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    HELP One skimmer Sucking air????

    Ok here it goes, I have an in ground gunite pool here in south Texas. Its about 6 years old has 2 Skiimmers and 2 main drains and auto fill. First off the water level is normal, and I run all 4 pump intakes IE skimmers and Drains open. Well this morning my wife comes in and says something is...
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    High Acid Demand...Low TA??!

    Here's the Numbers: FC 2.0 TC 2.0 CC 0.0 PH 6.8 (I just added acid this AM) Hardness 190ppm TA 40ppm (I know this is the culprit for the acid demand) CYA 65ppm (alittle low) no metals.... I guess my big question is, should I go with the 20 mule borax to raise my TA or go with 15 pounds of...
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    Hayward Phantom Won't stop spinning...

    Ok, I've NOT been impressed with the Phantom so far. It gets stuck in a corner and now it just spins out all the time.. I had it out of the pool for 2 months stored flat in my garage like the book says. Today I put it back in the pool and it won't stop spinning!!! I checked the cog? that makes...
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    Rust spot in newish Plaster?

    Ok, so my pool is about 10 months old. About a month ago I noticed a small rust spot on the wall above my deep end swim out, just about 12 inches below the water line. I've called the builder and he's supposed to get out here but hasn't made it yet....Imagine that(being peak build time of...
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    Hayward Colorlogic light is flashing???

    We put in our pool just under a year ago. We have the colorlogic LED light and last night the light on certain colors started flashing like it had disco fever. I'm sure its under warranty but just getting your thoughts?? And no it wasn't on the mardi gras program thats supposed to flash and...
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    Solar Pool Cover Question.

    Hey Guys, Just put in a pool last summer in South Eastern Texas. I want to get back in the water and was wondering what a solar cover would do for me. Warehouse Pools have a 12 mil cover I'd have to trim to size for about 160 bucks. Have any of you used this brand? It is advertised to warm the...
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    High filter PSI??

    We just opened our brand new pool Thursday. I was out of town so the PB gave my wife the lowdown..As I arrived home last night she was showing me the bubblers, sprayers ect... When she turned them off the pump started making a strange sound. This was at 8:30pm, dark; so I got a light and checked...
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    New to School

    Hello Everyone, I've spent some tome reading the forums and just started posting my build on the pool/spa build & remodel section. At one point I've seen some formula for determining pool size in gallons. I believe it had something to do with average depth and some thing else. I've tried to...
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    Stakemans pool build

    All right all, I've been reading/educating myself on the forum here for several weeks. We just started excavation yesterday at 3:00 pm. I was amazed my PB could get a crew at that time of day on a friday! At 6:45 am this morning my Iron guys were already here followed by the plumber stubbing in...