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    SR Smith Typhoon issue - cracked valve & pipe. Need help (1) removing existing glued PVC and (2) how to prevent cracking in winter

    Is this the correct piece? T pipe, female threads I have been so busy moving in I haven't had much chance to mess with this until now. I just glue this to the pipe near the base and cap it then when i winterize the pool, unscrew the cap and let any water inside drain out. is that the...
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    I'm back! New house..new pool...lots of questions! (and pics). Hoping y'all can sort me out again. :-D

    :( Well that's not what I wanted to hear. So this really doesn't do anything helpful?
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    I'm back! New house..new pool...lots of questions! (and pics). Hoping y'all can sort me out again. :-D

    I'll post pics below; but it seems fairly straightforward so far but there are things that are new to me that I don't understand. Pool Layout - I'm guessing roughly 30,000 gallons, it has a proper deep end (8 feet), vinyl liner - 4 returns - 2 drains - 1 strainer basket - Fiberglass steps -...
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    SR Smith Typhoon issue - cracked valve & pipe. Need help (1) removing existing glued PVC and (2) how to prevent cracking in winter

    First things first, the slide is only 1-2 years old and SR Smith already sent a repair kit (see below) but we're on our own to swap it. We just moved into the house and discovered the cracked pipe but seller led us to believe he would fix under warranty..but all he did was contact SR to get the...
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    Vinyl pool, fiberglass steps cracking/repair cycle getting old

    wish you lived in nashville, i'd give you a call today ;) thanks
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    Vinyl pool, fiberglass steps cracking/repair cycle getting old

    Hi all, I have a liner pool with steps that have cracked several times in the last 4 years both top and second steps. The water leaking from my pool each time has definitely worn away the backfill and you can tell when stepping into the pool there's literally nothing under them. I put a new...
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    can someone recommend a white paint to use on fiberglass steps that are being repaire

    my brain has gone on overload looking at all the videos and complicated epoxy mixes, etc. online. surely there's a good paint i can apply (step will be out of the water for repair) then fill the water back up. is there a simple 'just paint this on' solution?
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    Why go for expensive hayward/pentair pool RGB LED when you can get one for under $100

    what product is that on amazon? is that the bonbo? i have wink and an intermatic CA3750 hooked up to my pool so i can schedule my pump but i dont have a common/neutral at the pool so i don't know what i could use there to cycle the colors. i'm just happy i found those $7 candelabra-base lights...
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    Do they make something that monitors the chlorine/pH levels in pool automatically?

    This may be a dumb question but I've used the little Taylor test kits for years and I'm wondering if this can be automated?
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    Why go for expensive hayward/pentair pool RGB LED when you can get one for under $100

    on Amazon or somewhere. I'm looking at the Bonbo 'switch-controlled' (changes color each time you turn it on/off) RGB LED that swaps in place of the traditional 500w incandescent. I get that the ones with a remote are not going to work very well due to the metal around the bulb and being...
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    Thoughts on "GOPLUS" inflatable spa? 5-star review at Amazon but its new

    Re: Thoughts on "GOPLUS" inflatable spa? 5-star review at Amazon but its new thanks! i've been eyeing that coleman too and wondering if its a decent product
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    Thoughts on "GOPLUS" inflatable spa? 5-star review at Amazon but its new

    Not sure if posting links is allowed but its easy enough to find at amazon. I'm not ready to commit to an installed spa but the Intex is a steaming pile of error codes so I'm not ready to throw more money at them. In particular it looks like they've removed all pureSpa links from the website...
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    Intex spa fans - giving up on old bubble model & considering the 4jet/swg version..

    Re: Intex spa fans - giving up on old bubble model & considering the 4jet/swg version well that sucks. i was hoping the jet-model with salt would be a little better than what i had. you'd think as long as intex has been building pools they'd be a little better at it
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    Intex spa fans - giving up on old bubble model & considering the 4jet/swg version..

    Intex spa fans - giving up on old bubble model & considering the 4jet/swg version.. a few questions 1. why are there no spas on the intex site anymore? are they discontinuing all their spa products? if you search for spas, you get zero results if you try to actually look at the details of...
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    Starting my first SLAM journey today! Nervous!! ...follow along and help! (with Pics)

    where did you get your liquid chlorine? the 10% makes me think this is the stuff walmart sells in the summer. i'm excited to watch your journey here. its always amazing watching a swamp turn into a beatiful pool