipment today in attempt to confirm that the blue-circled location in the attached picture is suitable for installing a SWG. I did confirm that water flows through this loop whenever the pool pump is running in...

Yet another pool owner frustrated by the skyrocketing cost of liquid chlorine and interested in reducing time spent lugging and dispensing LC. I won't ask "is a SWG worth it" because the consensus on this forum is obvious - rather, I have a few questions about specific SWG systems and...

Our Polaris 280 pool cleaner does a decent job on the middle of our pool, but has two issues: 1) Doesn't reach either end of the pool - hose is too short. 2) Hose regularly gets tangled up - I've tried leaving it stretched out on the patio for a few days at a time, and this seems to reduce...

Have been having issues with one of the original PacFab Hatteras lights in our 1996 pool - melted potting compound in the fixture and two blown bulbs in a little over a year. I ordered and quickly received a new Pentair Amerlite fixture and included 500w bulb. As shown in the attached picture...

Yet another Texan with a non-closed pool riding out the big freeze... I drained my waterfall pump and left my main circulation pump running in freeze protect mode. It's mostly working as expected, but have noticed the following issues/areas for improvement: -At night and outside of direct...

I just received a Calimar VS pump that I'll be installing over the weekend. Also purchased a pump automation control board that I will use with an iAqualink system and relays to control pump speeds. My current fixed-speed pump is controlled by my main filter pump relay. I noticed that my NG...

With my electric rates expected to skyrocket once my contract runs out early next year, I've fast-tracked my plans to upgrade my main filter pump to a variable-speed unit. I currently have a single-speed 1.5 hp pump controlled by a Jandy iAqualink 2.0 system (other details of my system as...

Our 1996-built pool has PacFab Hatteras light fixtures that are likely original (we bought the house and pool last year). Two larger fixtures in the pool, one smaller one in the spa. No issues with the spa fixture or one of the pool fixtures. The other pool fixture bulb burned out shortly after...

I'm relatively new to pools, having bought a house with a 1996-built in-ground pool last year. So far I've been impressed by the availability of replacement parts for older components of the pool, but I'm starting to wonder if I should stock 2-3 of certain wear items in case supply chain issues...

Currently all of our pool equipment is working nicely except that the 2 hp PacFab Challenger pump that operates our waterfalls is noisy and has been ever since we purchased our house ~a year ago. The pool was built in 1996 and I assume that this pump is original. Thankfully our equipment is on...

My wife I became owners of a new-to-us 1996 pool earlier this year (our first). I'm slowly getting the hang of maintaining the pool chemistry (took the reins from the pool service co about a month ago) and have successfully completed some minor mechanical service/repairs (replacing booster pump...