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    Realistic heat pump expectation in Tucson, Az

    Hi - I'm hoping to get a heat pump for an approk 16k gallon (depth 3- 6 ft) pool in Tucson Arizona. My plan would be to install both a heat pump and automatic cover. Ideally I would like to have it keep the pool up to a minimum of 80 degrees through November and hopefully also again in End Feb...
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    Jandy Truclear - fails after cleaning?

    Got a new Jandy Truclear SWG installed about 3 months ago - We live in a high calcium water area (Arizona) - after about 2 months I noticed chlorine generation was getting low and turned off power and saw that the cell had buildup and cleaned the cell per intructions with a muriatic acid...
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    Dark Greyish stain removal?

    Hi - this house was purchased about 2.5 yrs ago, and since then I have had two types of stains found on the pool - one green/yellow and likely from organic algae growth. I removed most of it by directly putting vitamin c on areas. The other are dark grey "stripes" which sometimes have some...
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    Help! setting partial open valve postion for pentair actuator valve ? or other troubleshooting for low water flow for solar heat system

    hi! I have a solar pool water heater system - There is no connected spa, It has a Sun touch controller with a 3 way actuator valve (Pentair?) which was installed by a local solar company. The issue is that when the system is set to divert the water to the rooftop solar coils, the pump...
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    Simple vacation solution liquid dispense hack.

    I had a thought. We are going on vacation for a week later this year.. It occurred to me that since bleach is heavier than water, if I put a gallon of bleach with the cap off at the bottom of the pool it will take some time to diffuse through the opening into the pool. I can control the...
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    Chlorine disappears rapidly and - How to care for pool at rental

    Hi- I had a very green home pool which is now in super condition thanks to my following your forum. I'm trying to take care of a pool at our vacation rental house in a similar way, and It is much harder because I can't take the pool out of service very often. The house is quite booked, and is...