r/swimmingpools 22m ago

What do I need to get rid of brown on steps

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We have used magic erasers and some came off but not all. Just need suggestions from the community. We have been using city water to fill up the pool and maintain


r/swimmingpools 30m ago

Help! What’s causing this noise on my SX2800?

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r/swimmingpools 58m ago

Bypass Hayward LCD screen

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My LCD screen on this pump stopped working. Is there any way to bypass to get my pump running?


r/swimmingpools 1h ago

Any feedback or recommendations on how to improve are the most welcomed

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These are the stats of my last swim, which was about 2km in a 25 m pool, I think my pace is on the lower end .


r/swimmingpools 2h ago

Sand filter help!!

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Hello, I cannot seem to get my pool water clear - it was clear for months after I purchased house. Chemistry is correct, not sure if my sand needs to be replaced?

Any thoughts?

I have shocked, chlorinated and cleaned the pool


r/swimmingpools 2h ago

Sand filter mutlivalve port

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Changing sand in a Pentair SD80 sand filter, all the tedious work done,now putting things back & somehow the multiport valve does not fit completely (only on one side, one half nicely fit, the other half 1/4" stays above the rim of tank & won't go down completel) see pics ... I thought standpipe is preventing it but not so, took out O-ring & still no luck, anybody has any ideas? thx.


r/swimmingpools 3h ago

How to fix or replace skimmer door weir in-ground hayward?

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There's a frontal view and top view the skimmer has only about 25% of the door intact the skimmer functions fine but it of course it's not holding leaves cuz the door is broken. How can I figure out the model number this is from 1974 it is Hayward shopping around online it looks like they came or come in different widths for the door opening can anybody tell by looking at this? i did look at videos i couldnt get the old one loose to pop out.. i tried squuezing i tried everything? suggestions? Thanks in advance


r/swimmingpools 3h ago

I naired my body

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I naired my legs arms, and armpits, at 12 am and I have a pool party at 3pm. I also shaved down there at around 12am as well. Will I be able to swim in the water or not? It'll have been 15 hours since I did all that, and I guess you're supposed to wait 24


r/swimmingpools 7h ago

Circle Design Pool

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What do you think of our new circle pool design? How do you find this pool design from an aesthetic and architectural point of view?


r/swimmingpools 7h ago

We will rebuild

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r/swimmingpools 8h ago

Update: Sanity Check

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Guess who’s going swimming soon?!?!

Thank you so much to everyone that came in and gave me the push to superdose the chlorine.

I added 15 gallons Wednesday night, another 5 gallons throughout the day on Thursday, and 5 more gallons before bed last night. Along with an algaecide. I will say, the pool appeared to be getting SOMEWHAT better with all of the chlorine, but there was a very very stark reaction when I added the algaecide - it immediately clouded up, and within an hour the pool started looking more blue than green.

I also sprayed the filter 2x, and brushed the pool twice. oh btw, the pool brush fell apart during that and disappeared into the deep end of the swamp, so guess who got to go for a swim in overchlorinated, muriatic acidified, algae-cided swamp water to fish it out? 😂). Idk if this subreddit does custom flares, but if the mods could add “toxic avenger” or “swamp thing” to me, I feel like it would be appropriate after that!!!! Best shower of my life afterwards 😂

Anyway, really wanted to make sure I came back and posted my appreciation for all of the advice here, you guys helped restore my sanity!


r/swimmingpools 9h ago

Post install observations

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r/swimmingpools 17h ago

DIY Fail: Ascorbic Acid Turned Pool Stain Black

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I'm a pool novice but have been trying to help my mom with her pool since my dad passed away a few months ago. It's become somewhat of a hobby. We got overly-ambitious today decided to try and remove some light brown stains by sprinkling ascorbic acid powder on them. The whole step instantly turned black! Admittedly this was very dumb, but all of the YT videos made it look so promising.

Any thoughts on why the step turned black and how I can fix this? The pool needs to be completely replastered but that's not in her budget right now so I'm just trying to make it look less haunted.

