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Hi, my pool was plumbed for a Ray-Vac pool cleaner which in my opinion is a piece of junk in that when you shut off the pressure and pull it out of the pool to clean it, it dumps probably 30-40% of what it collected back into the pool. The spring loaded door always gets stuck open. I have to...

I had some left over Algaecide I bought years ago at Costco and added 1/2 the recommended dose several weeks after opening my pool as a preventative measure. Not only did I get bubbles on the surface of the pool water but the next day noticed dark staining on my Quartz 3M plaster walls. Could...

Im not sure if my post the other day posted. Anyway, I've been using bleach for years to sanitize with buying it at Costco 8.25% which was good but I've always had trouble keeping any FC in the pool. I was pouring in several gallons a week. Costco only carries 6% now which means even more...

I used Jacks Magic Copper stain remover last year for my pool. My heater copper core started degrading and I was left with really bad copper stains on my 3M quartz plaster. Jacks worked really well. Jacks suggested I use Purifiber added to my skimmers to aid my cartridge filters in collecting...

I fired up my 2yo NG Raypak 400,000btu heater this morning for the first time this season. Started fine, was quite, no leaks etc. Went back out there 20 minutes later and there was a very noticeable "buzzing" sound coming from the gas valve. I could feel it vibrating. Again, seems like...

Hi, I opened my pool last Friday. It was unusually dirty with a large dark stain at the Bottom. I remember last year starting off with 15 gallons of 8.25% bleach and that didn't raise the chlorine much....I added a few more gallons, few more etc. and finally got it in range. I decided this...

I bought the Identifier kit from Jacks and clearly the #2 Stain solution is what I need. The stains in my pool I think are from a 10 year old failing heater. I was trying to keep it going for a couple years longer then I should have and assume the copper plumbing in it was disintegrating and...

I wish I could upload a pic of my situation. I have one photo in the upload area which seems to be all I'm allotted as well as trying to insert a pic here, pop-up says I'm exceeding my limit? I don't see a way to delete the 1 photo I have in the upload area either. Frustrating. Anyway, I...

27,000 gal 3M Quartz Plaster/Gunite inground pool, Bleach. I've had a Hayward SwimClear C4025 cartridge filter (four cartridges) for 10 years now and have probably replaced the carts 3 times. I'm having issues again with the cartridges, even though they look new after washing with a garden...

I've cleaned my 4 carts twice in a week and although after cleaning (just spraying off with water) they look fairly new they are not passing water very well. They seem to filter good for a few hours and then the pressure goes way too high. I will try the above cleaning methods. I was thinking...

Hi, After reading some ways to lower my chemical bills on this forum and needing to increase my calcium hardness I was able to find a 50# bag of Peladow Calcium Chloride Pellets for $17. They are small pellets maybe the size of BB's and I think would dissolve fairly well. My question though is...

How important is having one? It says in my manual that "one may be necessary to conform to local codes". I remember having one on my old heater but in 10 years it never opened. It says in my manual to get "one having a capacity equal to the BTUH output with a max acceptable pressure relief...

Hi, I had to junk my pool heater last year. Jandy/Laars 400,000 BTU. I should have junked it sooner as it seems the copper tubing was disintegrating which caused copper staining in my plaster. Anyway, I'm looking for another heater to last another 10 years or more, 400,000 BTU's. My pool is...

I need a new heater for my pool for next season. I'm starting to see some discount coupons for heaters and wonder if I should buy one now to save some $ and stick it in the garage until April 2014. My pool is a 27,000gal inground gunite 3M quartz plaster. I have natural gas. The heater I...

Can anyone tell me how to replace the ignitor? The heater cycles 3 times trying to fire up but wont. I checked the continuity between the ignitor wires and there wasn't any. I'm assuming there should be. The two wires enter below one of the gas cones into the combustion chamber. I can't see...

Hi, I have a Jandy RayVac pool cleaner. Its 9 years old. I'm not a fan of this cleaner but it came with the pool and I have a brand new head which was part of my new pool deal so rather then drop $1000 on a new cleaner I'm going to try to keep this one going. My question is, I just started...