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Pool-Aid Pros
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 9 พ.ย. 2020
Here to help DIY'ers and fellow Pro's keep their swimming pools looking great with pro tips, product reviews, and pool hacks.
Pool Leak Detection: Step-by-Step Bucket Test Guide
Is your pool losing water? Learn how to perform a simple yet effective bucket test to determine if your pool has a leak. In this comprehensive tutorial, we'll guide you through the step-by-step process of conducting a bucket test, helping you identify and address potential leaks in your pool. Ensure a leak-free and enjoyable swimming season by mastering this essential pool maintenance technique.
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How to Replace the AutoFill System Like a Pro
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In this informative video, we'll show you how to replace the autofill system on your swimming pool. If you need to replace a faulty unit, we've got you covered. Our step-by-step tutorial is designed to help you get the job done quickly and efficiently, without any unnecessary hassle. From identifying the right replacement parts to installing the new system, we'll walk you through the entire pro...
How to Replace a Pool Pump Motor(Important Steps)
มุมมอง 9Kปีที่แล้ว
Pool-Aid here! In this video, we go over the steps involved with changing the single speed motor from your pool pump. Virtually all single speed motors are made by the same manufacturer, so you can replace the motor from your pump and replace it with an exact replacement all yourself. This job is not complicated, but there are some important steps that many people don't know know about that can...
How to replace a Jandy filter pressure gauge
มุมมอง 5Kปีที่แล้ว
This video explains the simple steps of replacing your Jandy pressure gauge, as well as what tools you will and will not need.
Satisfying Pool Cleaning-120k Gallon Junior Olympic Swimming Pool
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Satisfying vacuum to waste on Junior Olympic swimming pool. 120,000 gallons!
Pool Opening
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Removing the cover and getting the equipment started on a 120,000 gallon junior olympic swimming pool! Our next video will show a satisfying cleaning, and the transformation!
How to Protect Your Pool From an Impending Freeze.
มุมมอง 1723 ปีที่แล้ว
What can you do to your pool in a power outage during a freeze? This short video will help you to act when your power goes out during a winter storm.
Simple New Merlin Safety Cover Feature That Makes Me So Happy!
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I was recently installing a new Merlin Industries safety pool cover and noticed a small change to their design of the spring sleeve. Enjoy this short video and let me know in the comments of any other manufacturers that feature this, as well as other safety cover features you think make life easier.
How To Clean A Swimming Pool Cartridge Filter(In Depth With Pro Tips)
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This video is a deep dive into the methods Pool Pros use to thoroughly and efficiently clean cartridge filters for swimming pools. This video is longer, but has lots of tips and tricks the Pros use to clean your cartridge filter.
Satisfying Pool Cleaning
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Sometimes nature throws its worst at your pool. In this video, we have a pool that had storm water run off the whole backyard into the pool. We "floc" the pool to settle as much dirt and debris to the bottom as possible, then vacuum to waste. As a bonus. we also help you figure out how to determine how much water you use when you vacuum to waste.
The best "time" to open your pool.
มุมมอง 2023 ปีที่แล้ว
Lot's of people close, or winterize, their pool for the winter. So many pool owners ask me this question. "When should I open my swimming pool?" When I give them the answer, they usually have a perplexed look on their face. The answer is "before the water temperature in your pool reaches 65 degrees." I think this is because people want an easy answer. They want to hear "beginning of April" or "...
Top ways 2020 affected swimming pool owners
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2020 has been a memorable year that has left its mark on history. It will definitely leave its mark on the swimming pool industry and pool owners. In this video, we review the major events of 2020 that will affect pool owners into the future, as well as tips and alternatives to help you continue into the future. The topics we cover in this video include the availability of swimming pool buildin...
Great Thank You so much! I really appreciate it! Wonderful video and great explanations.
Shouldn’t you lubricant the gasket after you glue it in?
