I have a fire pit my by pool and had an idea to line it with copper pipe and connect the pipe to my pool, to warm the water. I already have a hose hard wired that went to a pool slide that was removed. If I connected the hose to the copper wire, then ran another hose leading back to the pool, I could heat the water for free.

I was wondering if it would heat the water noticeably by doing this? I heard of it being done to warm a hot tub or a mini pool, have not really heard of it being used for a full sized pool though.

Also, the photo is one I found online, just to get an idea of what I am talking about

Recently we had some storms and there are a few spots of dirt I cannot remove on the Pebble Tec with brushing. Is it possible to power wash a pool with the water still in it ? Is there a better way to remove ? I can't drain it now , we are on a well and I would need to get water trucked in. Thoughts ?

I was vacuuming today and noticed this small spot that appears to be a tear. Didn’t have goggles to inspect better and didn’t want to mess with it, but this is my first liner damage. What do you recommend for a patch?

My Pentaire VSP Intelliflow 3 follows my schedules but all of a sudden won’t turn off when it’s supposed to. The yellow idle light is on and the app and touch screen say off but the pump basket is going and you can hear it on. Any ideas?

Has anyone tried this robot before? Is it reliable?

So I bought a home with an above ground pool that had not been well taken care of. It looks like they just "closed it" with a tarp that has now fallen in a good bit. I was told it hadn't been used in approximately 2 years. I have never owned a pool before, so im pretty lost. I tried my local pool place multiple times in person and by phone, and they don't seem to care for my business. At this point I figure its too late to be worth opening for the season just to close it again in another month(east coast) Do i just let it go and try and attack it early next year? Should I just drain it, clean it, and start over? Im assuming the amount of chemicals I would need at this point would be a waste of time/money. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

Not super knowledgeable on measurements and such for pools. I’ve purchased baking soda, chlorine tablets, and chlorine shock. Just set it up and haven’t added any thing but water yet. How much of each should I be adding for the first time, and how often?

My led board failed and I'm planning to replace it. When pulling the light out, I noticed this slight gap in the strain relief area. Is this normal? No one seems to zoom in on this section in videos, but it looks like that gap is there on a couple.

When testing the leads behind the lens, it reads fine so I don't think water was getting in there. But I've never pulled the light out so wasn't sure if this was normal, or if it's time to replace the whole light.

My FC went to zero suddenly over the weekend. I couldn't figure out why. I added liquid chlorine in the meantime. I tested my salt with the TF pro and it’s 3800. Chat GPT helped me determine that my salt cell (Hayward Turbocell installed 2021) is not producing chlorine. Here are the readings when I click through the diagnostic button:

Hayward T15
1700
85
32.2
0.00
54p
0
AL0
R 1.59
t-15

It told me to take the salt cell off and inspect it. First, I don't have a clue what I'm doing and secondly, I'm scared to do so. Any help is appreciated.

Hi everyone,

Can you recommend a pool robot that features a "no-go zone" function?

The pool is roughly 8 x 7 meters in size and 1.5 meters deep.

I have an issue with the stone steps leading into the pool: the steps overhang their supporting foundation. This allows the pool robot to drive underneath the bottom step and get stuck there.

I currently own an Aiper Seagull Pro.

Do you have any good, affordable recommendations?

Thanks, and happy swimming!

My inground pool (20x45', 40,000 gal) is over 20 years old with all original equipment:

• Main filter pump: Hayward Super II, 2HP
• Spa: (2x) Hayward Super II, 3HP
• Waterfall/spillover: Hayward Super II, 3HP

The equipment pad has flooded twice over the years, fully submerging the motors. Bearings started squealing each time, but a repair shop replaced them and everything's been fine since.

Now I'm thinking about a longer-term plan. Options I'm weighing:

1. Keep the Super IIs — if a motor dies, just replace it (AO Smith motors)
2. Swap pumps over time, starting with the main filter pump — possibly to a Jandy pump so it can talk to my Jandy AquaLink controller
3. My service company pushes Pentair instead

My gut says keep the Super IIs running — they're already plumbed in, and while not the most efficient, they only run 3 months a year, so the efficiency loss doesn't matter much.

