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  1. zedcaster

    Looking for a new gas heater for my inground. Stay with Hayward or go Raypak?

    My old 250k BTU Hayward H series unit crapped the bed and now I need to replace. The heat exchanger cracked, the rest of the unit is old and rusty - it came with the house over 10 years ago. It's a millivolt unit, and obsolete. I'd like to go electronic perhaps with remote features. I haven't...
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    Getting Plastered when I didn't expect it.

    Before I start let me say that my pool knowledge is limited and this is my first pool. I've owned the house now for 8 years and I've had a company do much of the services. So a border tile replacement job has turned into a replaster. Here's the story; We've had a cold (for us) winter here* and...
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    Spa circ pump ran dry due to leak, now it's groaning. Is it pooched?

    Over the past weeks (it's winter so I wasn't checking) the tub sprang a slow leak. As a result the circulation pump ran dry. It still works but now instead of purring quietly it's howling. Has been for a couple of days at least. Am I hooped? Should I shut it off? Is the motor doomed? My...
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    Low level codes to program Gecko in.xe spa pack

    I had to replace the spa pack on the hot tub this week and have had difficulty finding the correct codes to program the "brain". The hot tub is a six seater locally made in 2006, "Pacific" brand - the company is out of business. The spa pack is a Gecko Alliance in.xe spa pack and heater with...
  5. zedcaster

    Hi from Delta, Canada

    Hi all, I live in sunny Delta, Canada - about 4 blocks north of Washington state, and about 20 miles south of Vancouver, B.C. We bought a house last fall with a pool, and a hot tub. I've never had either before, and I've already started having "challenges" with both. The house was built in 1969...