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    Pentair Dual-Speed 340042 Died

    My Pentair 340042 was running fine yesterday in low power mode however when I switched it to High it simply died. No noises..nothing. Went out today and bought a new capacitor for it (thinking that was the most likely cause) but replacing that didn't help. Tested the wiring and there is...
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    Time for a new pump..

    So my Pentair Whisperflow-26 died and I am shopping for a new pump. looking for some opinions on what 2-speed pumps would work well with the filter and 2" lines that I already have.
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    Question about supplementing a sand filter

    Has anyone ever tried one of these things to supplement a sand filter? http://www.lowes.com/pd_565737-42805-NCBF18K110BF_4294610223_ Mind you I would never buy that specific thing however the idea of getting a $30 submersible pump along with some PVC and connecting it to a decent paper...
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    Never been happy with the degree of filtration..

    We had a new pump/sand filter system installed about seven years ago when the original equipment (Pump and cartridge) rusted out (the old stuff was over 20 years old). Had no clue about pools at the time and trusted the pool company for the choice of equipment which I am thinking may have been...
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    Considering a new vacuum..

    Back when we moved into this house a little over ten years ago the pool was already setup with a (fairly old) Polaris 280 system. Over the first six years we lived here I spent way too much time and $$$ repairing/rebuilding that thing so when the booster pump gave out about two years ago I just...
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    10 years into it, and just now trying TFP Method to fix the swamp

    As the title says, we have had this house/pool for just a bit over ten years and the thing has literally been the bane of my existence. So much so that I didn't even try to open it last summer and ended up letting it go to **** over the past year. I stumbled upon this site about a week ago and...