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Removing old breaker

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Horizontal mounted breakers "rock" from the load end to unhook from a clip and the power bus, I assume the mounting is the same for yours.

Disconnect power first. Unscrew the wires at the bottom and lift kinda up and away and the breaker should pop off.

Installation is simply reverse, hook the new breaker onto the clip and rotate it down and in until it snaps onto the power bus. Then rewire and turn on the power.

It's easy.
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Ongoing Metal Stain Issues - Is there a better way?

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I have the kind of stains that are instantly dissolved with Ascorbic Acid.
However, I hate using that due to the difficulties it causes with lowering FC and algae bloom risk. Not to mention, it is just a time-consuming nuisance to do it right!

I have two questions:
Does a metal sequestrant like Sequasol help at all with removing stains or is strictly for prevention?
Is there something else that will gently lift stains or a tool that is effective at choosing large spots, one at a time to remove them?

In summary, is there another way?
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Let’s see your water after removing winter cover!! **RESURRECTED FOR 2025!**

Newdude
rdelisa said:
According to the TFP SLAM Chart,
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Disregard the chart if you aren't following the process. The #s don't apply to other methods. They are designed to be sustained and touching them here or there, or going totally rogue with your own plan is not the process.


SLAM Process
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Removing old breaker

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Hello from southeastern Massachusetts and Happy Mother's Day! This might be a simple question, but I don’t want to break anything. Trying to replace this GFCI breaker. How do I physically get the broken breaker off of the bus panel? I’ve tried pulling and rocking up and down, but she’s not moving. Is the answer pull harder? Or is there some plastic tab that I have to push with a screwdriver kind of thing? Thanks y’all!IMG_1769.jpegIMG_1770.jpeg
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Multivalve selector / spider gasket spraying

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Hello!
Long time lurker, first time poster. Entering my 6th season as a pool owner. This is the first time I'm opening it myself. Got everything set up, fired up the filter and this water is spraying from my multi valve selector... Any idea if this can be fixed or if I need to replace it? Of course the wife wanted me to hire somebody, and she thinks she's proving her point now 🤣 I'll attach a pic.
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Let’s see your water after removing winter cover!! **RESURRECTED FOR 2025!**

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Mdragger88 said:
Is your cya above 80? If not it sounds like a bombing not a Slam. Not more effective just more risky and more expensive. Just trying to clarify for other readers that this is not recommended.
* The phenol red Ph test is inaccurate at fc levels above 10ppm so do not adjust until fc comes down.
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Yes, I overestimated the Liquid Chlorine requirement, but not by that much. According to the TFP SLAM Chart, at 60PPM CYA 24PPM should have been sufficient. Overnight that 33PPM was down to 19PPM. The next night was 17PPM. However, pool is crystal clear. I think I'll keep it around 20PPM for now until I only lose 1PPM overnight as recommended. The CYA has dropped to around 55PPM after vacuuming, cleaning and topping off the water.
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HermanTX
ethany said:
Thx for replies……. I have one skimmer and I guess not pulling water because I can’t get pump to prime. I poured a bucket of water in skimmer basket but the pump just runs.

I do get faint bubbles in further returns but mostly in the two closer returns.

You thinking it could be between skimmer and pump?
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OK, I thought the pump did prime based on your initial post. If the pump is not priming, I would put a hose in the skimmer to facilitate filling the lines up and prime the pump.
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Let’s see your water after removing winter cover!! **RESURRECTED FOR 2025!**

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Mdragger88 said:
Is your cya above 80? If not it sounds like a bombing not a Slam. Not more effective just more risky and more expensive. Just trying to clarify for other readers that this is not recommended.
* The phenol red Ph test is inaccurate at fc levels above 10ppm so do not adjust until fc comes down.
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Thank you. I wondered about the accuracy of the PH. However, my tap water's PH has been extremely high lately, so it's not all that surprising. Pool is looking great, but now I'm dealing with stains.
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Advice on coping and decking re-do?

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The home we bought, uncaged outdoor pool was resurfaced with pebble-tech about 5 years ago. The cement coping was replaced with travertine, which I don't believe was sealed but unsure, or maybe it was just poor quality travertine. It always looks dirty, some tiles are pitted and moldy. I tried using gentle power washing without much help. My husband tells me to just ignore it, but it irritates me. I would like something with a cleaner, brighter look. Options? Cement, epoxy? Anything new out there I haven't seen? BTW - the tiles used for the coping are thicker and harder but not more of a tan color. The pavers they used are more porous ( I understand it's the nature of travertine?). They are set in sand. Sloppy job in my opinion. What would be better for a cleaner, look?
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Dead Pentair Prowler 930 - looking for cordless

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I'm pleased with the Beatbot Aquasense. I purchased the lower price model for $1,000. The newer ones are over $2K.

Here's my recent thread on my pool robots:

Thread 'My Robots Review - Beatbot and Bettabot' My Robots Review - Beatbot and Bettabot

I think there are several good options that are cheaper, but I can only speak to my experience. The Beatbot Aquasense is super easy to set up out of the box and very simple to maintain.

Good luck in your search and please let us know what you eventually purchase.
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Pool opening

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trivetman said:
Ive always had trouble relying on my swg to bring fc up high enough upon opening, and Ive tried it a few times. While the cell should make enough fc running at 100%, it hasn’t accumulated. I’ve never been sure if this is because the water’s been cold, or because Ive got something growing in there (or both)

I’ve had much better luck using LC to bring FC up very high upon opening - approaching slam levels, making sure it passes an overnight chlorine loss test, and relying on the swg from that point on.
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Thanks. You are in the same area as me so that is helpful. I’m glad I got the liquid chlorine.
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Struggling to Clean Fine Dirt/Sand from Pool Floor – Better Options?

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The Polaris P945 is a corded robot. What type of vacuum was built with the pool? Did it have a suction side or pressure side cleaner system or was it set up to use a robot from day 1?

You can add a waste line by modifying the plumbing between the pump and the filter to have a valve and Tee that becomes your waste line. Then use a manual vacuum connected to your skimmer to vacuum to waste.
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