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I am not sure how to fix this cracked coupling considering its current setup. I appreciate any recommendation. Jand Value over 2" coupling -->Coupling (black arrow; 1" crack below the arrow and sucking air) --> Pump The mess was created my me. :mad: I tried sealing the crack with PVC cement...

Yesterday I installed a brand new Hayward MaxFlo VS with the help of my friend, everything went smooth except few minor annoyances with wiring the new pump. I have few questions related to low speed operations; 1. With my old pump(2.4 THP) the DE filter pressure was 21 PSI, but with the new...

I ordered 55 lbs of Boric acid from Duda Diesel and I didn't have a good experience. 1.) First shipment damaged during middle of the transit, so FedEx returned the package back to Duda. 2.) Duda sent an replacement shipment to me with no additional cost. 3.) Shipment arrived but 4.3 pounds out...

My EcoTech Ez 1.5 HP motor should be here end of next week, collecting all the necessary information, does anyone know what type of wire terminal to use for this? [/URL][/IMG] From youtube video I saw something like below and I don't know what type of terminals hots are connected to. [/URL][/IMG]

I want to downsize my oversized pool pump motor, I was leaning towards a Hayward MaxFlo VS, but after reviewing lot of threads in pumping station it seems replacing my motor would be a good option. I also noticed lot of experts in this forum using 1/2 or 3/4 or 1 HP motors who's' pool size is...

Can anyone recommend an pump installer in DFW metroplex? I want replace my Hayward Northstar with Pentair Superflow (2 speed) or Intelliflo or Hayward MaxFlo, I simply don't have the confidence to try it by myself, If any TFP members from DFW area willing to help me with installation I am ok...

After reading recent posts on how important pool bonding is, i verified my pool setup I don't know what is going on I see three bare copper wire from the ground(don't know where it comes from..) , of which, two are connected to the lug nut in pool timer [/URL][/IMG] other one connected to a...

I already have this timer Intermatic-PF1112T, will this support a two speed pump like Pentair SuperFlo . How I will configure my two speed pump to go to low speed (1725 RPM) after say 10 minutes of initial start?

I have been owning this pool since last August but after a reading a post in TFP it motivated me to go and see the skimmer inlets [/URL][/IMG] Of the two ports 1. The one marked in Red is what pulling the water to the pump 2. The one marked in Black arrow, I am not sure why it is there, I see...

In a matter of three weeks I went from CYA of 45 to 20, even at 20 I am able to see faded black dot not completely disappear like it use to. I don't see any extra chlorine demand, I add around 40 to 50 oz of 8.25% bleach every 24 hours. Can I use pucks to increase CYA to 50? is CYA testing...

When I run my pump with value position like below, I notice one of the return Jets in Pool and one in spa produce air bubbles Position 1 Suction Line described from left to right: 1.Spa main drain fully closed 2. Skimmer 1 fully opened 3. Skimmer 2 fully opened 4.Suction from pool main drain...

Hello All, Today during my DE filter cleaning I noticed that 4 of my DE grids has multiple tears and others also in very bad shape, I ordered replacement from amazon and i should get that my late monday 05/19/2014 and I won't be starting my pool pump until 05/20/2014, what are my options here...

I suspect leak in my pool, I loose close 3/4 of a inch every two days, today I noticed that once the pump turned off the water from spa is draining into pool, I have water seepage on the spa walls for past 2 months, I talked to a leak detection company in Dallas ( All tech leak detection) the...

Hello All, I have been playing cat and mouse game for almost 6 weeks, my alkalinity dropped to 60, so I keep adding baking soda to bring alkalinity to 90, this process raises the PH to above 8, by the time I reduce the PH to 7.4 with muriatic acid alkalinity drops back. I really appreciate an...

I am unable to switch on the pump, I hear a hum for 10 seconds and it trips the breaker after it, worst thing is my pool guy wont be coming until next Thursday, oh no I don't want green pool. Is there any steps I can do manually to prevent the algae and other issues? We had ice storm here in...

I slammed my pool 2 weeks back, chlorine levels were stable for a week, we had small rainfall 3 days back, now again I have high chlorine demand, spending too much money in chemicals :cry: . Only thing I suspect is black spots around the pool light fixtures, I don't know how to unscrew and...

First time pool owner, did my my first back wash on my own, previous owner left me a note saying after backwash fill the skimmer with 10 scops of DE, do I need to do that? Also,backwash drained around 1 and half inch of my pool water, is it normal?

Just this afternoon I noticed this, a thin surface of white granules floating on top of my pool, ran the tests with TF100 PH - 7.5 FC - 7 CC - 2.5 TA - 80 CYA - 40 Calc Hard - 300 What should I do, I am consistently maintaining high chlorine levels to get rid of algae issues, I will be...

My pool shows crack in concrete joints and in few areas elastomeric material is peeling off, what can I use to fix this? I see two different materials 1. Yellow arrow represent concrete filling 2. Red arrow represent elastomeric filling - I am planning to use SikaFlex -SL for this Can I use...

Hello All, First time homebuyer and pool owner, knows nothing about pool, its been 2 weeks still struggling to set the pool right before I allow my kids to swim. I have ordered my TF100 kit and it should be here by mid next week, below are the readings from Leslies ( Got this two days back)...