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    Cover that protects from UV but doesn't heat?

    I live in Las Vegas, so obviously without a cover there are extreme levels of evaporation and chlorine degradation. The problem is that with a cover the pool gets up to 90-95+ degrees in the summer, making it unusable. My pool is quite large, so dragging the cover off every night to get some...
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    Hayward Vac Ultra Turbine Question

    I've had my Ultra for many years. Recently there have been times when it doesn't want to move. When I reel it in, I can see that the turbine isn't spinning. If I stick my finger in the suction hole and barely touch the turbine, it starts spinning and it works again (flaps are flapping and it...
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    IC 60 issues

    I installed an IC60 in May 2018 and I've noticed this year that I've needed to raise the % operation to 60-80% to maintain a chlorine level that used to be achieved with 6-8%. There was some scale inside, so I cleaned it with diluted hydrochloric acid, but it didn't help. The "Good" salt...
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    Controller for valve actuators

    I'm looking for a simple controller for a few valve actuators I'd like to install. All the ones I've seen are sophisticated and meant to control the entire pool system, including pumps, filters, LEDs, water features, etc. (Aqualink, Intellitouch...) All I need it to do is activate the actuator...
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    Old pool lighting, help!

    My house came with a pool and I'm slowly fixing all the issues I inherited. I think the pool was put in at least 25+ years ago. I'm now looking at the lighting and trying to get a feel for what I'm dealing with. Any and all help with what I have and what I can do is hugely appreciated!! I've...
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    Can I put flow meter here?

    I'd like to put a FlowVis flow meter in my system and it sounds like you can just replace an existing spa check valve with it. I just want to verify for my system. See picture. Can I put the retrofit FlowVis where the check valve is?