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    Broken input connection on Hayward In-Line Chlorinator

    I noticed by in-line chlorinator was leaking and when I picked it up the connection that feeds into the chlorinator broke right off. It looks like it may have been attached with some cement previously. Does anyone know how to repair this or is a new chlorinator required? If I need a new one I...
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    Winter water level with in-ground pool, mesh safety cover in snow belt

    I drained my gunite pool down 15 of so inches in late September but I noticed it has come up almost a foot and it is within 4 inches of my bullnose coping stones. I have tile underneath the coping so I am concerned some could get popped off with the ice. Any suggestions? There is already a...
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    Pump very slow to prime, appears to be tripping GFCI circuit breaker

    I have an Hayward 1hp SuperPump and it has been taking longer and longer to prime and "fire up" as the summer goes on. A couple months ago I would hear it click on, and then start pumping a few seconds later. If I turn it off and then back on it fires up quickly but now it takes 7-10 seconds...
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    OK to use bleach and tablets to chlorinate?

    I am going away for a few days so I was going to add some bleach and then use the Hayward Chlorinator while we are away. I was also planning on adding ~100 oz of Borax to increase the PH up to 7.5 Thanks for any advice FAC = 3 TAC = 3 CH = 210 CYA = 60 TA = 80 ph = 7.2
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    DE sediment in pool

    Just bought a house with a DE filter. The filter was in the basement for the winter and didn't look like it was in bad shape. I noticed a couple of spots where the fins had been repaired with some epoxy but it doesn't appear it is filtering much out of the pool. The PSI hasn't changed more...