Swimming pools blog

I am new to this group and looking for some advice on a pool heater. I
have a 13 x 24 inground oval pool, 8,000+ gallons, and 5′6″ at the
deepest part. I am considering a Hayward Heat Pro 81,000 BTU heater.
Does anyone have experience with this heater? Also, is this size
sufficient to heat my size pool? […]

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Hi everyone…
our power supply for the Aquabot Turbo was fried yesterday (don’t
ask… i’m mad at myself…) The power unit has the numbers 7062C on
it. When I look - it shows that this might be a Canadian model… I
guess I might need to wait until the holiday weekend is over and do
some phoning - does anyone […]

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Ok. I have a 18′ x 36′ inground pool with liner. I have just started
to clean it up. (long story, pump burned up couldn’t get anyone to put
new one in) anyway, I’ve spent 120.00 on shock so far and it is still
clouldy and a bit green. Can I put some regular ultra bleach in it.
Would […]

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I have a 14000 gallon ag pool, once I finally get it cleared up how much
maintenance bleach should I be adding and how often? Ya ya, I know get a test
kit, I have one but don’t like it I need to get a better one in the mean time on
average how much bleach should I […]

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My pool pump broke in March while starting it up. I now have a new
one, but my pool is gross. Black, Green, just Nasty. What would you
guys suggest I start doing? Do I buy 5 gal buckets of shock or what?
Thanks in advance.
Angela

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Hi.
I am wondering if I should sandblast my pool, then retile—OR
perform the retiling, then sandblast?
Can someone tell me which is the better way to go?
By the way, the retile-job will require plaster repair work too.
Thanks.

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Hi - we have no idea how long its been since the sand was replaced in
our pool filter so I scheduled a sand change. (we bought the house
1.5 years ago) They came out today and said that the filter is old
(80’s) and that there was no guarantee that the filter would reseal
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Factory Pump on a 2002 Polaris has gone bad–lots of noise and rubbing
(electric motor feels good). When I take the front plate off the pump,
there is a plastic rotor and in the center of that rotor is the motor
shaft and a round hole with hexigon indentation above it (looks like a
reverse socket on a driver) […]

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Hello.
I have a plaster pool which I am re-tiling. My entire pool is colored
blue-green. This color is not algae, it has been applied in the past. I
have chipped off the tiles and I find that the plaster has not been
mixed with a coloring agent. The blue-green color sits at the top of
the plaster. It does […]

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Hi.
I have a fair number of leaves collecting in my pool, which I assume
most do.
Is there a place that sells a bigger basket for collection?
I have the Dirt Devil pool cleaner which works well, but the basket
fills up in one day.
Thanks very much.
Jim
Daytona Beach Florida

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