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    Hayward pump has no suction

    I recently had a leak after the pump to the filter when I was at work. I came home and the pump had been running for 5 hours possibly with the leak. I replaced old pvc with the new this afternoon. I fired up the pump and there is now no suction which is causing pool to not circulate. I tried the...
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    Replacing heater

    Thanks for your help! Can The threaded unions be found at home depot or Lowes?
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    Replacing heater

    Hey everyone. I'm replacing my Hayward 11kw cspaxI11 spa heater Thursday. and the original one was hooked up backwards. Going into filter and into the outlet of the heater with the return to pool going through the inlet of the heater. Heater is shot so I ordered the exact same one. As far as...
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    what do my tests tell me

    I got one at home depot today. The chlorine WaS 2.5. If my ph is to high is that what the acid does to lower it?
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    what do my tests tell me

    I just bought a test kid waiting for the one y'all recommend to come in. Can anyone tell me my findings? This is my first one. My ph is about 8.5 Chlorine levels are perfect Bromine is 4.6 Acid demand took 3 drops times 12000 gallons (added a 1/2 cup) Alkanility 130ppm Any advice will help...
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    help with taking pump basket filter lid off

    Yeah the wrench is 25 bucks. I may try it
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    help with taking pump basket filter lid off

    Lol I don't have a fork like that. I am going to try again tonight or just break it open and buy a new one. I'll probably need a new gasket. Its frozen bad
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    help with taking pump basket filter lid off

    Hey team, I have a Hayward pool pump, the clear fulte basket has a lid on it. I've noticed some water around the pool pump after running all day. I want to take the clear lid over the pump filter off however it will not. Used a 2x4 , hammer etc. Any ideas? I believe this can be why I have some...
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    What's your current pool temp?

    Down in Naples, our pool hit 82 today up 3 degrees from last week. :)
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    Air bubbles out of one jet

    Okay and if its low make sure pump is off and fill to the line
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    Air bubbles out of one jet

    And if it is plug a tennis ball in there? For how long
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    Cloudy

    Are any of you familiar with spa heater trouble shooting? There is a copper wire going from the heater which looks like a ground to the pump and then into the actual ground. When I turn the breaker over and position the valves correctly so the flow is going from spa to spa it seems the breaker...
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    Cloudy

    Yes. That way I am not dishing out money for things at pinch a penny
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    Attached spa to pool air button question and heater

    Yeah the pool is crystal clear. Now I'm working on spa heater.
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    Air bubbles out of one jet

    So check the skimmer?/it does have a lot of suction.
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    Attached spa to pool air button question and heater

    Does anyone know about Hayward spa heaters? I turn on the breaker and have spa to spa flow only thru pool and it makes a buzzing noise but no heat. Looks like a ground wire is connected from heater to pump to the ground under the ground. It is electric and I kept checking the flow into the spa...
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    Cloudy

    Thanks guys. I've been working on it. Pool is crystal clear. I've been reading up. Y'all rock!
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    Air bubbles out of one jet

    What is the vortex?
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    Air bubbles out of one jet

    I have air bubbles coming out of one of the three jets. The power of the jet is still strong but is pushing air out every few seconds creating bubbles. I am researching and finding that he pump basket has bubbles as well in it (thru the clear plastic where the basket is to collect large debri...
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    Cloudy

    Hey team! So I moved into my new house, pool was greenish and algae. I put two gallons of chlorine and a little acid in the pool and a day later it was all gone. Rinsed out the filter and brought a sample to local,pool place. They gave me stabilizer/conditioner and total alkalinity increased to...
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    Attached spa to pool air button question and heater

    Update. I did figure out how to operate the pool pumps and it is working great thank you! Below is a picture of the pool, I am going to bring a sample down to the pool company but was wondering what is the easiest way to get the algae out. When I brush it the green comes right up In a cloudy...
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    Attached spa to pool air button question and heater

    Jblizzle thank you! I did shut the breaker off to the pool pump so it will not kick on until this weekend when I take what you shared with me and my dad comes over . I do really appreciate it. And the little grey white box is a Hayward spa heater only. I'll get to that one day were in swfl
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    Attached spa to pool air button question and heater

    I finally closed on house. The heater for spa does work when the water is switched to spa only. My question now is how do I operate this pool pump? I don't know what to keep open or closed. Haven't found much help on google either . I have it set on a timer once a day for 5 hours. But I...
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    Attached spa to pool air button question and heater

    Yeah I would but I haven't moved in yet so I'm not sure. I guess I'll wait until move day. But as far as the ledge of the spa there is a hole that has a tube and a black cylinder almost like a 2 inch circumference goes over the hole and it pushes air to the spa jets controller by the pool pump...
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    Attached spa to pool air button question and heater

    Hello! I am a new home owner in southwest florida. We just bought a beautiful home that has a 40 by 20 pool with an attached spa. On the ledge of the spa there is a hole that had a black suction like button and a hole that seemed to be a tube. I believe that when the button when sealed is...