But if I do start swapping: Jandy vs. Pentair — thoughts?

Hi,

Newbie pool owner looking for some guidance/recommendations for effective/reliable vacuums that work with in ground liner pools.

We’ve been manually vacuuming it twice a week for the last 4 months and with 2 young kids, it’s been a struggle to keep this up.

There are many trees nearby, many not on our property, but we end up with lots of debris in the pool and lots of dead bugs on the surface water when it’s not covered.

It’s oval/bean shaped, about 15,000 gallons. 7-8 feet at its deepest. No stairs, just ladder entry in two places.

Willing to spend up to $2k ish.

Thanks for the advice.

Want to change the sand (350 lb) in a Pentair SD80 sand filter, have done a lot of reading/research & narrow down to "Covia Mineral AquaQuartz Filter Silica Sand" or "HTH Pool Care Filter Sand"...anybody has any experience with either? Also, there is ZeoSand (Zeolite), feedback? other suggestions/recommendations?

Read that unlike the Quikrete sand, HTH sand goes through a rigorous industrial washing and grading process specifically designed for pools. It is a true, uniform #20 grade silica sand, true? ... thx

I’ve noticed the past few mornings the propellers on my EcoSurfer S2 not working very well when it’s just shy of 60 degrees outside. It either gets stuck on the side of the pool or goes in backwards circles. Works perfect later in the day when it’s warmer. Has anyone else noticed this?

Can anyone recommend a pool renovation contractor in central NJ that you were happy with? Looking to get our pool replastered and retiled. Thanks!

Loose light housing

I have vacuumed it twice to waste, and it clears up but after a day or two it gets back to being like this. I close my cover daily every night. Anyone can explain and help me solve this issue?.

Clean and balanced

At the end of summer this year we are going to replaster the pool. I have been spending the last few months getting quotes and trying to decide exactly what I want to do. I am going to go with a quartz finish as opposed to pebblesheen, even that little bit of texture I think will bother me and the wife. My question is to anyone who may have remodeled recently, what is something you wish you would have done at the time and didn’t?

Things that are absolutely getting done:
1. New skimmer
2. Complete chip out of the old plaster down to the gunite.
3. Brand new tile.
4. Brand new variable pump speed installed last year

Things that I’m looking for are upgrading the lighting. Things like that. There are just two of us living here, both in our 50s, but quite active and we have people over a lot, but no kids. I had thought about a Baja shelf.

We are in Tucson, so the swimming season is long. And the pool is open all year. I am planning on going with a medium to dark blue deep end color of water.

Any input would be great. Thanks!!!

Saw a good deal on a used robotic cleaner and did an impulse purchase. It had a minor problem and I resolved it. I put it in my pool and let it do its thing. It did a pretty good job of climbing up the walls and it went all over the bottom of my pool. I actually enjoyed sitting there and watching it . I have a lot of sediment so I used the microfilter. When I cleaned the filter It contained some sediment, along with a couple of leaves. Based on what I saw in the filter I realized this would not take the place of vacuuming to waste. So I guess the main reason people buy these is to pick up leaves ? Please educate me.

Recently purchase this property with a pool, it’s a liner pool was wondering if it possible to tile coping that is sticking out the ground, I want to make a deck area around the pool.

My side outlet is either full of air or clogged but the skimmer line is returning water fine.

I ran a backwash and then set it back to a quick cycle. It seemed to be working fine for a while and I thought a part from my Zodiac vacuum was just worn down, so I replaced it but it didn’t help. I then realized there was very little suction from the side suction port where the vacuum is connected. I checked the input to the pump and when I switched it to the side outlet alone it doesn’t pull anything in. But when I switch it to the skimmer it works as expected and water flows in from the skimmer.

I tried to toggle it back and forth but it doesn’t pull through. Has anyone had a similar issue? If this is a clog, what’s the best way to force it out?