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Dear Pool Experts, I've tearing my hair out for the past few days over this. I can use your collective wisdom here. Our inground pool has 2 skimmers, 1 main drain and 5 returns. The 2 returns on the steps merged back to one pipe. A few years ago because the pool contractor detected a leak...

Folks - I have been pumping water out of my inground pool tarp cover for several years during the fall for healthy reasons (we got tons of leaves and other stuff from the trees grown around the pool). The cover is starting to leak from the bottom as we are pumping water now. (the pump is...

Hi - As some of you commented, I might have gotten too powerful a pump. ( I recently replaced a broken Hayward 1.0 with a 1.5 super-pump) The plus is that it is cleaning the pool faster through the Kreepy Kauly. However, I noticed that every time I turn the pump off, a great deal of pressure...

Hi Mates: We have a Hayward pump with 1 HP. It is only 2-3 yrs old. But it wouldn't start this season right after we opened the pool. I covered it well for the winter. I understand pumps/motors should last a lot longer. Also the circuit would trip every time when we try to power it on...

After 4 years of faithful services, kreepy needs a new skirt. Old one is torn and peeling way. Got a replacement (non-OEM) from Amazon.com. Thinker than the original. Seems to be working fine so far. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007NQIJAC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Hi Mates: For those who needed to open their pools, hope you had a good opening season! Need to pick your brians - Opened the pool last weekend in Central NJ. Pool is subject to both the NJ stormy weather and other environmental factors (trees around the pool). Problem: Pool was green...

Folks: I have been using the taylor kit for a couple years now. I have some doubts about whether I am doing it correctly. Specifically there are 2 tests that I am not sure about. 1) Chlorine Test with R-0871: Deciding when color changes from pink to colorless is tricky. I would add the...

Hi folks: I have a 3 to 4-year old Kreepy Krauly. It has been working fine for the most part. Today, I noticed that the plastic tube (for navigation) came off. See photo. I put it back in but only found it fell off again in the water several times. Is this something that can be fixed with...

Hi Forum-mates: I am running out of the reagents for the Taylor's FC test reagent ( Yellow R0871) . But most mail order places need about 10 days to arrive. Local shops are also out. Do you know of any place where I can get the refills with a few days? I actually also need the CYA reagents...

Folks: I saw the other posts about green pools. Not sure if it is weather-related this year. I have dealt with green pools before and it usually went away after a couple of weeks. This year the problem lasted the good 2nd half of the summer and it just never goes away. Now it's time to...

Hi There! We are trying to close our pool for the first time, did a lot of homework and read many posts here too. There are still some questions that we are not sure about. Please please spend 2 minutes and help us out! :):):):) 1) We read about the need to close the main drain valve with a...

Dear Fellow Fool Owners: I was a away for 2 weeks and found algae (mild form) in the pool when I got back. Tripled shocked it, scrubbed the surface and added algae-cide. Also added some pool-aid to dissolve the dead algae, etc. Above 4-5 days later, the pool started to clear up after some...

Dear Forum-mates: New pool owner here again. I have a Hayward sand filter (side mount - S244s) My sight glass leaks when I am doing backwash/rinse. From another thread I realize that there is a difference between leaking during regular filter operations vs. backwash operation. So if it...

:( I am a newbie and for the first time, my wife and I decided to open up the pool (b/c we just changed the liner and the cover was already removed). We followed all the instructions and tips and got to the point where we were starting the pump. We have a Hayward Pro Series High Rate Sand...