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    Vacuum is shy and won’t leave home

    My Polaris 280 is giving me fits. It always ends up stuck in the same spot near the tanning ledge. I discovered the bearings had failed so I replaced those and the wheels now appear to operate properly. I also adjusted the steering jet several times to different positions: up, down, left, right...
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    SWG not producing

    My FC keeps dropping and I cannot figure out why my SWG doesn’t appear to be producing properly. We have had several gatherings at the pool so I have been doing band-aid work to nurse it along but now I need to figure this out. It began about a month ago. FC dropped to 0.5. Was able to get it...
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    Lighting maintenance

    My wife asked about the safety of the lighting in our new pool, and though I'm positive there's very little that can go wrong, I didn't have a clear answer for her. I'd like to ease her mind. So -- how do you ensure that the lighting in the pool remains safe? Are there any sort of checks that I...
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    Cloudy pool

    Hi all, Newish salt water pool owner (came with the house we bought last summer). I was able to maintain it quite well through the summer, and continued to do so over the winter. I had a couple of issues over the winter where the chlorine was way too low, but between chlorine tablets and shock...
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    How long for water to clear after stabilizing?

    Hi all, Newish salt water pool owner (came with the house we bought last summer). I was able to maintain it quite well through the summer, and continued to do so over the winter. I had a couple of issues over the winter where the chlorine was way too low, but between chlorine tablets and shock...
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    First time pool owner

    Hi all, we bought a house last July that came with a pool. The previous owner took very good care of it -- the pool inspector said he rarely sees one so well maintained. Overall I've done a good job keeping up with everything, and managed to recover from a few bumps in the road. I'm here mostly...