DIY Pool Repair

If you are looking to winterize your above ground or in ground swimming pool yourself there are a few steps you will have to take to ensure you properly close your pool to avoid winter damage. You will also need an air compressor if you are planning to close an inground pool. If your swimming [...]

The EZ Drain above ground swimming pool cover is a great way to help you remove some of the pool water from the top of the pool during the winter season with out the use of a pump. This type of cover is considered a specialty swimming pool cover so it will not install [...]

So I am sure you have heard “These water bags are no good” only so they can be tossed right in the trash costing you another $7.99 – $10.00 per water bag depending on where you buy the water bags. The good news is that you can stop wasting your money on new water [...]

There are some things you will need to do to your pool skimmer before the winter time comes. You will need to protect it from ice and the elements of winter. You will also need some sort of air compressor to blow out the swimming pool plumbing. If you have an inground swimming pool you [...]

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 your [...]

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 electrical [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The sand style swimming pool filter can be found on many above ground and in ground swimming pools. There are also many different brands and models of swimming pool filters on the market these days so all the parts will not be interchangeable but many of the things you will need to repair on [...]

The Hayward Power Flo swimming pool pump can be found installed on may above ground swimming pools. Although the Hayward Power-Flo pump is rated as one of the top of the line above ground swimming pool pumps they still will need to be repaired as time goes on. Hayward Pool Products offers a full [...]

Here are some steps and some articles to help you
Before you open the swimming pool you might want to read:
How To Prevent Swimming Pool Opening Damage
1)You will need to get the pump and filter going.You will need to prime the pump.
If you have a Hayward Super Pump This article will show you how to prime [...]

Hayward is very well known in the swimming pool industry for the great quality swimming pool products they make. One of their most popular lines of swimming pool pumps is called the Hayward Super Pump. This pump is offered in both the Super Pump Standard and The Super Pump II. The Super pump is [...]

The Polaris booster pump is the driving engine for the Polaris pool cleaner. The booster pump provides a higher pressure then the swimming pool pump can so it can drive the Polaris cleaning unit. From time to time your booster pump will need some repairs or could have a problems that can only be [...]

The swimming pool opening is one of those things that can be very easy to do if done correctly. There are many things that can also go wrong when opening your swimming pool, only to cause damage to the pool or filter system during the pool season. If you have never opened your swimming [...]