It's Always Something, Right?

[suebee42]

Finally got the pool uncovered and ready for summer... and the pump wouldn't start. Yay. Took it in Friday, got the call last night... the guy got it running (and won't charge us), but he thinks it has other things wrong that he can't get to without breaking the case, including the potential for leaks. Says it would be just as much to buy new... so

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[sandimas]

That's interesting. We just had to buy a new pump for our pool as well. Our old one was 10 years old. I was just reading in my owner's manual that you need to bring it in for freezing conditions, which of course is not a problem over here.

I found the key is keeping the water "balanced" with pH, akalinity, and chlorine. I was totally indebted to the advice of our local pool store before I finally figured out what was going on about a year later. ;)

[suebee42]

Yeah, we just didn't know. When we moved in, it was already May, and the pump was out. He must have put it back out so it was in place for us, saving us from hunting. It made it through the first winter, but this winter was pretty brutal... I don't think we saw temps above freezing for three months. We spent most of it in the teens. :P