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    Suction-side issue with spa draining to pool?

    Came back home yesterday after a 5-day Thanksgiving trip to find my pool over-filled with water and my elevated spa completely empty. Everything was normal (of course) when I left on Monday. I read several threads about spas draining in this way, and they mostly describe a failing check valve...
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    Pool Light Store LED lights: any experience?

    I want to replace my old Fiberstars fiberoptic system with LEDs. The Pool Store offers a house-brand system. It seems like a value when compared with an SR Smith PoolLux system. Has anyone tried it...
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    Dolphin Active 30 only runs backward. Anybody experience this?

    Hi all, I think my Active 30's behavior is somewhat akin to the below thread. The video by the OP looks just like mine. It starts up normally, but then will only move backward in increments of around a foot, then pauses for a moment. It repeats this cycle until it pushes itself against a...
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    Troubleshooting a Compool CP3000 - jet pump not getting power

    Hi all, I suspect my CP3000 is not triggering my spa jet pump. The pump is inoperative when I switch it on, whereas the other two pumps (filter, slide/feature pumps) work fine. I replaced the capacitor on the jet pump, no dice. And when I run a electricity detector (this) along the power...
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    Anyone upgrade the bulb in a Fiberstars fiberoptic light tower?

    Hey all, Like most people who have these, my fiberoptic lighting system has always been pretty dim. This is despite my best efforts to clean the lens. And now it looks like the bulb socket had an arc in it as the bulb I just removed had a melted pin. Looks like I need to cut off the bulb...
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    MasterTemp 400 cuts out entirely

    Hi all, I've lurked for a little while but this is my first post. I have a MasterTemp 400 with an odd problem. I only use it to heat our spa, as we have a pretty good solar heating system that keeps the pool warm enough for most of the season. So heater comes on per normal when we run the...