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    Leak where the tile meets the skimmer

    35k gallon, inground pool, in northwest PA; built in 1992 The 6"x6" tile runs into the skimmer area and adjacent to the plastic skimmer box. The seam between the tile and skimmer box had degraded years ago, and it'd been repaired with some sort of putty/epoxy. One of those repairs recently fell...
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    Mystery return fitting - please help me ID/remove

    My inground, gunite pool is at least 30 years old. I have three returns - two in the deep end, one in the shallow. I also have four "returns" along a bench in the shallow end, with a blower attached for air. The seven returns seem to be identical. They all accept typical 1 1/2" threaded...
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    Troubleshooting Air Leak

    Greetings! We've opened our pool for the season and I noticed some concerns re: air in the system. First, We have four returns, plus four "extra?" returns behind a bench we built-in, in the shallow end. There's a split in our plumbing, immediately after the SWG - one leads to the "typical"...
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    Strange white film - out of nowhere

    Saltwater pool, about 40Kgal Opened a few days ago - not too dirty; chemistry wasn't bad at all. Shocked it. Next day, had cleared up nicely; swept and vacuumed. Added salt to get to 3000. Next day, all was well; turned on the chlorine generator. Today, all is well, water clear; chemistry is...