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    Contractor drained my pool before a rain storm and popped it.

    Title pretty much sums it up. I have a ~35 yr old in-ground kidney bean shaped diving pool, approx 35,000 gallons, fiberglass sides with a plaster/concrete bottom. The pool finish has been aging pretty noticeably recently so we hired a pool contractor to refinish the pool surface with an epoxy...
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    Aquabot Classic Jr...Dead already?

    My Aquabot Classic Jr. is less than a year old and no longer moves. The pump motor still runs and turns the propeller but the drive motor seems to do nothing. I took it partially apart and can see that the pump motor is connected through the drive motor (which is working) but the tracks never...
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    Paint / Plaster Issue?

    You'll have to excuse my ignorance as I'm really not even sure of the construction of my pool. It is a freeform kidney shaped diving pool. I believe the sides may be fiberglass or a hybrid of fiberglass and concrete. The sides of the pool are very smooth but have what seem to be random sized and...
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    Troubleshooting an old pool light

    Last spring I brought my improperly closed swamp of a pool back to life with the help of the folks on this forum. I closed the pool myself last fall and it opened up crystal clear and trouble free last weekend. Now I want to get my pool light fixed. I always figured it was just a bulb that...
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    Pump tripping breaker

    So I finally got all my plumbing issues fixed after reworking all of the valves and fittings on the suction side of the pump. The pool is running pretty well now but I am running into an issue where every day or two the breaker for the pump is tripping. I have been unable to identify anything in...
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    Troubleshooting a suction issue

    So I've been fiddling with the pool all week trying to get it up and running properly. I'm new to owning a pool as we just moved into this house in September and promptly had the pool closed. When I had the pool guy come out to open it he advised me that it was not closed professionally...