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Morning folks. I'm trying to swap out the old bulb in this beauty to an LED, but I'm not sure how to remove the gasket around the lens to take it apart. Any advise? Do I just rip the old gasket out and get a new one? It seems pretty tight on there and doesn't want to easily come off. Also, any...

Hey everyone, last month I completed a pool renovation. I re-plastered our pool with Sider-Crete pool plaster. A lot of DIY work, but wow does it look good. Everything is going great after refilling, but I can't get rid of this issue. I'm assuming it's some sort of calcium buildup (silicate?)...

Time to solve this mystery that has been plaguing our pool for the past 2 years. There is a fine layer of sediment that builds up around the edge of the pool pretty much every day. If I brush it up, the water turns cloudy, and the next day after filtering it's sitting on the bottom like a brown...

I've been successfully using liquid bleach for several years now and my water is looking great. However, recently I dumped in 2 packets of Zappit (1lb each) granular shock. Got it for free at the pool store and was out of liquid one day. Anyway, it's been about 3 weeks now and it will not...

With some help from the board, I'm coming to the conclusion that my sand filter might be too small for our pool. I only get about 15 minutes of decent pressure when vacuuming and I can vacuum one day and have a bunch of dirt deposited the next day. As best I can estimate, our pool is around...

This problem has been puzzling me for years now. I can't seem to get sustained suction for vacuuming. If you look at the photo, you can see our pool has a simple setup. One inlet and 3 return jets. The pump/filter is located about 29 feet from the inlet. I have a vacuum plate that is on most of...

I've kind of been running around in circles the past few days trying to solve my problem. Seems like every day I come up with a new solution, but wanted to get some opinions on this. The problem is keeping a consistent suction while vacuuming. Currently I only get about 3-5 minutes before I...

I just went out back to do a vacuuming on our pool since it seems like Spring in mid-February here in Austin, TX. The pressure on my filter is reading WAY HIGH, like 50+psi. The pool is pretty dirty, and I backwashed it for about a minute and the pressure still didn't come down. I'm also...

Hey everyone, it's "winter" here in Austin, Texas. Which means alternating weeks of 60 degrees and 40 degrees. I'm having a problem with dirt in our pool. Every couple of days we get a ring of dirt around the bottom. Now, since it's closed, I have only been running the pump for an hour a day. So...

Hello - I haven't been here in a while, but here in Austin, TX, it's been a very warm Fall and start to the Winter. Obviously we're not using the pool right now, and since I've been neglecting it a bit because of the down time, I've got a pretty good little algae bloom going. I have a 0 FC level...

Thanks to this forum, a lot of BBB knowledge, a ton of bleach, a few water changes, and one very large electric bill, I've managed to get my pool blue and clear in the past month. 2 weeks ago I held a shock level of 30ppm overnight and haven't looked back. The water has never looked better so...

My 3/4 HP GE Pump is making a strange noise. It's going gruuuuum-gruuuuuum-gruuuuuum-gruuuuuuum instead of it's pretty normal, quiet self. Also, the motor casing is very hot to the touch after only a few minutes of running. I just started noticing this yesterday. We've lived in this house for 2...

Curious if it's safe to backwash into my lawn? I'm running about a 10ppm FC level. It's just so dry down here in Austin lately and I don't want to waste any water... of course, I don't want to kill any grass either! I'm using liquid bleach for chlorine.

I am a new pool owner with a 11,000 gallon in-ground plaster pool and a 1 year old sand filter. We have had this house/pool for 2 years now, and though we've never been able to really keep it clear, this year it's at it's absolute worse. (See attached pic) The pool water is very green and...