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What is causing low water pressure in aboveground pool?

I have recently bought a house, and it already had a aboveground pool in place. This is the first time I have ever had a pool. The pump and filter is setup, but I seem to have issues with maintaining water pressure to vacuum and filter the pool. The pool has a cartridge filter. I … Continue reading

have a well and pump, but no water today, ideas on things to check first?

New to home owner ship in the country. Got up this morning and have no water. What is the first think I should check before calling a repair man? No dumb answers please since this is a legitimate question. Thanks in advance.

Well pump won't kick on, checked prime and it is primed, what elese could be the problem????

I got up this morning and to my surprise…..no water. I knew it was primed, but I checked it anyway and it was primed. I am getting power to the outlet that the pump is plugged into. What else could it be? Did the pump go out? It had been making alot noise before like … Continue reading

Well water looks clear but came out of pump black?

Last year I raised the foot valve in my shallow well because the water had silt in it. Later, I replaced the leather cup because The water from the well wasn’t getting to the pump. The night I put in the new cup the water came out clear. The next morning it came out as … Continue reading

Decorative well pump house shelter/covering.?

I’m in search of a decoravtive well house covering for my well pump. I’ve searched the net with no success, all I’ve founds was these artificial "rock" coverings. Nah, not interested. I want something like a pre-built shelter/cover that looks nice. Anybody know any good websites or places where I can buy one. Thanks in … Continue reading

Our gunite inground pool is losing water.?

There is a lot of air coming from the jets also. We detected a leak in the above ground plumbing at a joint & if it ever stops raining, we will repair that. I know that is only one problem though. There is alot of air in the jets when the pump is running. Once … Continue reading

Will putting bleach in a small pond damage the pond's pump?

I’ve got a small pond with a waterfall feature. I recently took everything out (water, rocks, etc), cleaned it, and installed a new pump. After a week of hot weather the algae bloomed and took over the pond. I was able to scoop out the majority of it and killed the remaining algae with bleach. … Continue reading

Sump Pump turns on and off every 20 seconds… why? What can I do about it?

I think it is my sump pump anyway… the noise is driving my crazy. It’s just a little hum, like the vibration when something mechanical turns on, that starts and stops every 20 secords or so. Its not the furnance, and the plumbing checks out, so I am thinking it might be the sump pump. … Continue reading

Problem with pool pump?

I have a very old 20×40 inground pool with one skimmer and one jet. My jet is blowing a lot of air and pressure is low and drops to nothing then goes back to low. Can someone give me a step-by-step on what to check first to last? I have checked the skimmer basket and … Continue reading

Submersible (sump) Pond Pump keeps shutting off?

I’ve got a 10ft by 10ft koi pond in front of my house (no fish in it though) that has been running for years. I have a submersible sump pump that pumps water to my filter that runs to the waterfall. The sump pump stopped working so I took it out of the pond and … Continue reading