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Pool pump and filter pressure gauge close-up on a daylight equipment pad

How To Determine the Cause of Low Water Flow

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Low water flow at your pool returns is one of the most common pool-equipment complaints. The frustrating part is that it can be caused by a dozen different things, and...

How To Determine the Cause of Low Water Flow

PST Pool Supplies

Low water flow at your pool returns is one of the most common pool-equipment complaints. The frustrating part is that it can be caused by a dozen different things, and...

Pool pump motor capacitor exposed for replacement on a daylight equipment pad

How To Find the Correct Capacitor For Your Pool...

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A pool pump motor that hums on startup but doesn’t spin is almost always a failed capacitor. It’s a $30–$150 part and a 15-minute swap, but only if you order...

How To Find the Correct Capacitor For Your Pool...

PST Pool Supplies

A pool pump motor that hums on startup but doesn’t spin is almost always a failed capacitor. It’s a $30–$150 part and a 15-minute swap, but only if you order...

Open pool sand filter with multiport valve removed and fresh sand on the equipment pad

How To Change Sand in a Pool Sand Filter

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Pool filter sand should be changed every 5 to 7 years. Over time, the grains wear smooth, develop channels (water finds a path of least resistance and stops contacting the...

How To Change Sand in a Pool Sand Filter

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Pool filter sand should be changed every 5 to 7 years. Over time, the grains wear smooth, develop channels (water finds a path of least resistance and stops contacting the...

Pool salt being added to a swimming pool with salt test kit nearby

How to Add Salt to Your Pool

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Adding salt to a saltwater pool is a simple job, but doing it wrong — using the wrong type of salt, adding too much at once, or pouring it the...

How to Add Salt to Your Pool

PST Pool Supplies

Adding salt to a saltwater pool is a simple job, but doing it wrong — using the wrong type of salt, adding too much at once, or pouring it the...

Hayward salt cell removed from plumbing next to a cleaning bucket on a daylight equipment pad

How To Clean a Hayward AquaRite TurboCell Salt ...

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The Hayward AquaRite TurboCell is the most popular residential salt cell in North America, and like every salt cell, it accumulates calcium scale on the titanium plates over time. Scale...

How To Clean a Hayward AquaRite TurboCell Salt ...

PST Pool Supplies

The Hayward AquaRite TurboCell is the most popular residential salt cell in North America, and like every salt cell, it accumulates calcium scale on the titanium plates over time. Scale...

Open Hayward DE filter with grids being cleaned on a daylight pad

How To Clean a Hayward DE Filter Grid Assembly

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Backwashing a DE filter clears loose debris but leaves embedded grease and oil locked into the grid fabric. Twice a year — ideally at closing and opening — a full...

How To Clean a Hayward DE Filter Grid Assembly

PST Pool Supplies

Backwashing a DE filter clears loose debris but leaves embedded grease and oil locked into the grid fabric. Twice a year — ideally at closing and opening — a full...