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    Help with a leak please

    Hello, When opening my pool, I noted that one of the bolts from my Hayward pump would not tighten onto the plastic pump housing. At first, there was a little water around the base of the pump. It seems to be progressively leaking more and more - losing an inch of water over several days...
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    Pump won't prime

    I've been unable to get my pump to prime. So far, I've checked everything, lubricated seals and replaced spider gasket. The pool is not leaking at all except for a very small amount around the pressure gauge which I cannot seem to control despite trials of silicon tape and lubricant. I am...
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    Is this stuff ok?

    I sent my wife to the pool store to get polyquat algaecide and they sold her this stuff call Sea/Gard Winter Chemical and told her this is the best stuff for winter instead of polyquat. It has 3.5% Copper Dulfate and 2.5% N-Alkyl Dimethyl Benzyl Ammonium Chloride and .01% Dialkyl Methlyl Benzyl...
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    Spider gasket - I think

    Frustrating situation - inexperienced I have a Hayward Sand Filter S-244T with a Hayward SP 711 Vari-flo valve. Since opening the pool, I am losing water when filtering. My system does not allow me to see if there is flow through the waste line when I'm filtering. Last week, I took off the top...