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Also, I just re-checked the pool skimmers. both of them seem to have hairline stress fractures, but they don't seem to be cracks all the way through and there's no give to the plastic, so not sure if these could be the cause. Can't say if I have ever noticed these, but the skimmer was...

Yes, there is a equalizing line between the pool and spa. When I shut off the spa schedule, I sealed that line to make sure the 2 didn't have any way to interact. The spa skimmer had cracked last year, so I used the pool epoxy/putty to seal it when I opened the pool. I assumed that was the...

In-ground pool, in-ground spa. Same equipment, but the plumbing in and out for both are separate, so I can either run the pool or run the spa. I have it set to run 24/7 for the pool with a 30 minute cycle for the hot tub each evening. Symptom: Water level in both spa and hot tub drops quicker...

After I went to bed last night, I started thinking about it, and thought instead of doing 1 log one that doesn't quite cover everything, I could do 2 covers width-wise instead, one for the deep end (including the love seat) and one for the shallow end (including the steps). That would mean I'd...

Follow-up questions: 1. The cover prevents water from evaporating out, but what about when it rains? Does it sit on top of the cover, or will it drain to the edge and into the pool? or will it sink it in places? 2. It's been asked before but I didn't see anything definitive. If I have a polaris...

I've done research, I've read lots of posts here, I've looked around for covers and reels, so I figured I'd pose my questions here and see what thoughts everyone has. Again, I know the basics that are on just about every other post, so not looking for a rehash of how the covers work. Main...

I got the 1/4" pipe thread plugs and they screwed right in with some teflon tape on them. sealed it perfectly and stopped the leak. Thanks for the help with this.

Hmm...it didn't have an o-ring with it, and the old one didn't have one on it either. And I originally was going to turn it over when I replaced it, but the lines going in and out of it were on there so tight that I couldn't get them loose. Which is why I was uncomfortably positioned turning it...

I have a Sta-Rite system 3 cartridge filter (see manual here http://www.pentairpool.com/pdfs/System3SMOM.pdf), and when I cleaned the pool a few weeks after I had things running, I tried to take the bottom drain plug out (first time I had done that) but it was pretty tightly on there so I...

So here's the lines coming in, you can see the 2 valves on the right, one of which has a cap on and taking it off lets air into the lines. This is closer up on the return line that leaks. I was thinking today that it my have been put it to blow the lines because the original owner did a lot...

I've been doing a lot of work replacing the deck around my pool this summer, and I finished everything except for a bench-like area right next to my pool shed. Essentially all the equipment is inside the pool shed and the plumbing in/out of the shed goes out of one of the sides, under the...

Bump. I've read just about every thread now on other people's issues replacing drain covers. http://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/76958-Replacing-drain-covers shows some pictures that looks very similar to my setup. The holes on the outside edge of the grate cover fit where the screw holes are...

What kind of timer do you have? Does your heater get wired to the timer for power? For my setup, the timer always has power (otherwise it wouldn't keep track of time and would never know when to turn on/off). The heater gets power from that. However, it only gets turned on when the system gets...

So I started looking around at different covers to figure out how to replace this. My setup seems to be fairly normal for a concrete pool, so I'm not exactly sure how it would have been set up in the first place, unless it used a flat 'grate' type cover to sit flush. The drain has a 9 or 10"...

I just bought my house last year and when the company came out to close the pool and blew the air through the lines, we noticed the bottom drain cover kind of displaced when the large bubbles went past it. Over the winter, the pool was closed, then we opened the pool up and found that the cover...