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    newly plastered pool - new pool to me

    i have a few items i am trying to figure out as this pool (house) is new to me. i know this is alot but any help would be great. I have had a liner pool and a fiberglass pool but never a plaster (i move alot I know) so here goes -i have two skimmers in this pool neither seem to pull has hard or...
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    replacing fiberstar with led

    sorry i am posting so much hear just having a hard time finding the info i need. i am planning to replace my old fiberstar system (it is torn up and missing parts) with led lights. my plan was to pull the new led lines through by using the old fiberstar lines. my question is i have two lights...
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    hot tub blower

    so i have a pool i am renovating, it has a hot tub on the side next to it. the hot tub has 4 lines going to it. 1 - 2 bottom drains 2 - 2 more bottom drains and one side jet near the bottom 3 - one side jet near the top 4 - 4 jets around the tub should i be using line 3 for a blower on the...
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    pool tile install - crooked tile

    so my pool reno guy started putting in the tile today. i immediately noticed that the gap is getting bigger as they go on the top edge. the pool guy blames it on the deck saying it is crooked. after he left for the night i put a level all around the top of the pool and found it level, even a...
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    Pool renovations - pool equipment replace or repair?

    I am redoing a pool at a house i just bought. best we can tell it has not been run for several years. It is a concrete/plaster pool with an attached hot tub. I am still tracking down what each line goes to but am on the fence as to weather i should cut everything out and replumb it and...
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    LED lights ouf of sync

    I have a fiberstars WIR-Tran led light set up. after opening my pool the 2 lights are now out of sync. i am not finding anywhere how to get them back in sync. any ideas?
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    Alkalinity wont come down

    i have been to pool store 3 times. each time they say 2 pounds of dry acid. we add and no change or if anything it goes up. here is where i am i am not good on pool chemistry so maybe someone can point out something i am not seeing FC -2 Available Chlorine - 2 Salt - 2600 calcium -240 cya -...
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    Pool Leak

    I am hesitant to share this but figured I would get some feedback. I will not name any names as we are still in the process of figuring out the issue. -Had a 17k gallon fiberglass pool installed at the start of summer and went great all summer. we truly loved the pool and enjoyed it (although...
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    venturi pool cleaner on pool jets

    an idea here, generally those venturi pool cleaner vacs (blackmagic vac sold at home depot/lowes) connect to a garden hose. why not connect them to the returns on my pool? seems it would work and have enough pressure? I would have to create/find some kind of adaptor. maybe someone else has...
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    pool cleaner selection

    I have been using a cheapo suction side cleaner for a few years and not very happy with it. hate spending $100's on high end models as our season is short and I dont get much in my pool other than a bit of dust an a few leaves here and there. vacuuming manually is a drag and takes too long...
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    new fiberglass pool

    our pool is in and swimmable. still a bit more to do but we are close to finished. 17000 gallons fiberglass pool. been very happy with it so far.
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    pump wont prime again

    ok i had this issue a few months ago when the pool was new. i am not able to get the pump to prime. i have checked all seals, filled the lines with a hose and tried several different speeds. nothing is working. last time the filter was so clogged with dirt from opening it that it would not...
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    Fiberstar LED lights

    my new pool has 2 led lights wired to the same control unit. when using the remote they have suddenly started giving off 2 different colors. before they were coordinated on the same color. not sure how to reset these back to the same color or what caused the change.
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    do i need to hook swg to timer?

    my pump is on a timer and turns on and off that way. I have the swg separately wired. It is a circupool swg with a flow switch. when the timer turns off the pump the flow stops so it stops making chlorine. any issue with this set up? will this cause any damage? I have the swg set to auto...
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    new pool pump wont prime

    we just finished getting our pool installed and the pump either wont prime or when it does takes forever. i bought my own pump so of course the builder is blaming it on the pump. I have a Jandy FHPM1.0-2 FloPro Medium Head 1HP Up-Rated Dual Speed Pool Pump, 230V. i have tried everything i can...
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    timer/swg/pump question

    ok here is what i am planning but I am new to the timer/swg stuff. I have a pool with a 2 speed pump. plan to run the low speed through the timer and have a switch to kick it up to high speed for times i use the pool cleaner/vacuum etc wired separately. how does this all work with the swg...
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    which timer for my pool

    so i am new to pool timers. I am having a 17k gallon fiberglass pool installed. I am going to have a 2 speed jandy pool pump 1hp. I will have a sand filter and a suction side cleaner with a circupool swg. any suggestions on what we should put for our timer?
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    Compupool swg on new install

    I am looking at putting in a cpsc16 in my new fiberglass 17k gallon pool. (one brochure on their site says it is enough and another says i need the next step up) I have a 2 speed motor with a sand filter (300 lbs/24 inch) I plan to run the pump constantly at low speed and only put on high for...
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    looking for pump for my pool

    i am searching for a pump for my new pool. looking everywhere for the best deal. best price I am finding right now is for this one Hayward TriStar Pump 1.5HP Max Rated 2-Speed In-Ground Pool Pump - SP3220X252 It would be around $450. I am going to have a 17k gallon in ground pool. This seems...
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    pool pump and filter

    ok i know there are some calculators on here and all but i am struggling. I am installing a 17500 gallon fiberglass pool and need to order a sand filter and 2 speed pump. looking for recommendations for size of pump I need and also size of filter.