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    Pentair Optiflo 2hp Pump Issue

    I've had a 2HP Optiflo for about a month, self-installed and bought new. It's been running without issue for that time, until this morning, when I went out to check chlorine and turned the pump on. I heard a puff and pop from the rear of the housing followed by a tripped breaker. I'm thinking...
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    Air flowing back through filter and displacing water from pot after shutoff

    So I just got the hard plumbing in on my semi-agp (about 50% buried), and I'm having an issue where my pot partially drains after cutting the pump off. It sounds like air is bubbling back through the filter and pushing water out of the pump pot. Perhaps related - despite starting and running...
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    Request for Plumbing Critique

    I have a Pentair Clean & Clear with 5,000 gal AGP currently connected via the stock hoses and am planning to hard-plumb this weekend. I thought I'd submit my plan here in the event anyone can see issues/opportunities for improvement. All valves (with the exception of the drain valve) are...
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    Omitting Top Cap?

    So I have a 15' x 54" round saltwater LX AGP manufactured by Trendium which I'm planning to install semi-inground in the next couple of weeks. I would like to omit the top cap to reduce the total pool height so I can run decking over the edge of the pool (to act as "coping") . I've seen a number...
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    Concrete Block Plan - Please Critique!

    I know this is a perennial topic on the website. I'm considering building a small CMU-based semi-inground pool, for several reasons: Gunite/shotcrete (along with virtually all other poolbuilding-related trades or subcontractors), in my area, seems to be extremely locked down by professional...