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    How do I get the pump lid to seal?

    Thanks in advance once again TFP community. I feel silly that I can't make it stick . . but each time I open the lid to clean out the pump basket I cannot get the lid to seal. Additionally I do not know the exact brand of the pump. The lid is plastic (it was replaced last year), and it has a...
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    Help! Dark Cloud from Return Jets at each Pump Restart

    First - Thank you to the TFP community. You guys are awesome! I am so grateful that I have someone to ask all my questions to! (And I have MANY!) So here's my latest . .. The pool is OLD - like 1950's old. The pipes are steel, the sides are steel, the bottom is concrete - everything...
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    SLAMing and Increasing Pressure on Eclipse Sand Filter

    About 5 days into my first go-around with the BBB method. Pool was a beautiful shade of emerald green . . Test Results from Leslie's before adding anything for the season: FC: .5 TAC: .5 CYA: 45 TA: 0 pH: 6.8 In an attempt to follow the BBB method, raised the pH to 7.2 (required 4 boxes of...
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    Should I paint the inside of the skimmer inlet?

    Hello to the TFP community! This is my first post. I read the site all winter in preparation for my first summer of caring for my very own, functional pool. I'm ready to 'dive in'. ;) Background: We purchased our home last year, it was a foreclosure. Knowing nothing about the pool (or about...