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Oh my. That explains sooooo much with my pool and skimming in general. Welp, I guess weir never too old to learn (pool owner (but not the original) for 7 years!)? Weir ordered. Thanks to all.

So I've read a few threads about weir doors here, and more than a few people have said their weir door is missing. 1. HOW?!? It's not like it could get sucked down into the skimmer. Maybe weir door theft is a thing? Or perhaps someone needed an emergency frisbee alternative and plucked it...

Thanks again, all. Just carefully wiped the ceramic ring and the metal part that touches it with a pristine moist towel, and it worked fine.

Thanks guys, will try it out being EXTREMELY careful.

In trying to troubleshoot an angry sounding pump motor, my first instinct was to replace the shaft seal (which helped the same issue several years ago). Paid the highway robbery price of $45 for the seal replacement kit at a local Leslie's (shipping from everywhere else is exceedingly slow...

Picking up the new motor tomorrow. I still might try to see if I can fix the existing one and take it apart again tonight to make sure I put everything back correctly when I installed the new shaft seal. If this was the first time I had replaced a shaft seal, I would just assume I messed up...

Yes, we had epic, historic rains within the past few months. Noticed the weird levels after that. Would the pipe be set IN the concrete patio perhaps? There is a small white (maybe 8" diameter?) cover set into the concrete about 1' away from the pool edge. I will unscrew that and look...

:( My pump is not running (horrible screeching), thus my interest in fixing the hardware before the water balance. I forgot to add that I opened up the filter and washed all the algae out, and replaced w new DE a few days ago. Have not opened it up since then though, and temps reaching mid to...

Thanks, ajw - I have read the water chemistry ABC's many times (years ago), and converted a few people myself since that time (from pool store reliant, to using resources here)! :D I have enough experience and confidence (most of it from extensive reading here over the years) to get my pool...

I am happy to say that I haven't needed to come here for years, thanks to the amazing initial support I received when I first started with my pool. However, this year...oof. Multiple things happening at once, and I have no idea where to start troubleshooting, and if the order matters. I...

Ahhh! Thankyouthankyouthankyou. But please explain this in more detail if you don't mind: "if you use a gizmo in the skimmer, you don't need to lower the pool level"

Last year's winter was much colder than normal for this area, and I have heard pool owners and pool store guys all say that almost no one closes in this area, but maybe I need to consider it if last year's temps will be the new norm. Way too much manual work and checking of making sure pump was...

But that tarp solution only controls one aspect of the danger of freezing, correct? What about the water in the pool, or pipes underground? I really need to get a better handle on exactly what is and what is not acceptable wrt freezing, as last year I woke up to a skating rink (due to the...

Just read some reviews on Amazon about this unit and many complain that theirs do not come on until well below freezing, due to an internal flaw - that being the way the unit is designed, it's not getting an accurate temp reading and in the box, it's actually quite warm. Not sure if this has...

Thanks, guys! Very much appreciated.

I had a pump replaced under a home warranty recently, and I specifically remember what appeared to be a copper ground wire, connected to a ground screw on the motor side of the pump. After the new pump and motor was added, this wire was no longer connected. Any reason an installer would...

But isn't "righty tighty" clockwise? I am having this exact same problem (and have same filter), but to me, if I want to loosen, and most here say clockwise, that's "to the right", no? Pretty sure I am going to have to buy a strap wrench to get the thing off as it is TIGHT.

Thanks for the help BR. Pool guys replaced the screw in fitting for the port which had a crack in it. They were already here doing a pool drain, so I had them look at it while they were there. Not a TapAtalk Sig

Ah that makes sense. Not sure what I was thinking, but of course the air flow (when Polaris is running), is TO the pump via vacuum port, not the opposite. Duh. Can you explain with more detail what a suction side leak is, and where I might be able to look for it? I'm sorry I don't know...

I searched for the terms, but didn't see anything on this, so hopefully I am not duplicating. When my booster pump is running, if I put my hand in the water, directly above the vacuum port, I can tell there is quite a bit of air escaping from behind the plastic/rubber fitting. A couple of...

My adventure didn't turn out so well. Tried just tightening bolts to see if that would affect leak, but nope. Opened pump catch basin, took out basket and felt around for leaves - clean. So I put everything back together, hit the power, and SCREEEEE!!!! :( Smelled what I assume was the...

So what was the final step that stopped the leaks in your opinion - the silicon grease on the o-ring? Funny that my Sta-Rite manual (OLD) specifically states not to use any kind of lubricants on their o-rings as they tend to attract dirt, reducing life of o-ring, etc. But EVERYwhere else, I...