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    Backwash valve with new Cartridge Filter installation

    Thanks ajw22 for your quick reply. If I can’t use the push-pull backwash valve, what do I need to use in this case? I need to be able to use the sewer line to drain when necessary.
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    Backwash valve with new Cartridge Filter installation

    Hi! I am about to replace my current DE filter (Hayward DE-720S) with a Pentair Clean and Clear Plus 520 cartridge filter. The current Hayward DE filter has a push-pull backwash valve installed. Im attaching an image with some description of the water flow. I’m located in North Texas, but I’m...
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    Help identifying screw inside niche

    Thanks for the suggestion! Is there an advantage of doing the cable fish from the end of the light wire at the junction box vs doing it directly from the cut wire at the light end? To me, the first one involves pulling first from inside the pool then attaching the new cable and then pulling from...
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    Help identifying screw inside niche

    I'm about to replace my old damaged Pentair SAM pool light with a more maintainable Pentair Amerlite. I removed the screw and took out the whole Pentair SAM. Since the light was already damaged because of a water leak, I decided it was useless for me so I cut the power cable a few inches from...
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    [HELP] DE Filter leaking from outlet bulkhead

    Hi, Some days ago, I applied my first DE filter cleaning (the one is recommended to do once every 6 months), which involved opening the DE filter by removing the clamp, lifting the lid and taking out the filter grid so I can then clean it using a hose. I thought it was going to be a very easy...
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    Help this newbie to identify all pool/pump parts

    You are a total HERO! Thank you so much ajw22 for helping me with figuring out my pool vacuum system parts. I'm sorry I took so long to reply back. I have been busy with the moving. I'm now facing a small problem. If you look at the image #4, you can see 3 suction lines: 4B is the skimmer line...
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    Help this newbie to identify all pool/pump parts

    Hi everyone! Im a complete newbie in regards of pool maintenance. This is my first pool and I'm still learning a lot thanks to this forum. I'm having a hard time trying to identify all the parts/valves from my whole pool and pump system. Today I tried to manually vacuum my pool and couldn't do...
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    Hi everyone!

    My name is Erick, I am a first time homeowner and my house came with a pool. I have lived all my life in another country where I had a house with a pool too, but my parents used to take care of the pool and usually with only chlorine, so I am a complete newbie regarding all the chemicals, levels...