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    Pool wont hold chlorine

    I have a hayward SWG and I cannot get the pool to hold chlorine. It has been somewhat hot here but this has never been a issue before. Every few days I have to dump in a half gallon of chlorine. The pools salt cell will not maintain a adequate amount to be self sufficient. I have been told...
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    Intermatic Timer off trippers are bent???

    So my pool will not turn via the Intermatic timer. I bought new off trippers and those too are bending. I have hand tightened them and tightened them with pliers. Both ways the trippers are bending. the new ones I bought go in perfectly normal and then in the morning pool power is still on...
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    Pool closing-skimmer gizmo

    So i had a company close my pool. I went out there after a week and the skimmer gizmo plastic thing was floating in the skimmer. It has rained since then and the skimmer is full of water now. I called the well know company and he said just screw the gizmo back in. I said but its full of...
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    Added stain free to pool and my ph level dropped

    The stairs in my pool were turning yellowish. I added srain feee and it worked great. Now my ph dropped. My ph has been great until i added the stain free. On my taylor k-1000 kit it looks to be in the 6.8 range. How can i raise it? Borax? Baking soda?
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    LO CODE on my Hayward Heater

    I have Hayward H150FDN Universal H-Series, Low NOx, 150,000 BTU, Natural Gas, Pool and Spa Heater and I am getting a LO code with is a flow problem. I have my intermatic timer set for 755am to turn on and give my equipment power, then at 8am the Hayward pump turn on. Can the heater be on...
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    Rust build up on my stainless steel light niche screws

    I have a some rust build up on my stainless steel screws on my light niche. I rubbed it right off and the screw head looks good. No rust on it. I'm a new pool owner so I'm not really sure about this situation. I have taken my water to the pool store 3 times and it looks really good. All in...
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    How to set up timers for a inground pool

    I have an inground 10000 gallon pool. Im new to this so any help will be appreciated. I have an intermatic timer with a firemans switch on it for my heater. Should i set my timers like this: Intermatic timer to turn on at 8am which will give me power outside. Hayward pump timer to turn on...
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    coping not align in 1 spot

    Concrete is not in and i had a coping clip pop off. Now the coping is misaligned. Wont line up. Cant get clip back on. Its off above a quater inch. Anybody have any ideas? The wall looks in line still but the coping is off
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    need a 2ft round piece of liner

    My installer ruined my liner by the kight niche. I need to put a 2ft patch over light and recut the face plate. I have the blue granite pattern. Im desperate. Does anyone know where i can get a 2 ft piece of liner. Please help
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    new pool build leaking after bad rain

    My pool had not been backfilled yet and there was 16 inches of water in it to hold down liner. We had a bad rain and water got behind the liner. I had to pump the outsides of the pool out b4 they backfilled and the water eventually came to a stop/ trickle. Now they backfilled and pool is...
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    grounding inside wet quick niche

    Do i have to put the bonding compound just on the wire connection part or the entire grounding connector so no metal is showing?
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    waiting till after winter to pour concrete deck?

    My pool will be done in 2 weeks. I will get about 2 weeks to enjoy it. I want to wait to pour my concrete deck till after winter. Is that ok? The wife and i are undecisive about what we want. If it is ok, can i just buy a winter cover and hold it down with weights?