No need for that. The gasket is soft and ready to do its job out of the packaging. In fact, most ptfe lubricants will speed up the break down of the rubber, causing the gasket to need replacement sooner.
How long does it take to vacuum the entire pool?? And how much do you charge per visit??
I actually don’t service that pool anymore. I prefer to focus on residential pools now. It usually took me just under an hour for that monster, but pool service pricing is very regional.
@pool-aidpros, thank you for the reply 🙏 and best wishes on your business
Thanks for the video, I wish if you zoomed when you were recording.
Glued spider gaskets is a horrible design!
Just what I needed, got my new motor today installing tomorrow. My old motor only lasted 4 seasons in PA, the bottom was rusty and the entire area on the motor side of the mounting plate, and the facing surface of the motor surrounding the shaft was coated with crusty salt, assuming the motor shaft seal went bad. Do you recommend covering the motor with those cheapy plastic housing units. My original Hayward pump lasted 10 yrs, but the 2nd Century only lasted 4. Probably my fault for not catching the motor seal leak but it seems premature. Any thoughts. Really appreciate the video and the pace was excellent, great details.
Thanks for the input! Motors these days aren’t going to last as long as the old ones. I was talking to a supplier, and the steel isn’t as good as the pumps 20-30 years ago. The best thing you can do is keep a clean and clear equipment pad that allows plenty of air flow around the equipment, and check for leaks regularly.
Great video. Would you recommend putting a lubricant sealer on the O-ring before replacing the top?
Only if you can’t get a seal the first try or two. And if you use a PTFE based lube I recommend replacing the o-ring the next time you take the filter apart. The lube breaks down the rubber.
Thank you!
Super helpful. Was your pump a superflo and then you replaced the motor with a centurion? Does it have to be a pentair?
Amazing video and phenomenal results!!! Thank you for your time and for sharing your knowledge with all of us. 😎
It doesn’t work
This solution is for thermal expansion, where the lid expands and wedges itself into the niche. If the concrete around the skimmer has settled or shifted and caused the skimmer to warp, this will not help.
FYI, it took me and my son in law 2 hours to remove the factory gasket. Prior to removal of the spider gasket, I had a daily leak of two inches of water every day and was told not to worry it's evapiration. Wrong! On further inspection after replacing only the top round gasket (prior to knowing what a spider gasket was) the the small round clear site guage was not full as it should be which is an indication I was losing water. The spider gasket was the culprit all along. Warning, after you purchase the new gasket make sure the new gasket is the right size by laying it over the old gasket. Twice I was given a gasket that was about a guarter inch two small. Since my handle is hard to move, i discovered through pool videos that my handle gaskets need to be replaced. I will when they come in stock.
Thank you !
Should the threads of the pressure gauge totally disappear into filter body lid? My threads are exposed about 3/4 to an inch
Do I have to let all the pressure out filter before replacing?
All positive(outward) pressure, yes. If there is negative pressure you can go ahead and remove the old gauge.
Great video! Love the bloopers at the end 😂
Nice video. You should add a link to that spray nozzle and get some sales action.
Don’t bother cleaning filters it’s a fools errand… the hose can never remove the algae and grime stuck in the core of the pleats. Just replace the cartridges every year!
Great! Thank you!!
This is great! Takes us forever to clean ours. Looks like we need the cleaner and that nozzle. Thanks!
Thanks! I'm a new owner for the first time of an inground pool. I gained a lot of good information, and will save money by doing it myself😊
How much do you charge a customer to do this? If it’s your weekly route do you include it in maintenance?
This service can vary in price with various factors, primarily number of cartridges. I do not include cost of filter cleaning in my monthly service cost, but I know of services that do.