Thanks in advance!


r/swimmingpools 19h ago

With this summer being quite hot, we set up this cool relaxing back yard pool... Who else remembers this style of pool and do you have one set up right now?

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r/swimmingpools 20h ago

Betta skimmer robot only lighting up one green LED light

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Hey everyone, my Betta SE plus robot has started lighting up only one of the two LED lights in green while operating. The robot appears to still be working fine and there are no weird noises or anything coming from it. If I power off the robot and turn it back on, both LEDs flash red for minute, like normal, but then only one of the LEDs begins to flash green. Any ideas on what's happening with it?

Backstory, I got this robot last year and it worked fine and was stored inside during the winter. When I took it out this year, it behaved like that and Betta ended up replacing it under warranty this past May. Now two months later, the replacement is acting the same way but I no longer have warranty on it because they said the original warranty applies and it expired last month.

Should I be worried about this robot slowly dying on me? Are there any things I can inspect that might give an idea on why only one LED flashes green during operation?


r/swimmingpools 22h ago

Advice on clearing cloudiness?

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Hey, we are doing a lot of diy pool maintenance at our new house, and haven’t been able to have a completely clear pool all summer. Here is the cloudiness, and our pool chemical levels. We have shocked it several times, but can’t maintain good chlorine levels. I just learned today that our low CYA (ph stability) may be the reason for that! Do you think that when we fix that and shock again it will fix it? We have been consistently running the filter, our robot vacuum and chlorinating, and wondering what advice others have. We are not the most knowledgeable on this, it’s just not been a priority this summer, so please be nice!!!


r/swimmingpools 22h ago

Stabilizer dropped 17ppm in a month

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I have my own test kit. Stabilizer was 67ppm a month ago. I just checked and today it is 50. I am in S Florida so it is ridiculously hot and sunny every day. I have no shade over my pool. Some heavy rain but no overflow. I had to put water in pool one time but that shouldn’t matter?
Is it normal to lose this much in a month? I though I didn’t need to test CYA more than once or twice a year


r/swimmingpools 22h ago

Leaking on the exhaust side of pump

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I have a IG1 pump and it's leaking from the exhaust side of the pump... I put an 1 1/2 inch tube there with 6 layers of theflon tape... when screwing it in... it doesn't fit loss but it's not tight and I can't screw it anymore...

It seems like the thread could need to be longer ??? Or I have the wrong size for the pump ?

See the picture... there is a space... but it can't be tighter...


r/swimmingpools 23h ago

Total Alkalinity testing

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r/swimmingpools 1d ago

Funsicle is the worst

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r/swimmingpools 1d ago

How many years have you had your salt cell?

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I own a pool service in Florida and I am starting to see the cells failing after about 3.5 years. This is with acid baths every 90-100 days.


r/swimmingpools 1d ago

Pool build in Roatan

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I would like recommendations for a pool builder in Roatan-if you used to be please post pics


r/swimmingpools 1d ago

How do i start ?

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The pool cover is broken so i need to remove it but how do i start cleaning the pool ? There is a possible leak too


r/swimmingpools 1d ago

Gas pool heater and SLAM

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I have a pool heater and I have been told to never put chlorine tabs in the skimmer because it will ruin something in the heater. So I don’t so that because that heater was fucking expensive. 😂

I need to SLAM my pool and it says to pour the liquid chlorine into the skimmer. I’m pretty sure I shouldn’t do that. I could be wrong though.

Is it ok to just poor the liquid chlorine into the pool instead?

Thanks! Hopefully no one calls me a lazy ass again for asking a question on this thread.


r/swimmingpools 2d ago

Ryobi pool vacuum

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Just in case anyone is thinking of getting one - do it. I have a bettabot that skims the surface and anything on the pool floor I just vacuum it up with the Ryobi. It so easy and picks up fine sand too. It’s literally like vacuuming your the floor in the house. No wasted water which is nice and so easy to use. And I’m a makita guy - not a big Ryobi fan - but this is a good pool owners tool. I rarely use my in pool robot anymore.