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    Pressure stays the same but now my barracuda isn't working

    Hello and thanks in advance for the help. I just added some conditioner to my pool in order to get my CYA up and it's looking fine now but when I went to plug my barracuda back in it's no longer working. I've taken the whole barracuda apart and there is suction all the way through. I've cleaned...
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    Any Advise on Surface Clearing Skimmer?

    Hello, My pool is near a couple of trees and we get tons of little leaves, pine needles, pollen that float on top of the pool. We've only got one suction port for skimming/vacuuming so I was hoping someone could recommend a product to allow us to do both. I've seen some floating skimmers that...
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    Pump Motor End Cover

    Hello pool friends! I'm currently trying to figure out how my pump is wired so that I can purchase the correct SWG and in general know more about my pump. I have the STA-RITE 1 1/2 HP MPRA6F-148L pump but it can be wired to either 115/230V. Currently what's holding me up is that the wiring...
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    Intermatic Mechanical Timer

    Hello friends! I've just purchased a house with a pool and it is the very first time that I have ever needed to run a pool myself. So it's kind of crazy. One of the biggest (most immediate) hurdles that I'm running into is that it has a Intermatic Mechanical Timer and I have no clue on how to...
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    Single speed pump kwh

    Hello all, I'm trying to decide whether or not to upgrade our current single speed pump, which works fine, to a 2speed or variable speed. I've had some people tell me it would be cheaper to just stick with my current pump until it fails but I'm a numbers guy so was hoping someone could help me...
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    SWG and VSP - A newbie question for sure

    Hello! This site is wonderful and I've only had the chance to crack the surface but I can tell I'll be spending a lot of time here. I'm currently buying a house with a pool, it closes on the 20th, and my wife and I have never had or needed to care for a pool. It's a bit daunting but we're up...