I might be on the wrong here, but i have a electronic pressure washer, it has very low pressure compare to gas washer and the gun is spraying a 45 degrees water nozzle, it wont cut through the skin but is very strong still, used it in my filter for years. I do have an extra new filter just in case but I haven’t seem the need or damage in the old one yet just saying. I like the video and everything you used in here. And well edited
I’m not saying you definitely ARE damaging your filter by using high pressure, but the damage may not be visible. What improves the filtration of the cartridges are glass fibers woven into the fabric. High pressure can break or dislodge those fibers, reducing the filtration of the cartridge. You may not cause tears in the fabric, but high pressure cleaning may reduce the efficiency of the filter. Also, this degradation happens over time anyway. So damage is being done through use and normal cleaning, but possibly more quickly with high pressure. As a reminder, cartridges should be change every 3 years or so. Hope this helps! 👍🏼
Hey which motor are you using? Please name the equipments being used in this video to clean the pool.
No special equipment was used to make this video. I used the equipment with the pool. Dual pumps and sand filters, which I had set to waste.
Would love the part# for that spider gasket / great video imo
It’ll be a different for each filter model by each manufacturer. Find your filter model number and you should be able to find a parts diagram online. Thanks for the feedback!
Well done. Thanks
Thanks for watching!
Whoever installed that setup forgot to allow access to the filter drain plug. Plan ahead.
True, many pool builders do not offer repair service so sometimes equipment is installed in an unfortunate configuration.
Buy a trash can at home depot. But a drain with a screw end. Cut a hole the size of the drain and add the drain in the center of the trash can. Spray the cartridge in the trash can and drain everything in you sewage main drain. That’s what I did
This is definitely an option, and how most of the cleaning solutions tell you to do the job. Unfortunately this takes 12 to 24 hours, which pool pros just don’t have and most home owners don’t want to invest. This way is faster and does just as good of a job cleaning the filter. Thanks for watching!
Great video! I have the exact same Jandy filter. Not sure how old my filters are, they look fine but I'm getting algae despite 24x7 pumping and FC of 10 ppm, so I'm thinking the filters need to be replaced!
Low flow from dirty filters can cause algae to build for sure. You may also want to check your combined chlorine and phosphate levels if clean filters do not resolve this issue. Thanks for watching!
I had huge algae problem when I came back from vacation. Put 4 gallons of chlorine in the pool and let it sit for 24 hours, cleaned filters, brushed down walls and ran pump for 24 hours. Vacuum up dead algae. Then cleaned filters again. Algae totally gone.
Got one of my broody chickens raising ducklings rn, too damn cute
Haha! Awesome 😂
Love the hat!
Thanks! Got some new swag.
I noticed that you’re using the blue vacuum head made out of a semi-flexible rubber material with the white wheels. I believe it is one of the same one I have, as I have about 4 or 5 different vacuum heads. But if it is the same one I have it sits very low to the ground as the centerline of the wheels are mounted almost even with the body, the long blue part of rubber, of the vacuum in order for it to sit closer to the floor of the pool. My question is this, is this the best vacuum head that you have found by using or are there better, more efficient or maybe picks up better, ones out there? The one I have like the one in the video sits so low to the floor of the pool that you’d be hard pressed to pick up any little twigs or less than flat leaves or even bigger bugs and/or tree nuts such as acorns or what not, that may find it’s way to the bottom of your pool. I have some trees near my pool so it’s always something in there throughout the course of a day. I also run a Polaris self cleaner that runs 4 to 5 hours a day which does a bang up job but it tends to run the same areas or paths, if you will, throughout the day and doesn’t do corners very well and it doesn’t do steps at all. So, just looking for the best vacuum head without any kinds of brushed attached to it just to pick up dirt, the occasional dead/alive algae, small bugs and insects and whatever other very small debris AFTER thoroughly brushing the pool. I won’t be brushing while vacuuming so I don’t need anything attached to the vacuum head such as brushes and what not. Sorry that I’m repeating myself at times and thank you for the excellent video and thanks in advance for your response on the vacuum.
