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    Polaris 280 - High Pitch Noise from cleaner, not pump

    Hello everyone. My 280 is making a very high pitch noise, coming from the cleaner itself. I searched for "polaris 280 high pitch noise" and found nothing but results on bearings from the pump, but my noise is generating from the cleaner itself, not the pump. It is so loud, you cannot even go...
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    Exposed Aggregate Concrete Deck - covering solutions??

    Good afternoon everyone. My pool deck has exposed concrete aggregate and is extremely rough on our feet. Does anyone have any suggestions on the most economical way to cover, smooth, overlay, etc... the concrete. We plan on doing a major rehab next year, but just bounching this off the boards...
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    LED light - plug in option??

    Good afternoon everyone. My wife and I just purchased a home with 20x40 vinyl liner pool. The pool was installed in 1975 and was not used for last 10 years or so. We decided to bring back up to speed and we are loving it! Anyway, our pool liner guy informed us that the old brass light niche...
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    Automatic Chlorinator Dangers

    Also..a picture of your setup may help troubleshooting....
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    Automatic Chlorinator Dangers

    I know I'm a newbie but double check the mounting direction of the chlorinator. My original pool contractor installed ours wrong and just reading the owner's manual I determined it was installed backwards. There is a "pick-up" inlet inside the chlorinator that receives pressure from the return...
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    Newbie to the post and first time pool owner! woohooo

    Hello everyone. Just dropping a line to say hello and looking forward to many, many, hours stalking the posts to find out all the scoop on owning a pool. My wife and I just purchased a home with an in-ground 20x40 vinyl liner pool. The pool had been abandoned for several years and a little...
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