Question: My Hayward Power Flo pump just hums when I turn it on. Was running fine less then 24 hours ago. Any suggestions? Ellen Answer: Ellen, Take a small hammer and tap the motor casing a few times, This can “free up” any dirt / rust on the motor armature, If tapping the pump motor [...]

Pool filters can leak from a number of places and depending on where they are leaking from will determine how much and how long it will take to repair the leak on the pool filter. The first thing you will need to do is find out where the pool filter is leaking from. Once you [...]

During the mid summer many people will experience cloudy water inside of their swimming pool and the good news is that there are some simple solutions to get that water nice and sparkling again. Check Your Total Dissolved Solids: Often after shocking and adding tons of chemicals to your swimming pool in the opening season [...]

More and more homeowners are turning to tankless water heaters to heat their hot water. Even though these systems seem invincible you may encounter a problem or two with them. For example, inside each tankless water heater is a recirculation pump. Without this pump we could not get any hot water, in the event that [...]

The Rainbow In-Line Chlorinator is one of the many great products in the Pentair inventory. Pentair has products on thousands and thousands of swimming pools all over the world, especially in the United States. These In-Line Chlorinators are perfect for swimming pool owners who don’ have a lot of time to take care of their [...]

One of the best ways to help keep your swimming pool healthy is to keep your chemical levels on target. One way to do that is to purchase a Waterway Clearwater In-Line Chlorinator. Waterway has been serving swimming pool owners for many years now. One thing is for sure; Waterway has a huge inventory of [...]

Pentair is one of the most recognized names in the swimming pool industry. Their line of products is one of the top rated in the world. These products range from Above Ground Systems, Cleaners and Sanitizers. One of the most important things that you can do for your swimming pool is to keep it clean [...]

Getting Started: Shut Down The Polaris Booster Pump: Before you can rebuild or repair your Polaris Booster pump you will want to make sure that it is not going to turn on or run while you’re working on it. The best thing to do is to manually shut the timer off and then disconnect the [...]

The Hayward Chlorinator comes in an offline and an inline model. The inline chlorinator connects using PVC fitting and unions and is piped “inline” with the swimming pool plumbing. The “offline’ Hayward Chlorinator hooks up in a completely different way. This type hooks up using flexible chlorine feeder hoses with saddle connection fittings. Now that [...]

If you have an in ground swimming pool with a light that is leaking then you will need to understand on how to fix this type of leak. The in ground swimming pool light is made up of two parts. You have the light itself that is a self-contained unit with a cord and then [...]

The above ground swimming pool can start to leak from a number of different areas at any time of the season for a number of different reasons. Making sure you repair the leak in the swimming pool as soon as your notice it loosing water is very important. Failure to repair a leaking swimming pool [...]

When it comes to cleaning our swimming pools, we end up spending more time cleaning them than enjoying them. When we use the old-fashioned vacuum pole and filter system, it takes a lot of time and a lot of energy. Wouldn’t it be easier and less time consuming if you had a robotic swimming pool [...]

When its time to close the swimming pool you will have to blow out the swimming pool lines and also the Polaris Pump lines if you have an automatic pool cleaner called the Polaris. In this picture below you can see Dan getting ready to what we call “plug up” the opening of the Polaris [...]

Your swimming pool or pond is a great investment. You should do what you can to maintain your investment. Some swimming pool owners enhance their investments with waterfalls or water fountains. To keep these features working great you will need a confident pump that is reliable and is hard working. That is where the Smart [...]

The Hayward EC40 series filter has been around for a long time. I showed up to this pool opening and I was met with a really old and abused EC40 filter and a Hayward Power Flo pump. Here is how the pool opening went: In this picture you can see me making sure that all [...]

The Fish N Flush is a two-piece aquarium toilet tank. Yes, we said aquarium toilet tanks. This style is called Fish N Flush and it is designed to fit most two piece toilets. It can turn your stuffy bathroom into a fun place to be.  The reason why homeowners are choosing this style of toilet [...]