When it comes to vacuuming through the pools filtration, the type of vacuum head is pretty limited to what I use in the video and the brush-style head. Sometimes, if there is some bigger debris, I will try to spot skim with a net before I vacuum. If there is a lot of large debris, I use an electric leaf vac(such as a Bottom Feeder, Hammer Head, Power Vac or Riptide). Honestly, I know the backyard is not ALL about the pool, but I always say the landscaping is one of the most important factors in pool maintenance. If it were me, I would look into trimming trees back, or cutting them down all together within a certain distance to preserve the pool if they are that much of a problem.
How do you explain this scientifically
The lid expands because of heat, and gets stuck. The cool water shrinks the lid in its niche, allowing the lid to come out.
the pvc lines on this system was my first reason why i watched the entire video, pride in the fittings , all angles are square , clean job thank you for sharing
I didn't want to wait! Lol great transition
Great video thanks! Whats the name/brand of the water cleaning gun ?
It's Mpact nozzle by Melnor.
@@pool-aidpros thanks a lot, and again, great job!
Thanks for the very informative video. One criticism - there are lots of audio compression artifacts making it a little difficult to understand. You sound like you are underwater while speaking.
Thanks for the feedback! I am always trying to improve the quality of my audio and video. Stay tuned and let us know how we do. 👍🏼
Great vid.
Thanks! Stay tuned. We’ve got more content on the way.
How much for this Kind of Job ? Just Asking
That’s difficult to tell. The pool wasn’t swampy. It’s chemicals were balanced other than the mud. Also prices can vary by region. I recommend calling a local pool company for pricing in your area.
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Yep, elevated back yard against a retaining wall. That is what I have in the new house I just bought, and I had to go through the process of cleaning out all the dirt that had run into the pool. I found out the retaining wall behind my pool didn't have any gravel back-filling. There was red clay packed in over the french drain preventing it from draining appropriately, along with some extra trash from the construction crew.
Drainage around a pool can be a pain to figure out, but unfortunately it can be more of a pain if you don’t get it right. Thanks for the comment! Let me know in the comments if there’s anything you’d like to see future videos on.
People are so rude! Thank you for the information and the mathematics behind the water loss. I thought that it was a very informative video!
Too many talking
Thanks for the feedback. I try to be as concise, and yet as informative as possible. I will continue to improve.
I think everything he said was pretty important for us that own pools: - how the pool got into the state it was in - how he was able to get the dirt to settle - how long it took to settle - how much water is lost in the process - how to calculate the water loss Some of us come to TH-cam to "learn to fish" not "watch others fish".
@@longbra Man, you hit the nail on the head!!! And I mean REALLY FREAKING HARD!!! I love your fishing analogy. It is Taylor made for his reply. Furthermore, if he didn’t say what he did then I’m sure that “Jati Duri” would’ve said, “not enough explanation”!!! I mean, geeze man, you can not and will not satisfy everyone!!! You should not even try to. Some people go opposite of others just to troll or start conflict. He did a great job with the video. Just like you pretty much said, everything said was relevant to the video. What more could you ask for??? 🙋♂️🙋♂️🙋♂️ ooohhhh I know, I know!!! Pick me, pick me!!! What more could you ask for??? AWHOLE LOT LESS OF THESE MORONS THAT COMMENT STUFF THAT IS IRRELEVANT AND USELESS JUST LIKE “JATI DURI”!!! Thanks and happy swimming… and/or cleaning!!!
What a stupid feedback comment 🤨 of course he is talking, is he informing people how to clean a pool. What’s he meant to do hold signs up with the info 🤷🏼♀️
hard to see with the lighting
Can’t see what your doing but helpful
Thanks for the feedback! We are still a new channel, in fact this was the first video we published. But we are working to level up our gear and filming ability.
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Thanks for sharing New sub I’ll be watching 👍🏽
Also bio lab in Ga caught on fire they make chlorine
Great video! Very helpful AND informative!