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    Leaf Master

    I have a pool service route. After the Santa Ana's hit here in SoCal, the leaf master is the greatest tool ever invented, just my opinion.
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    Slip-style Return fitting: Need to re-attach

    Try to rough it up with sandpaper or score it with a knife
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    Just bought home with a pool, cleaner hose busted, need advice

    What do you mean by "hose". The Navigator uses 4' long pieces of hose, not just a single long hose.
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    Suction Or Pressure Cleaner

    Agree, a robotic cleaner is your answer.
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    New Member Trying to Chase Down Lost Prime

    Who built your pool?
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    New Member Trying to Chase Down Lost Prime

    Hey neighbor! I'm late to the dance bit if a check valve flap us bad it will allow water to drain back to the pool regardless of any air leaks. The flapper kits are cheap and should be changed first to prevent a goose chase.
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    Spa Heater

    Can we get pics of the plumbing/equipment?
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    Has your skimmer equalizer flap ever broken?

    Lots of broken ones. I just replace the flap. I suppose SS would work.
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    spa box for in-ground install of standalone spa?

    Hi Darin. Yes, done this a couple of times, both times with cinder block. Keys: drainage is a must. Access to the electrical for repairs is also a must.
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    Older Leisure Bay Spa needs some help heating up

    Several questions. What is the temp on the control panel, does it match water temp with a thermometer? Is your filter clean, that can cause the high.limit to trip and be a cause for low jet flow.
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    It is common to fiberglass an existing leaking gunite pool?

    Hi Newpoo. I'm here in SoCal. It's not normal, but I have seen 3 pools that were fiberglassed, one was a commercial pool. They held up well. All these 3 were cracked gunite as well. I can't say yes or no to the procedure, but the ones I saw looked good.
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    { HELP! } Spa pump/motor is suddenly Noisy (with video) { HELP! }

    Agree Pilotwerx. A new motor instead of a bearing job would be best. I was unsure about the noise.... Only because I have had that type of noise in a portable spa if something is pluging the impellor or a suction valve was blocked. Thirty years a spa tech, but I'm wrong sometimes. Re Lavaman...
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    { HELP! } Spa pump/motor is suddenly Noisy (with video) { HELP! }

    Make sure that any shutoff valves are open and remove carefuly the filter cartridge and check it again. It dealt sounds more like an obstruction I'm the suction or return lines. Check those out. Bearing replacement in a pool or spa motor is a difficult job.
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    Jandy CVA-24 Making a lot of noise and warm to the touch

    It could be the filter, or make sure the JVA is set correctly. You can adjust the turn radius both ways. These valves are sometimes adjusted to raise or lower flow from a spa to a pool.
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    Humming Motor

    Its a Hawaiian shirt! - - - Updated - - - Man, the guys at TFP have no mercy. LOL
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