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    Pool leak help

    Completed the 24 hour tests with both pump running, and turned off, both leaked about 2 1/2" over 24 hours. Bought plugs for all of the jets, plugged them up and same thing after 24 hours. I went around the pool using food coloring, the skimmer, pool light, jets (and around the pool itself)...
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    Possible pool leak, multiport crackling, and air in skimmer when pump stopped

    After doing the bucket test, it seems there is definitely some kind of leak in my pool, but the very odd thing is that it appears to be random when this happens. I can go a full week or two without losing much of any water, and then a week or two where it loses water much more than the bucket...
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    Help Me Figure out 1980s Pool Plumbing Setup

    Hey guys, recently my pool pump controller went out on me (only 8 months old Pentair...), which made me start thinking about how they actually plumbed my pool back in the 1980's when they built it, and I was hoping someone may be able to help me to figure a few things out. Full Size Image...
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    Pentair Intelliflo Variable Speed Drive/Control Panel Issues

    Well ... long story short, I have a Pentair Intelliflo Variable Speed pump that was working great until just recently. From my understanding the pump was installed sometime last year by the previous home owner, pump has manufacture date of May 2014, controller says 08/04/2015. The pump would...
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    Keep diving board with insurance company in Florida?

    Alright so i originally had Northern Capital Insurance and they went bankrupt. My policy expires the end of this month...does anybody know any Florida insurance companies that will still cover you if you have a diving board? Northern capital was the only one i was able to find and now each...
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    Leak from skimmer, what is this other pipe for?

    Here's my pool setup. There's the drain at the bottom of the pool and the skimmer. There must be a T underground because i cannot set it to pull from just the skimmer or from just the bottom. There is only one pipe that comes out of the ground by the pool pump. Now, my pool definitely has a...
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    Hayward Star Clear II Filter PSI 30+?

    So before my pressure on my filter would sit at about 20 psi, now it's pretty much tacking out, as far as it can go. Does this mean i need a new filter? My pool sat through winter and i did not have a cover on it (i live in florida) and i finally got some money to get her up and running...
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    New pool light. Go with SAm or Intellibrite?

    Alright guys, so i purchased a bank owned house back in September '09. Since then ive saved up money and purchased the major parts i needed. (New pool pump, fix some plumbing, filter, etc) Well now that winter is over and it's time for some pool action, it's about time to finish the last part...
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    Leak problem. Think you can solve it?

    Alright, so after purchasing a bank owned house, spending $500 to have a company drain the pool and fill it back up. I have now found out that i also have a leak somehow. So again, my pool is now becoming green because the water level has gone below the skimmer. Here are some measurements i...