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Whenever I get an e-mail notification for a reply on a followed thread, the link to the site is via some 3rd party which makes it completely inaccessible (had to change the h to x for it to show the text of the URL)...

Hi all, This is my son's housing, he had a chronic leak due to the loss of clamping on the upper RH bolt. He couldn't get the nutsert out, so I gave him my spare pump while I try and sort this out. I found a pic of the repair kit, it looks like the barrel threads into the housing, but why are...

Hi All, Salesman from American Pools in Houston came by last year to bid on fixing a crack in the deep end. While he was here he showed me a powdered chemical that when sprinkled near the waterline, completely removed it without scrubbing. Seems he wanted ~ $20 for about a quart-sized bottle...

Hi All, This used to not be an issue when chems came in plastic buckets with sealing lids, but more and more are now coming in plastic bags that don't necessarily reseal. I have a 6' x 8' pump room in the back corner of a garage, have always stored my chems there, except the salt which is in...

Hi All, I live in SETX and have run my pool year round since it's initial install in 1993. This was somewhat messy and temperamental with tabs but when I switched over to salt in ~ 2005, things got better - until the weather patterns over the past few years have made me wonder if it's time to...

Since switching over to salt, I've prolly thrown in $500 bucks worth of CYA and never seem to achieve 50 and hold it for more that a few days. I've become content to let stay at zero and just up my chlorinator setting... Russ

Hi All, For the 15 years I've been on salt, when I added a bag of salt (one bag = 400 ppm), the reading would come up and stabilize in < one day. Now when I dump a bag, the reading takes several days to make a change and it's only a 100 or two. Any idea what would cause this? Russ

I've had two G3 cleaners over the years, running on a dedicated inlet port, and had zero problems with them other than replacing diaphragms. Now I find that it works only if I completely close off all other suction sources, which pulls the pump down to cavitation. I removed the G3, wedged open...

Hi all, My bottom drain screws "removed themselves" over the past months of barracuda G3 action, I'm thinking because my pool has been reglassed several times since it's original install in 1993, and the stock screws are now too short. It's all Hayward, and I don't have the install file for it...

Hi All, I just pulled, cleaned, and reinstalled my DE Filter and now I have an unidentifiable leak. The filter sits on three 2' x 2' x 2" thick concrete slabs inside a carpeted room and of course, the carpet is soaked with no sign of drying. Both connections are dry, the clamp for the two...

Has anyone tried this? I have two pi's, one for my driveway gate and a new one for either my Aquarite box or a weather station. It would prolly take an add-on panel to act as a signal translator... Russ

Hi All, About 2 weeks ago, my salt reading was 2600. I put in one 40# bag, which would normally bump it 400 ppm's to around 3000. Two days later my reading was 2800, and over the next week, the reading steadily decreased to 1500. I finally got around to fixing some leaks today and it read 1200...

Hi All, The front bearing in my pump asm started making noise a couple days ago. I pulled it apart today and sprayed in some bicycle chain lube while spinning the shaft. It's good for now, but likely won't last. Is this bearing (behind the impeller) replaceable? There seems to be a flat...

Hi all, I've got an older setup, used to be sand but converted to DE about 12 years ago. My (side mount) backflush valve is leaking water out the top around the handle. I can afford to replace it, but am having trouble finding the right one. All the ones I've found while searching have the...

Hi All, My pool light fixture (spa sized) has a tiny leak and trips the GFI breaker. It's not the lens gasket, I can remove the fixture, swab out the tiniest bit of moisture, and reassemble it only to get one run before it quits. My thought is, on cool-down after turning it off, the fixture...

Hi All, We recently had our deck refinished and it rained directly after the concrete dye was applied causing the dye to run into and stain our pool. The guys just came back with the intent to paint the waterline area, so I drained about 2 ft for them to be able to work. The stains came up w/o...

Hi All, I swapped over to a DE filter from sand almost 15 years ago. Went through the grid cleaning every year, between cleanings it only needed backflushing 2 or 3 times a year. About 2 years back, I started seeing what looked like filter media in the pool, so I ordered some new elements and...

Hi all, Two Q's on a salt system: 1) Would this water (3k ppm NACL, no algaecide) be considered "potable" in an emergency? 2) What happens with the sodium atoms after the chloride is split off? Thanks! Russ

My kids' 38k gallon vinyl pool is getting it's third liner in 12 years, another $4500 down the drain. He sent me a pic of it with the liner stripped out, looks pretty simple to add some rebar and blow some Gunite over it. Several area pool firms say "not possible", but my eyes see it...

Hi All, I recently had my Hayward 3620 apart to replace the elements after 12 years because I was seeing what looked like filter material in the pool. The old elements were not ripped, but I did find the nut that holds it all together was rotted off. This (may have) allowed the filter bundle to...

I'm getting this hinky display. Shows 3.0 instead of 3000, but my temps are in F° not C°. If I toggle the units between US/Metric, the salt level stays decimal. It's a rebuilt board, I can live with it until this board goes out but it would be nice to have it "right"... The one I replaced has...

Hi all, Anyone got a "conversion rate" for converting the DE requirement by weight to something more user-friendly, like cups or quarts? I have a Hayward 3620 which requires 4 1/2 lbs per backflush, I've been using 4 1/2 two-quart measuring "units" for years and am now not sure this is...

Thought someone might find this interesting. After getting 42" of rain from Harvey, it took 4 bags of salt (all I had) just to get to high enough to generate ~ 2800 ppm's. My pool takes 8 bags to start from scratch and get to 3200. So, that much rain dropped me from 2800 to 1200. I'm still one...

Hi All, Got a Zodiac G3 that keeps circling the hose into a knot. The factory hose (sections) are long gone, now using some translucent hoses obtained from E-Bay and they are working good, the ends last much longer! I think these hoses are not as flexible, hence the problem. I'd love to find a...

Hello, My B-i-L just had back surgery and may need to use my pool for therapy but I don't know if he can get up and down the stairs without a handhold. Besides, the wife and I are both old enough to benefit from one now. How would one be retrofitted to the steps of an IG fiberglass pool? Do...

Hi All, I just finished my indoor waterfall, it holds around 10 gallons and is currently using plain water with no additives. Swapping out the water is fairly involved, so I'm looking for something to keep the water "fresh" yet not be corrosive, as there is a small bit of splash-out. Think this...

Hi All, I *thought* I'd finally had it with the crappy hose sections on my G3. I'm on my second cleaner in 15 years and prolly my third or fourth box of hose. For some reason, at least two or three hose sections a season will self-destruct on one end so I made adapter bushings to use a...

Hi All, Does anyone know if the 3" pucks are available in lower percentages than the usual 94%? I bought some standard 3" tabs for use in my fountain and toilet tanks. We were getting these before in 3-packs for ~$12 at the grocery store and I decided they were too expensive so I bought a tub...

Hi All, We had our 25 year old FG pool repainted in March and there's already a heavy black ring at the waterline. I'm the only swimmer and have been in maybe a dozen times since early May. I found that it comes off pretty easily with Lava bar soap in a plastic scrub pad, but what would be...

Hi All, Just had a dead mainboard repaired by an E-Bay pool company. This board works perfectly in "super" mode, but not at all in "auto". All the start-up routines and LEDs function as expected, it just never pulls any amps even with the knob set to 100%. I usually it have it set to run 6 hrs...