Equipment & Repair

3 tools · 5 guides · 3 comparisons

Sizing tools and repair walkthroughs for the pad: pump, filter, heater and salt cell — what fails, what it costs, what to replace.

Tools

Required flow from volume and turnover, then the head loss your plumbing adds.

BTU from surface area, temperature rise and how exposed the pool is.

Turnover hours, filter area check and the daily run time that follows.

Sand and DE sequences, the pressure rule, and how much water you lose.

Won't prime, humming, leaking, screaming: symptom to part to repair-or-replace.

Ignition, flow and exchanger faults, and what a call-out actually costs.

Cartridge soak, DE recharge and the sand-bed change interval.

Acid-wash ratio, how often, and how to tell a cell is finished.

Micron rating, media cost per year, backwash water and labour compared.

Five-year cost of ownership, cell life, water feel and corrosion risk.

Install cost, running cost per month of swimming, and climate fit.