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I just didn't want to waste a few hundred bucks trying to fix it only to have to buy a new one. Seems like we just keep paying for him to come back. Wondering if anyone knew of this problem and if it was an easy fix. I read a bunch on this board and seems like we would just replace it with...

We have a Raypak 406A gas heater (original to when we built our pool 12 years ago). The error the last few seasons is CLK which after googling is a sensor and the error message is pressure. So the heater works fine but this sensor is turning it off. We had it serviced the beginning of this...

water chemistry is fine and was last year i see in your signature that you replastered after 17 years - is that what the solution ultimately is? what is that process like? average cost?

we had a Pentair whisperflo before The intelliflow is 3450 rpm with the 28psi

I was wondering the same thing. Glad to know it wasn't just my phone!

Our pool is 12 years old. There is a bit of staining around the infloor drains that just looks like dirt. These are the darkest stains. The sides of the pool have some light yellowish streaks - wide, solid and all the way down as if someone painted on it - not like algae Other parts have...

This year I got around to taking our DE filter apart and per the tutorial on here to clean it. Previously pool guys who close it for us have cleaned it. It has some clumps on it but was pretty white. I didn't do the soaking part as they seemed quite clean and I wasn't sure how stiff is stiff...

hmm ok i was more worried because i know if the filter runs high then something might be wrong with it so since its the beginning of the season and its 10 yrs old i wanted to make sure i wasn't missing a sign of something wrong.

Thanks! we just replaced the pump this year. it was really loud and they said to replace the motor but i figured 10 years was pretty old so we upgraded to a variable speed one. I will see about the filter grids at the end of this season too then Any experience with pool cleaner and the pump for...

We replaced our single speed pentair whisperflo 1.5hp pump with a Pentair IntelliFlo 011018 3HP Variable Speed Pump w/ Timer. We opened the pool this week and now i realized that when the pump is on different speeds the de filter pressure is crazy different. What is a good starting pressure - is...

I looked around and didn't see any guidelines on this but it would be helpful to know ballpark for the different pieces of equipment. How long do pumps last? Filters? Heaters? pool cleaners/booster pump for pool cleaner? Our pool is 10 years old so just trying to budget.

Ok I remember when we put it in they said it does naturally rise so must have been the pucks keeping it in line those first few years. I'll just keep a better eye on it going forward. Thanks!

I switched to bleach a few years ago and have realized that our ph is higher these days and i have needed to use muriatic acid to lower it. Previously it has stayed low all season and never really caused a problem. Is that a result of switching to bleach? Does it affect the ph differently from...

We do have different pipes for the drain and each skimmer that all connect with handles so you can block off different ones. - - - Updated - - - Is it hard to fix the grout? Is there a recommended grout?

We noticed we were losing water a bit towards the end of last summer and it definitely got worse this summer. It did not leak over the winter so I know it isn't in the concrete part or bottom of the pool. We just did the bucket test and the first day it was a decent difference of about 1/2...