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    Re-attach pool roof motor to roof cover

    Hi guys, with the heavy regional winds and cold the straps that pull the roof up tore off. Having never done this before, I accidentally unscrewed the 4 screws holding the roof motor in place and the construction fell down quite hard. After having taken off the big pool cover construction to be...
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    Cannot find air leak

    Hello fellow pool owners! Last week I bought and installed a new pool pump. The pump has issues with priming and has a lot of air bubbles in the basket area. Sometimes the pump will run fine with no air bubbles from the return jets (still does have air bubbles in the basket), but as soon as...
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    Garden hose stuck in skimmer line

    I have probably done of the least intelligent things in my life yesterday I pushed the garden hose with the connector into our skimmer line, hoping to clear up a blockage in the skimmer line. I pushed the garden hose far too deep, about 13 ft in. For the life of me I cannot seem to get it...
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    New pool pump plumbing

    Hey all, I received my new 1.5 HP pool pump the other day, replacing my 10+ year old pump. I have looked at the PVC plumbing and have no clue what fittings I have to buy. Attached are 3 photos, one of the plumbing, one of the old pump and one of the new pump. All pipes are 1.5", but for some...
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    Pump/Filter blowing dirt back into pool

    Hey, I've been cleaning the pool every day for 3 weeks because every day there would be a bunch of dirt on the bottom of the pool. Usually I leave the pump running after vacuuming and notice the pool is slightly dirty again after 2-3 hours. Yesterday I shut off the pump immediately after...
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    Skimmer / Pump suction and pressure issues

    Heya, Up until two weeks ago I knew nothing of pool maintenance until I decided to clean my parents' pool this year. For two weeks, I've been solving problem after problem (mainly thanks to this forum) but I'm lost on this one. First things first: we have a 75m³ inground pool with a 640 Kripsol...