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    What's growing on my hose?

    Can anyone tell me what's growing on my Polaris hose? I've been maintaining the proper FC level and had .5 overnight chlorine loss. I just noticed this yesterday, but don't see it growing on other obvious surfaces (inside the skimmer, etc.). Is it time for a slam? Thanks.
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    Timer doesn't turn

    I have an Intermatic PF1102T timer which is 11 years old. Beginning several months ago, it randomly would stop turning. If I spun the dial a revolution or two, it would begin turning again. Now it has stopped turning completely. It still operates the pump if I manually turn it to a place on the...
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    DE in pool

    I backwashed my filter on Monday. When I added the DE slurry, I noticed the DE blowing into the pool through the jets. Unfortunately I had added a few pounds before I noticed it happening. When I looked at the filter, the pipes were vibrating quite a bit. I turned off the filter, switched to...
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    Help with extremely high cya

    I finally got tired of relying on the guys at the pool store advising me on how to treat my pool. I've been fighting to keep FC levels up for two years and they never told me my cya levels were off the charts and a cause of my problems. They just kept selling me stabilized chlorine. I've been...