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    Inground spa - missing jets?

    Thanks for your reply. We have never been able to use the spa so we don't know if they are fine the way they are or if they needed some type of insert or cover. We just want to be well informed and make sure we're not missing parts.
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    Inground spa - missing jets?

    Hi all- We're finally ready to work on the inground spa and replace some missing items from the pool. They've just been replastered and we're ready to replace whatever was missing. It looks like we're missing parts for the jets. We have several PVC pipes with nothing covering them. Looking...
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    Inground Spa Cover 108"

    Hey everyone! We are looking at either repairing or replacing the cover for our inground spa. The inner dimensions(tile to tile) are 96" the outer dimension ( outside the coping) is 120". The current spa cover measures 108" across and is 3 pieces evenly 4" thick (i.e. NOT tapered). There is...
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    Year 2 - Need advice on pumps, heaters, etc.

    Merged threads - TFP Mod - Marty Hi all - We're in MD just between DC and Baltimore. We moved into our foreclosure last April and proceeded to clean up the swamp that was the “pool.” Thanks to all of you we were able to swim all summer and into the fall. Since we're still in off-season we...
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    Year 2 - Need advice on pumps, heaters, etc.

    Hi all - We're in MD just between DC and Baltimore. We moved into our foreclosure last April and proceeded to clean up the swamp that was the “pool.” Thanks to all of you we were able to swim all summer and into the fall. Since we're still in off-season we thought now would be a good time...
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    How do I clean bones out of my main drain?

    You're talking about for the paramount in-floor jets, right? I do have one (just got it) but it seems like every one is stuck, and I can't get it to do the 1/4 clockwise turn needed. That's why I was underwater, trying to muscle it a bit more than the pole allowed. These have many years of junk...
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    How do I clean bones out of my main drain?

    Yes, that's a great idea. I need exactly that. I was messing around under water this morning trying to unscrew some of my paramount infloor cleaners, and even when I fully exhaled, I kept floating away! :-) (Maybe I should try to lose 15lbs of extra buoyancy too!)
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    How do I clean bones out of my main drain?

    Mission (mostly) accomplished! I ended up swimming down and using a set of long pliers (12" or so). I was able to grab one piece each time, and between getting the "big pieces" out and picking up the tiles, it took about 15 dives. There are definitely some smaller "parts" still left in there...
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    How do I clean bones out of my main drain?

    Yes. One goes to the next canister, one is the overflow/equalizer from the pool. We put the vacuum into that first one. - - - Updated - - - Correct it's a Paramount in floor system.
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    How do I clean bones out of my main drain?

    Unfortunately we can't isolate the main drain. If the pump is running, it's drawing water. We do have a canister that the vacuum empties into before it goes to the pump, so hopefully nothing will make it all the way to the pump.
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    How do I clean bones out of my main drain?

    First, sorry for the potentially troubling thought of me having to pick animal bones out of my drain. We have finally gotten our pool clean enough that we can see all the way to the deep end. It sat for at least 2 to 3 years without being touched, perhaps longer if the prior owners didn't use...
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    Day 21 of SLAM & is this possibly algae??

    Hi all - We are coming up to day 21 of our SLAM. We've been pretty good at keeping the FC in the 10-12 ppm range. A few times it went down to 6 or 8, but that was only 2 or 3 times when we were away for > 24 hrs. Our CYA is at 20, and the CC usually tests at 1.0. What the pool looked like...
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    What Heat pump is this? and how to troubleshoot issues

    Following up on this. Have you found any manuals for this heat pump? We'd like to troubleshoot on our own first. thanks