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    Keeping pool going (kinda) over winter

    Going to be closing my 15x30 liner IGP soon, I have a woven pool cover; the pool fills back up over winter from rain/snow anyway, I also lose a lot of CYA over the winter due to degradation and draining. This was my 3rd year of opening this pool, it's a typical green mess in the Spring, this...
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    FREE Hayward S244 Sand filter, SW of Kansas City.

    Hayward S244 Sand Filter, recently replaced due to worn/sticky multiport valve and leaking sand into pool. Mostly complete, Likely rebuildable for less than 1/2 the cost of a new one. SW of KC between Gardner and Hillsdale. PM if interested.
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    Hayward Super Pump spitting on shutdown.

    My Hayward Super pump spits a bit of water out of the lid upon shutdown for a couple seconds then stops...and I mean SPITS, not dribbles. It doesnt leak when running. Old pump body and lid probably 10 years old, new lid seal and motor installed last fall. Pump/filter pad is below normal...
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    Weir, Oh Weir has my Skimmer Door Gone?

    OK, a FEW of you will get that title... Helping neighbor with 24'x4' round vinyl AGP, Pentair pump and Sand filter. He had it clear after opening but it was back to a lovely green last Sunday. I offered to help maintain it for him this summer, figuring we could do it cheaper and better than...
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    Sand vs zeolite vs? for new sand filter.

    I am replacing an old generation Hayward S-244T with the same model new gen filter. We've had the house/pool since 2014 , the past 2 years we've had a LOT of sand in the pool at startup. Last year we it cleared after a couple weeks but we figured a replacement filter was in order. This...
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    Pros/Cons of Pool/Spa on same water system?

    I inherited a 16x32 Vinyl In-ground pool and a 6x6' Morgan Spa with this house we purchased in 2014. Previous house had an 8K gallon AGP on BBB, so just had to ramp it up to an 20K IGP. Not really "spa people", we used the Spa once when we first moved in, left it running the winter of...
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    Hayward S244T Sand Filter-repair or replace?

    I have a Hayward S244T sand filter that is at least 11 years old- it has the pre-2005 drain design. I do not have any records documenting its exact age. Problems: -Last year and this year, we had a lot of sand in the pool after opening. Last year we were able to vac it up and it did not...
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    R-0871 FAS-DPD Reagent FTGH/Trade Spring Hill KS 66083, no ship.

    I needed to replenish my R-0871 FAS-DPD Chlorine Reagent and found a deal on a case of 24 of the standard .75 oz bottles. It will take me many years to use them all, so I plan to share. Here's the offer: I live SW of KC, 10 min S of Gardner KS, NW fork of Hillsdale Lake. Want one? come...
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    Free to Good Home/Trade posts?

    I have a couple pool and pond related items I'd like to post for trade and/or FTGH. Are these welcome, and if so where?
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    Where did my CYA go?

    Moved to Kansas last year and got my first in-ground pool. Once opened this Spring I did a full battery of tests and CYA was ~40. My previous experience is 3.5 years with an 8000 gallon vinyl AGP, using BBB method with occasional dichlor. Pool was generally stable once opened each...
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    Spa pump motor wiring pinout?

    I "inherited" a 20 year old Morgan Spa with a recent move. It has a controller that is older than the Spa (dated 1982). It was running continuously on high speed til I shut off the main breaker a few weeks ago...big mistake. A few days ago the outside temp was going down to the single...
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    Too much Borax? (READ THE LABEL NEXT TIME!)

    Hi... Been lurking for almost 2 years now...time to start posting... I gleaned most of what I THOUGHT I needed to know from the forums...including BBB. Pool has been very stable since. Got my CYA at 50-60 this year with minimal effort. Way-yull...last week ph was around 7.0-7.2, pool...