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    The Pool Calculator

    "February 22, 2011 - Apple has hired Terry Gilton the founder of a small app company called pSiFlow to be their Senior Director of Sensor Technology. Dr. Gilton who has a Ph.D. in Chemical Physics from UCSB joined Apple this month, though he is still listed as residing in Boise Idaho." Here's...
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    Flow meter question

    Thanks for the help. I replaced the flow meter today and the reading is now 120gpm. The old flow meter looked like a drill had been used on the bottom of it to widen the inlet when compared to the new meter. Everything seems to be normal now. Again, thank you! Brent
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    Flow meter question

    Chem geek- I'm not positive about the pump, but I am pretty sure it is a Sta-rite and around seven plus years old. The length of pipe from the pump to the returns is twenty to twenty-five feet. There are seven returns (eyeballs) I do not know what size they are. Mas985- I pulled the meter to...
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    Flow meter question

    Yesterday I cleaned the DE grids (backwashed) for the first time at new pool and the flow meter shot to over 220gpm. Before I cleaned the grids the flow meter was at zero (probably why the other pool service was let go). The rated flow for the pool is 100gpm. The equipment is a 2 hp pump...