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    Wanda the whale part

    I need just one plastic pin to hold the wheel on. Looks like I have to buy the kit with all the pins and wheels can’t find just the one part
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    Ohio AEP customers get $350 rebate on new energy star VSD pool pumps

    FYI. Visit aepohio website for details. Wish they had that earlier.
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    Rain rain go away

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    cow rescued!

    Oklahoma City firefighters rescue cow stuck in swimming pool | WBNS-10TV Columbus, Ohio | Columbus News, Weather & Sports
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    corroded ground wire

    So sad. Something must have shorted out. Pump? Corroded ground wire caused fatal electrocution in pool | WBNS-10TV Columbus, Ohio | Columbus News, Weather & Sports
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    Another homemade pvc aerator using a spa jet

    To lower TA. I put a union on end to screw into return so it's also a fountain. I can run it without air also so the PH doesn't get too high by using the shorter pipe.
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    Used and some new parts for AGP. Free to pick up

    I don't like craigslist or other sites, so I will try this. If nobody takes its landfill. will not ship Sorry. PM Also through in kreepy krawley.
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    Cracks in skimmer

    My skimmer has multiple cracking after winter. Water level was always below skimmer. I think maybe water might have been trapped inside the housing somehow? It is hydrotools abs wide mouth made in China. I also used a butterfly gasket instead of the too piece it came with. Pool was new in...
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    seasoning infrared grill

    I have a char broil infrared gas grill with stainless steel vavy grates with small holes. I used canola oil like the manual sugested to "season" it like iron skillets. Now the grates are black and some holes plugged up after just a few uses. Did I use too much oil or get it too hot?
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    Another pump question

    Sorry I didn't mean to hijack previous thread post. I also have a single speed pump that is very noisy always has been). It's approximately 16 years old. I run it 4-6 hours a day in season, it's so load I shut it off at night. I would rather have a quieter pump and run longer time plus save...
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    Shut off valves

    I want to hard plumb my AG pool. I searched some threads but still not sure what valves are best for reducing head loss. And I want to keep price down but be reliable. I have 1 1/2 skimmer, filter, and return threaded fittings, 2 inch heater is partly hard plumbed with ball vave bypass then...
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    Moles or gophers might get under pool. And ants

    I think I controlled the ant problem by sprinkling borax and DE near holes. But now I have raised mole or gopher underground tunnels that are dangerously close to my pool. I researched traps for them and they are kinda expensive, looking for opinions on best traps. They say they are anti social...
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    Warmer pool to extend season

    I've found this helps my pool at fall near end of season. I take the eyeball out of the return and direct the heated water at the bottom. The wind does not take all the heat off the top that way. Also no more cold layers near bottom. Maybe someone posted this idea before, but it's cheap with PVC...
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    Nice site

    Hi, been reading, decided to join. Very informative. I have an automatic vacuum but it is just as easy to use pole type manually. Thanks!