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No matter what setting I set my Hayward Vari-flo sp0710xr50 to, it is filtering, but also blowing out waste water. There is enough water escaping out the waste line to keep the hose full and flowing, but still enough going back to the pool to keep the jets going. I'm also getting a fair amount...

Has anyone found a suitable replacement for Hayward SPX1082CA baskets? The originals look like the picture below and they suck. If there is any debris in the basket the handle pops right off and dumps the contents of the basket into the skimmer. This is even more fun when there is a dead...

I've found a few old threads about using timer switches for pool lights, but I'd like to take it a step further and replace my existing switch with a WeMo switch. My filter (and the pool light switch) are in a dark corner of the yard that no one but me likes to walk over to at night, so I'm...

I'm going into my second season with my pool and I'm dreading the early summer cleanings. On top of the leaves and dirt blowing around, I have an issue with birds cleaning out their nests into my pool (I posted here about it last summer). I've decided that it would be a huge time saver to get...

I live in an area that gets very high winds on a good day, but since we are currently experiencing a noreaster, we had exceptionally high winds. I learned last winter that water bags are no use around my pool, as the wind manages to lift them up and toss them in the pool fairly regularly. If I...

I figured I'd try a post here because I don't know where else to turn. I live on Long Island and my pool is in the center of my wide open backyard. The yard is surrounded by tall trees and most have a large number of birds living in them. Over the last few weeks there has been an absurd...

Back in March I signed up, and paid for, a deal that was too good to be true which included a SWG and variable speed pump for all of $1300 installed. Turns out, it was, and after the company put off my installation three times, and I later discovered the products were cheap Chinese knockoff's...