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Hayward Aqua Plus Pro Logic Controller suddenly showing incorrect temperature of 41f. Air temp is high 70’s to mid 80’s. Instant-read thermometer says water is 75.8. Bad probe, or maybe bad board internally? All other readings/numbers appear normal. Search on amazon doesn’t even show temp...

My salt cell died, saying low salt for a couple days, but I didn't figure that out until after adding WAY too much salt. Salt level at 5200. Got a new SWG up and running. Dumped several inches of water, and added fresh water. Salt at 5000. Dumped, and added fresh again. 5000. Dumped and...

Went away for a week. Turned off the pump motor with the circuit breaker because it has started making unusual noise, and didn't want it to freeze up/burn up while we were gone. Anyway, the pool lost about 4 inches of water. We normally add water once or twice a week. Leak or evaporation...

What should/should not do with old sand? Can I just spread it out in the yard, or will the chemicals hurt my grass? It's about 300# according to the manual. Might as well change the sand while I'm in there when I replace the suspected cracked laterals. Existing sand is nasty gray looking...

How did you get all the sand out of the filter so I can replace the laterals? I think I may have a cracked lateral, as I keep getting sand in the pool.

Sounds like the pump may be going out. Nothing visible is loose to cause that sound. Can’t upload video for some reason.

Dang rain is making it tough to balance my pool this year. And now, here comes Tropical Storm Cindy bringing 4 more days of constant rain. Its also keeping the pool from warming up decently.

Ok, got a big air leak somewhere. New, lubed o-ring on old pump basket cover. Don't see any cracks. Tried running water over all the above ground connections, no change. Tried wrapping connections tightly in plastic grocery bags, no Saran Wrap in the house. No change. Turned off feed from...

Is it normal for vinyl to fade almost to white? It's the original liner installed in 2012 by previous owner. This is my first vinyl pool, previous was fiberglass. NW Florida sun, about 4.5 air miles to the Gulf. Most of the pool gets sun all day, but the fade is everywhere. FYI.....Pool has a...

Should they be removed from the pool after cleaning? Pool built by previous owner 8/2012, Polaris 280 came with the purchase, new to me 8- 2014. Cleaner stays in SWG pool 24/7/365, running about 3 hours every day. I had to have it rebuilt last summer because the gears inside broke. Well, they...

Thanks for the instructions, photos, videos, etc in the sticky above!! Performed the deep clean, water coming out the top looked like the muddy Mississippi River. Took almost 2 hours to get it clean.

Does running the pump and filter help with warming up the water faster? Or no effect? My pool has been stuck on 82 for about 2 weeks, with mostly clear sunny days. We did have a temperature dip early one morning to about 49. That's cold, this is Florida. My pump runs at night, 11pm until...

How long should a pressure gauge 'normally' last? Mine needs 3rd replacement in just 1.5 years.

How do you know when it's time to replace a vinyl liner? Pool came with the house purchased August 2014. Guessing it's about 5 years old. In ground, shape of a stop sign, 24' across in any direction. 5' ft. Deep across center, sides are 3' deep

My Polaris 280 came with the house, it had a Velcro closure that was nasty with particles. Bought a zipper replacement bag thru Amazon back in August 2014. Just noticed the zipper separates and no longer stays closed. What do you guys recommend......Velcro or another zipper closure?

Purchased a new home in Pensacola in August 2014, with inground vinyl pool, shape of a stop sign. This is our 2nd pool, first was rectangle fiberglass inground. new pool has SWG and sand filter, unlike other one that had cartridge and liquid chlorine. Previous owner left us zero operating...

How about making state of residence mandatory? When looking at photos to get landscaping ideas, it helps to know if some things are possible or not. Certain plants will grow in certain parts of the country, and not in others. Thanks, great site!!

My wife noticed the pressure gauge reading 0 psi a couple of days ago. No visible water leaks, good flow thru skimmer, and thru jets back into pool. I had her change the cartridge filter (I am half way around the world right now) and still 0 psi. Looking down into the pump basket thru the...