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    Help in locating a leak

    I have a bit of a leak and wanted to see if anyone has any bright ideas I haven't considered. Water level continues to drop to about an inch up the mouth of the skimmer. It stabilizes there - I've closed the suction to the skimmer and stopped topping off the water, only drawing from the main...
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    Pump died, what’s my fastest route to get water filtering again?

    My pump is clearly toast - it spins up but no pressure is made, and it takes several seconds to coast to a stop. Some sort of internal failure. I posted not long ago that it ran after the output hose burst, so that surely accelerated the failure and I should have assumed I had less time to act...
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    Pump ran without flow for hours, with filter set to "closed"

    My pool technician, perhaps no longer, replaced a valve yesterday morning. He set the multiport valve to "closed" for the work, I assume (still waiting for his callback currently). It appears that he left the valve "closed" and left. My timer runs the pump 3 times daily for 3 hours each time...
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    Storing Test Kit Outdoors?

    Is it a terrible idea to store the TF-100 out in my shed or deck box? I don’t have a great spot for it in the house currently. Is the temperature a concern, or am I okay and it’s mainly a priority to keep it out of the sun.
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    When in doubt, SLAM?

    My pool has been open for a couple weeks, it’s clear but has a light tint of green that I would consider not typical of perfection. I’m getting it (and my dirty concrete) up and ready now for the season. The FC bottomed out at zero between my pool tech opening it and me being ready to...
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    Hello from suburban Philadelphia

    In 2018 I bought a home with my wife, and the home included a small (~10k gal) in-ground fiberglass pool. The pool was built in about 1992, and was neglected for at least 4 years prior to our ownership. Luckily the equipment was all serviceable and a family friend is in the business, and got it...