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Hi All, I am hoping that some of you wiser than me folks can help me figure out why our pool is blue but still cloudy, even after FC has been maintained at around 20 for the last several days. The specifics are: Intext Ultraframe 32 by 16 pool, old PacFab sand filter with glass...

Hi All, Just checking my logic here on this excellent site. I just picked up a new Everbilt 1-1/2hp variable speed pool pump from someone locally (not from Home Depot, who I’m told makes these pumps). I want to confirm that the wiring I plan on doing will be correct. As seen in the...

Hi All, Sorry to ask this, but I couldn't find the exact circumstance in my search of this topic and just want to be sure before I connect a toggle switch to our A.O. Smith 2 speed pool pump motor... The slight difference between what I've read and my situation is that the 220v wiring from...

Hi All, We have an Intex Ultra Frame pool on our backyard. We used to live at a house with an in ground pool, and I had replaced the original Pacfab sand filter but still had it, as well as a Hayward Superflow pump. A also had the multiport valve, and 2 years ago plumbed the Intex with the...

Hi All, I am hoping to get a “caveman” understanding of the plumbing system for our pool, so I can correctly connect the passive solar heating panels that I have. Here are the details... 32 by 16 (by 52”) above ground Intex pool, installed on a leveled area on a slope/stepped site. The...

Hi All, I made a major mistake when I installed our Hayward above ground skimmer basket. I did not pay close enough attention to where the hole/assembly should be, and installed it about 1.5 inches lower than I should have. I compounded that mistake by installing the inlet at the correct...

Hi All, I recently added solar water heating panels to our above ground system. The pool is set up in such a way that the vertical distance between the pump/filter and the panels is nearly 11 feet. Without the panels in the circuit, water flows from the return at a strong rate. With...

Hi All, My son and I finally got all of the pads dug, tamped and level to each other and the ground. It is finally time to tilt this thing back up! While removing the U shaped braces from the vinyl sleeve that connects to the strap on the pool, I have found 2 that are distorted (pic of one...

Hi All, I will be setting up our 32 x 16 Ultra Frame pool again, this time close to an existing deck that also has a retaining wall as part of its structure. Since there will not be room to walk around on the side with the retaining wall, I am wondering if there are any clues on the liner...

Hi All, I am in the process of tearing down our 32x16 Ultra Frame pool because I rushed the setup last year and did not provide adequate support for the braces. I have great advice via private message from several TFP members (thanks to all !), but I thought I might reach out to the...

Hi All, After rushing to set up our pool last summer, I am now correcting some critical mistakes. While the pool base was level and smooth, the areas for the braces were quite lacking. As a result, several support braces sank over the winter (our rainy season). Now it is time to fix...

Hi All, I set up an Intex Ultraframe pool late last summer, and stupidly did not provide a stable base for the braces, despite the instructions and everything I read/viewed. Now I have a pool whose walls are cattywampus. They are not super bad, but I'd like to correct my mistake. Of...

Hi All, Last July I set up an 32 feet by 16 foot Intex Ultraframe pool. I skipped the included pump and filter, and instead used an old Pacfab sand filter and Hayward pump. it worked fine, but lacked a way to run a vacuum, so I just installed a Hayward skimmer today, and the hose run from...

Hi All, I can't find the answer via search, so I thought I'd ask... aside from the obvious (panels shade each other, so the it will take longer for all of them to be hot), is there a reason to not stack at least some of our passive solar pool heating panels? We have 5 panels, each around...

Hi, I thought I was pretty clever when I set up our new Intex Ultraframe pool and ditched the propriety pump and filter in favor of a more standard setup (HAYWARD pump, Pacfab filter with glass media). Now the tables are turned, as I have no obvious way to connect a vacuum hose. The...

Hi Guys, As I open our pool for the season (I have been delayed by issues with the mechanicals), I am trying to get the water back into balance. I am wondering how much chlorine is left in the world, because I am pretty sure that I am on the verge of using it all... I am adding 4 to 6...

Hi TFP, Our Hayward Super Pump II motor stopped at some point (I was away from the house) and now makes no noise at all when I try to start it. Here is what I have tried/know so far: * Power to the pump is confirmed. I even tried a separate cable to the motor and got nothing. *...

Hi All, After a VERY wet winter, I am starting up our unground pool. Warm weather is almost here. I flipped the switch to the pump and got the dreaded loud buzzing noise. I could not reach all the way into the impeller (power was off by then), but figured it was the run capacitor based on my...

Hi All, I am stumped. I just replaced a pump that I thought was faulty (it was very old anyway) in order to solve a problem of too little water making it to the pump. Of course, I was wrong. It is not the pump, as the new pump now has the same issue. PSI is normally at 13...

Hi All, I'm came back from vacation to find a pool pump that had been running dry every day for so long that smoke came out when I removed the cover to the pump basket... I figured that there was either a clog from the pipe from the pool to the pump or the pump itself was bad. A...

Hi, I am just opening our 18,000 gallon gunite pool, and I am using chlorine at a rapid rate as I get the water clean. I finally did a CYA test today, and the results were surprising -- I detected NO CYA. I am definitely going to re-test, but thought I should ask... How likely...

Hi, Like an idiot, I did not take pictures during disassembly of the 3/4 hp motor that drives our Super Pump II. Now I can find tons of parts diagrams that show all of the parts AWAY from the motor, but none so far of the motor's innards. I have replaced the bearings and now need to be sure...

Hi, I am in the process of replacing the bearings on our Super Pump II. So far, I have had the adventure of the long skinny bolts coroding in place in the aluminum casting on the impeller end :mad: Now I am jammed up as I try to further disassemble the pump. For some reason, I cannot...

Hi, I bought a used Hayward Star-Clear C-1750 filter last year and have purchased new cartridges but still have particulate coming through the return (although, interestingly, the water is totally clear until ten minutes or so after installing the new or freshly cleaned cartridge)...

Hi All, I have a pool issue that is stumping me... it was pretty green and nasty when I first started working on it back in May. I bought the enhanced Taylor testing kit, and now have the following test results (at least the ones I remember right now): FC 18 CC between .75 and 1.0 CYA 40...

Hi, Long time listener, first time caller... I recently opened our pool in Northern California. It was neglected over the winter, so it was quite green -- like pea soup. I scraped the bottom, and pulled up gunk, mud, you name it. I read all I could about test kits ( I bought a...

Hi, I just acquired our first hot tub, a 2001 Hot Spring Vanguard, which is in need of work. The previous owner was pretty straightforward about the issues, but was unsure of what was actually required to get the tub back into action. As he described it, one (he didn't remember which)...