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    Heater below freezing

    I figure the answer is no, but I’m wondering if I can turn my heater on to add some warmth to my pool (Frisco, TX) and spa as it’s beginning to ice over and one of my low flowing bubbler lines stopped flowing as though the pipes froze up but not yet burst. I tried thawing the valve with low...
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    ALL my pad runs with freeze protection

    My freeze protection kicked on last night when it hit about 34 degrees (like it's set to) and ran all night. The thing is, it turned on ALL my equipment. Main pump to circulate (which makes sense) which circulates my pool and has spa overflow so that should be enough. But it also forces my...
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    Pressure Side wall port

    So, I used my Polaris 280 for the first time today and it filled up the bag with about a baseball sized ball of sand, pebbles and random debris. Ive got a couple questions though. 1. It goes pretty quick. To the point it will get up on its side or one wheel and roll around a good bit...
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    New build VS upgrade cost

    I'm mid-build for a new inground (I have a build thread in that forum too) pool and my pool contract called for a Hayward TriStar single speed 2hp pump. I started doing my homework and I think I can get great filtration and turnover and save a chunk of cash going VS since we have a long swim...
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    New Pool Build Frisco, TX

    I've enjoyed this forum so I thought I'd contribute by making my first posts a project build-up thread. The timing was right so we pulled the trigger this summer! We decided to go for a geometric pool design rather than a freeform because of our small back yard and the layout inherently...