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    Replacing pop-up pool cleaner system

    Thanks for Feedback, Keastman, Rob and Jason - yes, issue is cracked dome - the guts (gears, etc) have been out for some 6 years - but now with a crack in the dome I am afraid we could have a blow out. - you are right there could still be a freezing issue with an "Octopus" type connection- if I...
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    Replacing pop-up pool cleaner system

    I am not sure why the gears were not working properly - combine that with needing to replace most of the pop-ups, I just felt it wasn't worth the money. I had previous experience with vacuums like Heyward - and that's working very well for me. the water does return thru the floor pop-ups and...
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    Replacing pop-up pool cleaner system

    good question from jblizzle I have attached a photo (I hope) - I do not have a bypass valve - the return water enters at the top and goes into the pool via the 5 smaller pipes that go into the ground and connect to the 8 pop-ups in my pool. Sure wish I had a by-pass valve...
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    Replacing pop-up pool cleaner system

    Some years ago I got tired of replacing the gears in the Shasta Actuator system after every sand storm (or haboob) and bought a automatic pool cleaner. This works just fine; however, this winter the top cover (dome)for the actuator system cracked during one of our freezes. I checked with Shasta...