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  1. KirstenHW

    Shrek's Spa - the Muck is winning

    So, for two days I've been renting a Hayward Shark XL for my pool (Shrek's Spa) for $125 and things are worse than before. The pool is murky grey, there's sediment EVERYWHERE, the cleaner belches muck out EVERY time I take it out to clean the filter units, and I am beyond heartbroken. I have...
  2. KirstenHW

    Perflex EC65 DE Filter, NO Multi-port valve, Need to vac to backwash

    So.. a tangent to my earlier (still open) post about the filter bump shaft... I know I will have to vac thru backwash this weekend. Too much filth in bottom of pool. But everywhere in here I read that doing so can hurt the fingers of my DE filter (it is NOT a grid style) and I do NOT have a...
  3. KirstenHW

    Bump Shaft Frozen Hayward Perflex EC65 DE Filter

    Helloooo!! I've been out of the loop a long time and happy to be back. My Hayward Perflex EC65 bump shaft appears to be frozen in the up position. I'm afraid to keep trying to bump it... I have opened the pool for the first time since closing it in Fall 2011 (long story of family illness - all...
  4. KirstenHW

    Question on replacing Hayward light

    I am interested in replacing our old Hayward Starlite 500 watt/120 volt light with a new LED fixture but Hayward tells me there are no LED fixtures that retrofit with my existing niche. Has anyone else been able to replace their older lights without it having to be part of an entire pool...