Pool care guides
Practical guides for pool chemistry, pumps, filters, heaters, salt systems, automation, and water problems.
You walk out to your pool equipment pad and notice something's wrong. The timer dial hasn't moved since yesterday. Your pool pump never kicked on. And.
Read guideQuick Answer If your pool timer trippers are missing, your pump won't turn on or off automatically. The fix is straightforward: order replacement.
Read guideQuick Answer: When your Intermatic pool timer stops working, the problem usually falls into one of five categories: tripped breaker or GFCI, stuck or.
Read guideQuick Answer: If your pool timer is not turning on, check these three things first: the circuit breaker, the manual override switch position, and the ON.
Read guideQuick Answer: When your pool timer will not turn off, start with the simple stuff: the manual override may be set to ON, the OFF tripper may be…
Read guideQuick Answer: If your pool timer is stuck on and won't shut off, check these four things in order: (1) the OFF tripper dog is missing, bent, or…
Read guideYou walk out to check your pool equipment and notice something's off — your pool timer dial not moving even though power is on. The clock face sits.
Read guideYou walk out to your backyard, glance at the pool timer, and see it's clearly running — the clock is moving, maybe even showing "ON" — but your…
Read guideNothing kills a Saturday morning faster than walking out to check your pool and finding the pump silent, the timer dark, and your breaker flipped again.
Read guideYour pool pump didn't kick on this morning. Or maybe it's been running for 12 hours straight and won't shut off. Either way, a pool timer not working.
Read guideYou finally invested in a pool automation system to make life easier. Now it's not responding, the app won't connect, or your pump runs at random times.
Read guideYour saltwater pool looks cloudy, the chlorine test reads zero, and your salt cell appears to be running normally. What gives? A pool salt cell not.
Read guideUse the Pool Chemical Calculator app for chlorine, pH, alkalinity, stabilizer, salt, calcium, borates, and more.