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    outdoor kitchen island build, questions

    Retaining wall is about 10' high at the highest point. I want to build a bbq island along the wall, brick oven is at the end of the island. It had to be at a 45 deg. angle because it's much deeper then the counter-top. Plan is for contractors to pour a level concrete pad to build the bbq island...
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    barracuda G3 comes apart

    after our barracuda G3 runs for about 3 hrs, the main interior 'pipe' that screws in, near where the hose attaches, comes completely out of the housing. I pull up on the hose, and all I get at the surface is the interior 'pipe' of the unit. The main body of the unit is left at the bottom of the...
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    pump looses pressure

    Hi everyone, have a 30k gallon inground pool with Hayward sand filter; location Phoenix, AZ. Within the last 3 weeks the pump will run about 15 lbs pressure, then back off to 10, then back to 15, ect...After the air enters the line, the pressure drops, until the air comes out the return in the...
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    skimmer lid blows off

    weird question here... noticed that in the past when I would run the pump for only a few mins, then turned off, the skimmer basket lid that allows access from the pool deck would blow off. A geyser a few feet high comes up from skimmer line! Now, the last 2 days, I've noticed the same thing...
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    bbq island framing question

    In the planning stages of a bbq island. It will be about 7 ft long and have a 36" Turbo 3-burner grill, matching burner element and mini-fridge. I plan on building the island out of trex (on bottom), metal framing, covered with 1/2 durarock on sides, double the 1/2 durarock on top. Question...
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    chlorine disappearing

    Pool size: 25000 - 30000 gal pebble tech bottom location: full sun - phoenix, az floating 3" chlorine tablets <------------------just started using this a week ago add 1x 96oz jug of bleach EVERY night For the last 2 summers for the most part, I've ONLY added bleach. Every now and then, I'll...
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    Newb TF-100 results!!

    Parameters: -In ground pool lined with small pebbled stone along bottom and walls -Irregular oval shape(width=12ft, length=18ft, depth=5ft) approx. 8,000 gallon -Hayward de4800 micro-clear filter -Full sun all day in Phoenix, AZ FC...2 CC...1 TC...3 pH...7.2-7.4 T/A...140 CH...> 460 CYA...80...