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    Inground skimmer ice problem/solution?

    Apology in advance for the long post, but I want to get all the background in here. Our skimmers seem to keep freezing, and I'm a bit confused how it is happening. For closing we lower the water below the returns (well below skimmers), then the pool company comes and blows out the lines and...
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    Vinyl pool + Aglae = mustard algae?

    Jumping straight to my questions: re-reading pool school a few times I noticed it mentions only two types of algae, and that vinyl pools do not typically get black algae. Does that mean if I have an algae outbreak in a vinyl pool it is mustard algae? Or are there other types that grow in...
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    2005 minimax NT 400 worth fixing?

    We've owned this pool for 3 years, and each year we start up the heater a bunch of rust blows out but it does fire up. However this year instead I got an airflow error, investigating I found those rust pieces were not flakes from something big but instead were what was left of the fan blades...
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    2-speed motor options, which is best?

    I noticed my 1HP 1.25SF WhisperFlo (WR-24) pump started leaking a few weeks back. I wasn't too concerned about the water loss and was hoping to rebuild this winter after pool is closed, but now it has gotten quite loud so I think the water has gotten to the motor. After looking into what it...