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    Newbie Pool Question

    Aftertaking a good look at the pictures. It appears that the sta-rite a filter for the floor system. The plumbing on the right is pool return and appears to leave the sta-rite filter. The small ball like object in the ground to the right looks like the motor for the floor system. I bet you have...
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    Newbie Pool Question

    8-) I 'm not sure from the picture, but my first guess would be that those are floor returns, not floor cleaner jets. Have yet to see floor returns not for cleaning, here in Dallas, but that doesn't mean that it hasn't been done. There appears to be part of a floor cleaning system to the right...
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    cva failure? repair or replace? i would like to recycle...

    Hey guys, I've got a compool actuator valve that when switching to spa mode during freeze protection, doesn't finish switching. It seems that the gears/cams are worn out as it appears that the gears teeth aren't connecting, therefore failing to move the camshaft. Is there a manual or guide with...
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    Restricted filter

    Also, if it freezes and you can't fix the pressue issue or multiport in time, recirculate mode will run most of the plumbing and thereby protect the majority of the plumbing and minimize damage, only as a last resort. Good luck!
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    Restricted filter

    A sharp increase in pressure is usually related to a blockage in the return line or even the filter. If it had been a while since your last filter clean/backwash, your guage may just be clogged or dirty. This would also explain why when you kicked on the pump the psi shot up so high. If there...
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    Purex Triton Ultra Flow pump screamed and cut off

    During the recent freeze(20's) a customer's purex triton ultra flow pump started screaming and would cut itself off while the pool switched pool/spa modes. This pump acts as the spa booster pump, as when it is on, so are the bubbles in the spa! After the second cut off and restart, my customer...
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    Greetings and salutations

    Hi, Ian from Dallas, TX here. I run a small pool maintenance company and am very eager to learn the full relativity and scope of all things pool! The name of my company is American Pride Pool Protection, and as the name suggests my goal is to maintain the pools in the healthiest longest lasting...