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Hello! I have a Dolphin S300i (love it, its name is Q-bert), and I watched the video on operating it, and all they do is hose off the basket and filter liner when they're done. But I've noticed my basket isn't as bright white as it used to be. Is hosing enough, or should to occasionally do...

Thanks for the pointers!

Hello! How do you clean a diving board? Mine is white but the top has black stains on it, kind of like a dirty bath tub. And bird poop of course... How do you wash it, and especially without getting it in the pool? Also, is there some kind of yearly maintenance or checks I should be doing...

Ok, thanks for the responses!!

Hello, Our pool is up and running, but today the temperature has dropped to 36 degrees outside. I decided to turn on my heater to the lowest setting, 65 degrees, to prevent pipes freezing, while I'm SLAMming. It said the water temp was mid-50s. On a running pool, when do things start getting...

Well, I got it to a drip with paste and some epoxy around. Went ahead and ordered a new valve, so hopefully this will allow me to hobble along until that comes in 2 days. Thanks for the advise guys.

I'll give that a shot. Yeah, it's tapered a little. I'll do the electrical tape thing as well. I think i'm going to go ahead and order my valve, and just hope this can be a stop gap. (I was stupid and attempted this seemingly simple replacement while SLAMming, I just knew I should have...

Here's what it looks like. Do you think I can get a clamp around that? Maybe use paste and clamp it to hobble it along until I can replace?

Upon closer inspection there is a hairline crack right where it screws in. I must have over tightened it. *sigh* Is that a replacement valve then? Nothing else I can do? For a Hayward s244t, this would be the one, just in case, right? Amazon.com: Hayward SP0714T ProSeries VariFlo Top-Mount...

I fear the answer to this.... I just installed a new pressure gauge in my filter, putting tape around the threads and screwing it in. When I fired everything back up, I hear a whistle and then water started sputtering out around where the gauge meets the valve. Is there anything I can do to...

Great, thanks! (and thanks for the reminder on the unions, I would have forgotten that...)

I'll have to check on the multiport. Already got the oring ordered, but doesn't hurt to have it just in case. Thanks for the tip. If I do replace the oring, can I just use Jack's lube on it?

Alright, thanks again!

AHHHHH, I wish I would have thought of that sooner. Alright, I will get a vacuum head then. Thanks for fielding my questions! :)