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    No Combined Chlorine, FC 7-9, CYA 35? Taylor test vs pool store?

    Hi! I took some pool water to test at my local store and the numbers came back puzzling to me, so I tested at home with the Taylor kit and I'm still unsure I fully understand. If I have a decent CYA, shouldn't the there automatically be combined chlorine if the free chlorine is over a certain...
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    Hayward Heater transformer failed - H300ed1?

    Hi! This forum has been excellent at helping me get the old pool I got last season up and running, and I was hoping I could breath some life back into my old gas pool heater before it truly bites the dust. It's a Natural Gas Hayward H300-ED1, configured to use 120v. It's on a 20A Breaker. See...
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    Can't seem to prime my pump, water just leaves the basket.

    Hi! I have an old Pentair challenger "Self-priming" pump that we just replaced the motor on. The pool guy installed the motor and primed the pump last week. Today I opened the pump filter basket to clean it and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get it primed again. Here's what...
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    Black staining on new plaster upon adding chlorine - what is it?

    Hi! We recently got our pool replastered with Diamond Brite (Oyster Quartz). After an acid-hot start, we balanced the pool water and added chlorine. The water was acidic for about a week as the pool guy ghosted us & we had to find a new person. The pool guy added a lot of chlorine with pucks...
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    Aged Centurion Pump hums but wont start - Capacitor ID help?

    Hi! My old centurion pump hums on startup but will not start. I opened the capacitor cover after doing some research here and the Capacitor seems dead based on my testing, ohms don't move when touching terminals. It's well rusted, can anyone here help me ID this one and get a match? I'm...
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    Upgrading Obsolete Anthony lights as a beginner

    Hi! I'm looking to upgrade my over 30 year-old Anthony pool lights while we are finishing a replaster. I've pulled out the fixtures and taken photos but there isn't much in the way of model numbers visible to me. I believe they are 120v fixtures. Can I replace the bulbs in these bulbs, or if...
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    Hi! New owner of a old pool

    I'm just dipping my toes into pool ownership with a new-to-me Anthony pool built in about 1990 in the Hudson Valley, NY Let the fun begin! So far we've added a sun shelf and while replastering with diamondbrite as the prev. the owner left it with the original plaster. One step at a time.
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